New Subclades for S21 U106 - David Weston, group admin for the S21 U106 study group announced the discovery of two new R-U106 subclades: R-L257 and R-L46/L164.  The parent clade of R-L257 is R-U106.  Those of you who have previously tested L48- will be interested in this one.  Group participants who have previously tested L48- and were designated R-U106x are now designated as R-U106xL48. Only participants who have tested both L48- and L257- will be designated as R-U106x.

The parent of R-L45/L164 is R-L46. R-L45/L164 are at the bottom of the clade branch R-U106 > R-L48 > R-L47 > R-L46. L45 and L164 are thus far equivalent YSNPs.  A + result for either L45 or L164 will be used for the R-L45/L164 subclade designation. A - result for either L45 or L164 will be use for the R-L46x subclade designation.

L257, L45 and L164 are available for order through your individual FTDNA results page on the Advanced YSNP order menu for $29US each as of this date.

If all the above seems like gibberish - Contact us at the "Contact" link above if you're a S21 (U106) haplotype and we'll let you know how to order the SNP test.


Sinclair DNA joins the Guild of One Name Studies - Some folks who set out to study their genealogy are looking for every ancestor in their past, regardless of surname. Others, like us, attempt to find as much as possible about the direct descendants of a particular surname as far back into history as possible. This is the purpose of the group known as the Guild of One Name Studies. Their main goal is 'to promote the preservation and publication of the resultant data, and to maximize its accessibility to interested members of the public.' The Guild has a DNA Advisory Panel and a keen interest in how DNA fits into genealogy.

Next article nearly complete - In the section at lower left called "Assessing Family Stories," I compare the legends of our family to the DNA results to see how they hold up. The next one will be about the Templar connections in our family and it's nearly complete. I believe it will be published here by the end of January.

Change Is In the Air - At the recent Atlantic Conference, Rick Osmon presented a paper called C.O.P.S., which will change the way amateur researchers approach their work. I encourage everyone to study Rick's presentation. It will be causing me to go back into my research on this project to re-assess my approach.
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Definite Family Connections to Ancient Bones in Ergolding, Bavaria, Germany - A novel DNA testing technique and an open mind among this group of archaeologists, led them to test these bones with Family Tree DNA, thus allowing folks all over the world to see if they're related.  I think three of our Lineages are at least distantly related to the men in these very ancient graves. Click Here >>

St. Clair Research to Help with Native Cherokee Testing - A tribe in Tennessee has contacted me to help them better understand their unusual results. They have a high percentage of markers which indicate a European and/or Fertile Crescent background. If you're following the work of the Atlantic Conference, this won't be a surprise to you.

St. Clair Research Interviewed by Coast To Coast AM Radio - As part of a wider interview with Scott Wolter, Steve was interviewed about any possible DNA proofs of Prince Henry St. Clair's visit to North America. You can find the interview at this link. Once there, search for "Steven St. Clair" using their search bar.

The Atlantic Conference 2009 - The latest research on early trans-Atlantic contact before Columbus. The conference was widely considered a success. Held on October 9, 10 and 11, right in your living room. This conference requires no plane ticket to attend - it's online.  You can "attend" any time.

New SNP for S21 U106 - The folks at FTDNA have found a new SNP (G) to look into called L48 which helps drill down into the S21 U106 group. While it does apparently separate the group between western and eastern Europe, the experts say it's too early to pin a date on the MRCA (G) of these two groups. All indications are that it's still quite old as the split seems to be in northern Europe, therefore likely before the time of the migration south for the Goths. Stay tuned for more. You'll see this new discovery reflected in the links at left in the Full Report, expecially in the "Lineages" section.

Please join the Clan Sinclair DNA Discussion Group - We feel it's time to have a group just for those in our project and those who can help us figure the DNA out. Click here to join.  This group will avoid the pitfalls of certain other groups and discuss only those topics that will further our understanding of our family history as might pertain to DNA, and that leaves a huge amount to discuss.

We have a Mystery Grouping - Members with the password can see a grouping that Includes folks from Sinclair Bottom (Virginia), Pennsylvania, Ireland and some who never left Scotland. This grouping will very soon make it possible to finally understand the branch that became the Sinclair Bottom family.

Niall of the Nine Hostages DNA in the Sinclair Family? - Below, you see FTDNA's marker set defining the descendents of Naill of the Nine Hostages, the 5th century warlord who established a dynasty of powerful Irish chieftains who controlled Ireland for six hundred years. When I saw the DYS390=25 marker, I got very curious. Members of our project can see the conparison behind the password on that link at left "Shortcut to Results." For non-members, suffice it to say, I'm confident our participants do not descend from Niall. However, we may be looking at a shared ancestor with him far back in southern Europe.


St. Clair Research Tests Our 150th Person - We continue to test folks to build out our data points within the family.

New Testing Push in England - In the link at left, "Genealogy Groups," you'll see a report on England. I've found an unusual bit of evidence there that leads me to believe this must be our next major initiative. Now that this report is done, I can focus on new recruits and will aggressively recruit new participants there.

News for I1 Participants - A Sinclair I1 Haplogroup members is matching one of Ken Nordtvedt's I1 modal haplogroups (G) This participant is 23 of 28 markers (the modal group is defined by limited alleles) which is significant given the time period and the mutation rate of these particular markers. It tells us where this I1's ancestors were during a more recent point in time and pins it to geography. Members with the password can learn more on this at the "Shortcut to Results" link at the left, near the top of the link list. Given how difficult it is to find SNPs of I1, Nordtvedt's work should be like Christmas for these guys.

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