R1b

Haplogroup R1b is the most common Haplogroups in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the Haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype.

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The "Haplogroup tree" is constantly changing. The nodes of the branches are defined by SNP DNA markers, and since new SNP markers are continuously discovered, new branches are developed or old ones relocated. As a result of this state of flux, the names of the "sub-Haplogroups" may change. Restructuring might change R1b1c10 to R1b1b2a1b4c and so on. Therefore, it is the markers that test positive that are important, not the name. When a test for a particular marker is negative, then we know the Y-DNA didn't come from that branch. The Negative Tested column only lists the markers that were tested negative at the current deepest level. It does not list all the negative markers that were tested higher up.

The charts below indicate which SNP markers were tested to determine the Haplogroup.

R1b1b2a1a4   R1b1b2a1b4c*  

R1b1b2a1b*

 

R1b1b2a1b5

 

R1b1b2*

(or R-L48) (or R-L2) (or R-P312) (or R-L21) (or R-M269)

Tested Positive

Tested Negative

Tested Positive

Tested Negative

Tested Positive

Tested Negative

Tested Positive

Tested Negative

Tested Positive Tested Negative

M173

 

M173

L21

M173

M65

M173

M37

M173

 
M343   M343 L20 M343 M153 M343 M222 M343  
P25   P25   P25 SRY2627 (M167) P25 P66 P25  
P297   P297   P297 L21 P297   P297  

M269

 

M269

 

M269

M126

M269

 

M269

 
L23   L23   L23   L23      
P310   P310   P310   P310      
U106   P312   P312   P312      
L48   U152       L21      
    L2              
                   
Includes Newberry line.

Includes Cheshire Davenports, Rev. John, Thomas of Dorchester, Captain Richard, Albemarle lines.

Includes Limbo line.

Includes Pamunkey line.

Includes Unattached Line 1, William of Fordham, Mackinaw, Tidewater. Note: these lines may not necessarily belong to the same sub-haplogroup. They just haven't been tested beyond this level.

Description borrowed from Family Tree DNA