DF13 is very Irish and Welsh and has possible Celtic origins. I am of the older sister haplogroup under L21, DF63 which also originates from the Celtic world.
This is a great video, but clearly, it's more beneficial for non-African-origin Americans or Europeans. Most of our original surnames were lost to history forever, and our enslavement surnames of the past 150-350 years trace back to their European origin... but not ours. My surname has French origins, but I have very little French Ancestry (12%). But seeing others on their Y-DNA journey to discover their family surname history is fascinating!
Thank you Maurice. I have just done by Y-DNA R-FT384325 sub branch of R-P312 and my surname is Pounsford, so far I have only got back to 1769 WestonZoyland, ENG but there is another name of Pauncefoot (they are posh) that we could be related to. So I may need to setup my own Surname Project.
I just purchased a Y-DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA tonight. I already know my Y haplotype is R-Z214 but those results come from 23&Me. I also know that it's possible this haplotype traces back to the Aramburo or Sambola families of the Basque country. I have failed to find anyone willing or able to tell me the haplotype of other Aramburo or Sambola male descendants, so I'm stuck!
My Husband did his DNA. He is a Robertson of the Robertson Clan. To a Daniel Robertson that was Exiled in 1651 to America from Scotland and father is Richard Robertson and his father is Robert one of King Duncan. Son's
Sometimes you just don't realise the ovious, of course a young widow can re-marry, I will look into that, it may explain why my Piggott male line matches 2 Cheesemans Thanks
Have my mom's maiden name But I know my dads surname Testing shows R1B haplogroup, & R-M269 With possibilities my dads line is connected to Germanic Switzerland \ Germanic area & Yamnaya culture ...
My late husbands grandfather was adopted also. I’ve done his ydna while he was alive. I’m still struggling. I also have Irish on my paternal side. 😩 I had hoped it would help break down that wall. I’m in a Quigley surname project. We need more Quigley testers. Good luck with your search
Can I find someone to do this for me? This is very complicated when there isn't a surname study. Good overview. It sounds so simple.... but how do you start once you get the YDNA? I can't find the screens you are referencing. I believe the website must have been changed??? Is there a basic step by step guide? No one else has the same last name and it wouldn't help since names have been changed. Thanks
I have identified a supposed 1st cousin male in my unknown paternal line, but his R variant has a different number than mine. So that rules out any of his four known uncles as my biological father except for the possible infidelity. Right? His known uncles were first generation born in America from an area some where in Poland or Hungary. Or my father might be some one who's parents immigrated from a different village in the same area.
I have done the 67 and now purchased the 111. I found there are not any people tested that have my surname, but there seem to be a lot of another name. So there was probably an infidelity. So if it says 4 steps back, then that would be a ggg-grandfather?
I need help with my dna as my Father line is Smith and from Kent its been a headache as I come to a fullstop trying to figure out further back so need to learn how to do this. thanks for help here.
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Hi Maurice. Thank you for your carefully explained work. I think I must have a brick wall. I would like to find my paternal line pre-arrival in Newfoundland. All I have so far are 3 matches from Newfoundland, and nothing else. Is there anything I can do besides wait for a miracle to happen?
All of my matches have the same surname but does not match mine? I’ve done 111 markers and all have the same last name but they don’t match my last name…does this mean that my actual biological last name is the same as theirs??
O’Xx means “of X [clan, place]” or “son of X.” Same as Mc-/Mac-. So O’Carolyn would be son of Carolyn [person or clan], and the same goes for MacLeod or McConnell.
I'm African American Male and I don't know any further than my 3rd great grandfather. We all have the same last and more than likely he was a slave before 1870. Do you still think a test like this would be beneficial?
It depends what u want to learn. U may not get any matches, but u will get your haplogroup. I traced my paternal line to my 2x great grandfather born in 1874 but no father was insight. He was very light skinned so I suspected it was a white man. I took the ydna test and was able to confirm it.
Hi, I have taken my Big-Y test and don’t have any whitehead’s. I do have a few Ogden’s…can you please tell me what this means please? I would appreciate your thoughts on this. Kind regards
Wondering how a man who does not know the exact father but rather a family group of brothers where his father sits can use this to determine which brother is his father? If they all inherit y dna that is identical it’s not going to help determine which one is his father. What other techniques would be recommended?
