This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gibson Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.gibson/5268.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Joanne, Thanks for your reply. Yes I looked at David's results and what pedigree he posted. He definitely doesn't match the Ziba Gibson line. I also noticed his haplogroup is I1a which would normally indicate Norse ancestry. The Ziba Gibson clan was speaking gaelic when they arrived in America in the early 1700s according to what was passed down. Of course there was a mixture between the Norse and Celts in the western Isles and Ireland.My line back to the Nelson, son of Ziba is well documented. My uncle's results indicate a haplogroup of R1b, with the Atlantic modal markers. But as you said this is all very interesting. Thank you for your message. Ernest