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Capshaw DNA Project
After running into nothing but dead ends while trying to tie the Capshaws to
England, I decided to try DNA. I of course believed that the only thing
that I would need to do was test and immediately know exactly where all the
Capshaws were. It has not worked out that way as of yet but I have
discovered an immensely interesting and dynamic field of genealogy.
I have at present tested both Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) pronounced snip and the Y-DNA test.
Both indicated that I am E3b3 (old nomenclature) or E3b1c (new nomenclature)
both of which simply means that I have mutations M96, M35,and M123. I was
not tested for M34 because I SNP tested with DNA Heritage who do not test
for M34.
E3b
E3b is dated at 26,000 years old
and developed in East Africa. It is defined by the mutation M35. Within
E3b, there are several subgroups (subclades). These are E3b1 defined by
M78, E3b2 defined by M81 and E3b3 defined by M123. E3b1 seems to have made
it's way into Northern Europe via Bulgaria. It makes up 98% of E3b in
Europe. E3b2 is distributed mainly in Northern Africa primarily among the
Berbers.
M123/M34
The mutation M34 is present down
stream in virtually all M123 E3b tested. This sub-clade evolved in the
Levant and spent the last iceage there. Rootsweb says:
"E3b3a
is an E3b sub-clade defined by the SNPs M123 and M34.
Paracchini et al saw
E3b3a among Cauacasians in the US at a frequency of about 2%.
Cruciani et al saw
evidence that E3b3a originated in the Near East. It occurs in Europe at a
rate of 1.7% and may have been introduced there by Neolithic farmers from
the Near East. However the authors point out that the lack of E3b3a in
southeastern Europe weakens that hypothesis, and suggest that it may have
been introduced to Europe directly from Africa. The paper by
Semino et al includes
a good map (named "E-M123") that shows the distribution of E3b3a in Europe,
Africa, and the Near East.
Cruciani et al found
E3b3a at frequencies of 2-7% in Italy, and at low frequencies among
Corsicans and Asturians. They reported rates of E3b3a in the Near East of
2-8%.
Semino et al saw E3b3
among Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews at a rate of 10-12%.
No description of the E3b3a haplotype
was given in the paper by
Cruciani et al.
Only two individuals (from
Bulgaria and from
Central Asia) have
been seen who had the M123 mutation, but did not have the M34 mutation. The
E3b3a sub-group defined by M136 has only been seen in two individuals from
Pakistan/India."1
So, therein lies the rub. Since we do
have a paper trail to England in the 17th century, where did we come from
and how did we get there. There are of course therories:
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They came with the Romans.
Since the Romans imposed military rule on conquered nations, peoples from
all over the Empire were sent to Britain as part of their military
service. Many stayed or left descendants when they left.
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Germanic movements into
Britain.
Conquest of England by the Normans.
Diaspora of the Jews from Spain
and Portugal in 1492.
I do not have a favorite
however our closest matches seem to be Jewish. The BELARUS, ROMANIA and
RUSSIA column seems to be the closest match with a genetic distance of 3 for
12 markers. I do not think that this is enough to the claim to be Jewish
but then Bill and I are Genetic Distance = 2 at 25 markers so maybe it is.
A=AUSTRIA
1,3,4,7
B=BELARUS
2
RM=ROMANIA
2,8
RS=RUSSIA
2,5
L=LITHUANIA 6
G=GERMANY
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
E3b
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Haplotypes |
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A |
B,RM,RS |
A |
A |
RS |
L |
A |
RM,G |
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Capshaw |
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19 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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13 |
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385a |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
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16 |
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385b |
15 |
16 |
16 |
16 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
18 |
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17 |
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388 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
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12 |
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389I |
14 |
13 |
14 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
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13 |
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389II |
16 |
17 |
16 |
18 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
18 |
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17 |
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390 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
23 |
23 |
25 |
22 |
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23 |
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391 |
9 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
9 |
9 |
10 |
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10 |
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392 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
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11 |
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393 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
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13 |
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426 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
11 |
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11 |
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439 |
13 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
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12 |
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Total |
1 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
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2 |
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The information in this chart came
from the Family Tree DNA Jewish E3b Project website.2
Note: It is noteworthy that
we do have four matches in YSearch and on FamilyTree DNA but from only one
family. This is a line of Littles. I emailed the contact in YSearch but
received no answer.
Note: There are
presently only two mutations noted downstream of M34. M136 and M290 are
both of very limited occurrence.
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Copyright © Joe Capshaw / P. Pitts 2007-2009 All rights reserved.
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