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Im confused. If I take a Y DNA test will it be able to show my the actual name of ancestors on my Y line? or do those ancestors have to have some sort of DNA in the database?
No. Like other DNA tests it'll show you other people whose Y DNA is similar to yours. If you're lucky you'll have plenty of matches all with the same or similar surname at varying degrees of closeness. As Maurice explained you'll probably have some matches who don't share the surname either because of switching or false matches
Maurice, you are great! I have watched all your stuff. I have an NPE to solve. So I can say, this is just a repeat of everything you have already done, including graphics from defunct sites. I'm disappointed.
This is true for the modern day samples of Y-DNA collected to be linked with a certain tribe when in fact the main ancestor's wife may have cheated however the YDNA is linked to that so called ancestor's name I myself have a 600 year old family tree which is rewritten every 50 to 100 years due to pages deteriorating (we still keep the old pages) hypothetically if I took a test and it doesn't match my family tree either a female ancestor cheated or the modern day samples collected for the tribe are incorrect
Maurice, you are great! I have watched all your stuff. I have an NPE to solve. So I can say, this is just a repeat of everything you have already done, including graphics from defunct sites. I'm disappointed.
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We are in the Quigley name project. My dad & brother did big y test. We just need more Quigley testers from Ireland. 🇮🇪
That was excellent. So, well explained in simple plain English. New sub here.
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I know my Y Haplogroup already
DF13 is very Irish and Welsh and has possible Celtic origins. I am of the older sister haplogroup under L21, DF63 which also originates from the Celtic world.
Thanks for the clear and concise explanation.
Great overview of how using Y-DNA can help solve unknown surnames and NPE cases. Thanks
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This is a great video, but clearly, it's more beneficial for non-African-origin Americans or Europeans. Most of our original surnames were lost to history forever, and our enslavement surnames of the past 150-350 years trace back to their European origin... but not ours. My surname has French origins, but I have very little French Ancestry (12%). But seeing others on their Y-DNA journey to discover their family surname history is fascinating!
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Thank you Maurice. I have just done by Y-DNA R-FT384325 sub branch of R-P312 and my surname is Pounsford, so far I have only got back to 1769 WestonZoyland, ENG but there is another name of Pauncefoot (they are posh) that we could be related to. So I may need to setup my own Surname Project.
I just purchased a Y-DNA kit from FamilyTreeDNA tonight. I already know my Y haplotype is R-Z214 but those results come from 23&Me. I also know that it's possible this haplotype traces back to the Aramburo or Sambola families of the Basque country. I have failed to find anyone willing or able to tell me the haplotype of other Aramburo or Sambola male descendants, so I'm stuck!
My Husband did his DNA. He is a Robertson of the Robertson Clan. To a Daniel Robertson that was Exiled in 1651 to America from Scotland and father is Richard Robertson and his father is Robert one of King Duncan. Son's
Sometimes you just don't realise the ovious, of course a young widow can re-marry, I will look into that, it may explain why my Piggott male line matches 2 Cheesemans
Thanks
How could I calculate the recent common ancestor by Y STR?
I have two zero distance matches at 37 and still at a brick wall.
Have my mom's maiden name
But I know my dads surname
Testing shows R1B haplogroup, & R-M269
With possibilities my dads line is connected to Germanic Switzerland \ Germanic area & Yamnaya culture ...
@@coppertopv365 is your name Daniel my Husband has A Son in Germany
My father was adopted so his father is unknown, can Y DNA help locate my biological paternal family without knowing a surname?
My late husbands grandfather was adopted also. I’ve done his ydna while he was alive. I’m still struggling. I also have Irish on my paternal side. 😩 I had hoped it would help break down that wall. I’m in a Quigley surname project. We need more Quigley testers. Good luck with your search
actually you can do big y 700 test then you can figure out your paternal ancestry and your surname by identifying you matches and their surnames
Can I find someone to do this for me? This is very complicated when there isn't a surname study.
