I participated in the Genographic Project with National Geographic at https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/. It is very interesting that the males in my family branch descend from the M201 lineage, referred to as haplogroup G, and which is rarely present in population frequencies at greater than a few percent. The line "first appeared in northern India's Indus Valley, on the M89 lineage, and subsequently dispersed during the past 10,000 to 20,000 years." "Currently, little else is known of haplogroup G's origin or history. Learning more about such unusual lineages is a primary goal of the Genographic Project." I was wondering if any other Wells families have participated in this project. And if so, what the results have been. Raymond R. Wells ID #186 Family w016d Branch w122

Raymond, I am glad to see someone in the Wells project has tried the National Geographic Project that Dr. Spencer Wells is running. By implication your test will cover anyone connected to the W006 family (W016, W020, W028 and W060). What exactly were the results you were provided? I have not see them nor do I know what they are testing beyond the initial 12 y-Chromosome markers. Can you share with us some of the information you got out of the project so we can get some hint as to whether it would be of any value for others to pay the $100 participation fee? I do know that your family's haplotype was so unique that when I presented it to the group on the Genealogy-DNA list they were stumped trying to attach a haplogroup to it. We have a few others like that. It might be interesting to have one participant from each family submit a sample to this project to see what the results are and thus the rest of the family will know without everyone having to contribute. We do not know, of course, where your ancestor came from. It has been assumed it was the UK in the late 1600s. But your Haplogroup match really has to make us wonder what it might mean. One has to wonder how it is that a haplogroup identified with India came to be represented in the UK and then the US? The UK to US link is pretty easy to see. But India to the UK pre 1600? None of this helps with the Genealogy, of course, but it is interesting. At 11:41 AM 9/25/2005, Wells wrote: >I participated in the Genographic Project with National Geographic at >https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/. It is very interesting >that the males in my family branch descend from the M201 lineage, referred >to as haplogroup G, and which is rarely present in population frequencies at >greater than a few percent. The line "first appeared in northern India's >Indus Valley, on the M89 lineage, and subsequently dispersed during the past >10,000 to 20,000 years." "Currently, little else is known of haplogroup G's >origin or history. Learning more about such unusual lineages is a primary >goal of the Genographic Project." > > > >I was wondering if any other Wells families have participated in this >project. And if so, what the results have been. > > > >Raymond R. Wells > >ID #186 > >Family w016d > >Branch w122 > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== >To contact Listowner, >Send email to: >dwells@zekes.com Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb

This is a very interesting turn of events, Raymond. I've been trying to educate myself on its significance especially since I have to write an article for the The Aaron Wells Family Association newsletter explaining it all. I did find an informational website: Welcome to the Y Haplogroup G Web Site http://home.comcast.net/~whitathey/indexg.htm Looking at some of the strictly scientific sites, it seems that there are subgroups of G. Were you given any information about this? Our Wells family group is full of surprises. Has anyone ever explained the significance of 12,15 at DYS#394? This double number appears to be unique. Patricia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Wells" <wellsr@insightbb.com> To: <WELLS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2005 11:41 AM Subject: [WELLS-L] National Geographic Genographic Project >I participated in the Genographic Project with National Geographic at > https://www5.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/. It is very interesting > that the males in my family branch descend from the M201 lineage, referred > to as haplogroup G, and which is rarely present in population frequencies > at > greater than a few percent. The line "first appeared in northern India's > Indus Valley, on the M89 lineage, and subsequently dispersed during the > past > 10,000 to 20,000 years." "Currently, little else is known of haplogroup > G's > origin or history. Learning more about such unusual lineages is a primary > goal of the Genographic Project." > > > > I was wondering if any other Wells families have participated in this > project. And if so, what the results have been. > > > > Raymond R. Wells > > ID #186 > > Family w016d > > Branch w122 > > > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > To contact Listowner, > Send email to: > dwells@zekes.com > >