Good overview. It sounds so simple.... but how do you start once you get the YDNA? I can't find the screens you are referencing. I believe the website must have been changed???
Is there a basic step by step guide? No one else has the same last name and it wouldn't help since names have been changed. Thanks
I have identified a supposed 1st cousin male in my unknown paternal line, but his R variant has a different number than mine. So that rules out any of his four known uncles as my biological father except for the possible infidelity. Right? His known uncles were first generation born in America from an area some where in Poland or Hungary. Or my father might be some one who's parents immigrated from a different village in the same area.
I have done the 67 and now purchased the 111. I found there are not any people tested that have my surname, but there seem to be a lot of another name. So there was probably an infidelity. So if it says 4 steps back, then that would be a ggg-grandfather?
I need help with my dna as my Father line is Smith and from Kent its been a headache as I come to a fullstop trying to figure out further back so need to learn how to do this. thanks for help here.
Hey we would love to help! The FamilySearch Library offers free online research consultations. Check out the link below. Thank you for using FamilySearch!
www.familysearch.org/en/library/online-consultations
Hi Maurice. Thank you for your carefully explained work. I think I must have a brick wall. I would like to find my paternal line pre-arrival in Newfoundland. All I have so far are 3 matches from Newfoundland, and nothing else. Is there anything I can do besides wait for a miracle to happen?
please i cannot hear Volume of video,thanks
All of my matches have the same surname but does not match mine? I’ve done 111 markers and all have the same last name but they don’t match my last name…does this mean that my actual biological last name is the same as theirs??
Im sorry to say but that's a big red flag. You should probably look into the possibility of an NPE somewhere on your paternal line.
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My name is an Irish O‘ name
O’Xx means “of X [clan, place]” or “son of X.” Same as Mc-/Mac-. So O’Carolyn would be son of Carolyn [person or clan], and the same goes for MacLeod or McConnell.
I'm African American Male and I don't know any further than my 3rd great grandfather. We all have the same last and more than likely he was a slave before 1870. Do you still think a test like this would be beneficial?
You can learn more about DNA from our DNA pages here: www.familysearch.org/dna-testing
It depends what u want to learn. U may not get any matches, but u will get your haplogroup. I traced my paternal line to my 2x great grandfather born in 1874 but no father was insight. He was very light skinned so I suspected it was a white man. I took the ydna test and was able to confirm it.
Hi,
I have taken my Big-Y test and don’t have any whitehead’s. I do have a few Ogden’s…can you please tell me what this means please?
I would appreciate your thoughts on this.
Kind regards
Wondering how a man who does not know the exact father but rather a family group of brothers where his father sits can use this to determine which brother is his father? If they all inherit y dna that is identical it’s not going to help determine which one is his father. What other techniques would be recommended?
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Use autosomal dna... also research location of the brothers to see if any can be eliminated
is mixed race cause for possible NPE
Im confused. If I take a Y DNA test will it be able to show my the actual name of ancestors on my Y line? or do those ancestors have to have some sort of DNA in the database?
No. Like other DNA tests it'll show you other people whose Y DNA is similar to yours. If you're lucky you'll have plenty of matches all with the same or similar surname at varying degrees of closeness. As Maurice explained you'll probably have some matches who don't share the surname either because of switching or false matches
sur name isnt like place name
Maurice, you are great! I have watched all your stuff. I have an NPE to solve. So I can say, this is just a repeat of everything you have already done, including graphics from defunct sites. I'm disappointed.
This of course assumes your female ancestors didn't cheat.
This is true for the modern day samples of Y-DNA collected to be linked with a certain tribe when in fact the main ancestor's wife may have cheated however the YDNA is linked to that so called ancestor's name
I myself have a 600 year old family tree which is rewritten every 50 to 100 years due to pages deteriorating (we still keep the old pages) hypothetically if I took a test and it doesn't match my family tree either a female ancestor cheated or the modern day samples collected for the tribe are incorrect
Maurice, you are great! I have watched all your stuff. I have an NPE to solve. So I can say, this is just a repeat of everything you have already done, including graphics from defunct sites. I'm disappointed.