TomHutchison/Famous Y-DNA

DNA Haplogroups for famous, or infamous, homo sapiens*

The following haplotypes are extracted from living descendants. In the instance of ancient haplotypes, those haplotypes have been hypothesized based on a "founder's theory".

Thomas Jefferson - Sally Hemmings

In 1998, the most famous Y-chromosome DNA testing case ever to debut, asked "Did Thomas Jefferson father children by his slave, Sally Hemmings?"

Five descendants of Thomas Jefferson's paternal uncle, Field Jefferson, were tested. John Weeks Jefferson, the only living male descended from Eston Hemmings in a direct Y-chromosome line of descent, confirmed that they share a common Jefferson ancestor. Whether that ancestor was Thomas Jefferson has been a subject of controversy among the descendants. Y-Search: Q8UXG

Famous Y-DNA - DYS#'s

Name	Haplogroup	393	390	19	391	388	389I	389II	392	156Y
Name	Haplogroup	393	390	19	391	388	389I	389II	392	156Y
Jefferson	T	13	24	15	10	12	12	27	15	7

Genghis Khan - An Asian Alpha Male

As eight percent of twenty-one hundred Central Asian males tested had a "unique Y-chromosome lineage", it has been deduced that this may be the "founder" lineage of Genghis Khan. Y-Search: PVU76 ([Genghis Khan - An Asian Alpha Male

As eight percent of twenty-one hundred Central Asian males tested had a "unique Y-chromosome lineage", it has been deduced that this may be the "founder" lineage of Genghis Khan. Y-Search: PVU76 ^(Source)

Famous Y-DNA - DYS#'s

Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	425	426	434	435	436	437	438	439	388	389I	389II	392
Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	425	426	434	435	436	437	438	439	388	389I	389II	392
Genghis Khan	C(xC3c)	13	25	10	12	11	11	11	12	8	10	10	14	10	26	11

Niall of the Nine Hostages

Niall Noigíallach, was a High King of Ireland, and the father of millions of descendants. He lived in the 5th century, and his estimated death date is 450/455 AD^(Source). The Southern and Northern Uí Néill (meaning "descendants of Niall"; Uí pronounced 'Ee') dynasties produced the Irish High Kings for centuries and includes St. Columba, Niall's great-great grandson.

Famous Y-DNA - DYS#'s

Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	19	385A	385B	426	388	439	389I	392	389II	458	459A	459B	455	454	447	437	448	449	464A	464B	464C	464D
Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	19	385A	385B	426	388	439	389I	392	389II	458	459A	459B	455	454	447	437	448	449	464A	464B	464C	464D
Niall	R1b	13	25	14	11	11	13	12	12	12	13	14	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	18	30	15	16	16	17

Somerled - The Norse Scot foe of the Vikings

Tradition has that the great Somerled of Argyll, born c. 1100AD, was descended from Irish kings. However, his deduced ancestral haplotype says otherwise. He may have been kin to the very Vikings that he tore the hearts out of.^{(Source article)}

Famous Y-DNA - DYS#'s

Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	19	385A	385B	426	388	439	389I	392	389II	458	459A	459B	455	454	447	437	448	449	464A	464B	464C	464D
Name	Haplogroup	393	390	391	19	385A	385B	426	388	439	389I	392	389II	458	459A	459B	455	454	447	437	448	449	464A	464B	464C	464D
Somerled	R1a	13	25	15	11	11	14	12	12	10	14	11	31	16	8	10	11	11	23	14	20	31	12	15	15	16

An additional 12 markers for Somerled has been deduced by Mark MacDonald.

Notes and References

Notes

All of the above haplotypes are the result of scientific genetics studies, and most, if not all, have been published in scientific journals. Genghis Khan, Niall, and Somerled's haplotypes have been deduced using a "Founder's Theory", a hypothesis that modern DNA haplotypes reveal the modal signature of the common ancestral alpha male. Submissions of additional haplotypes are welcome, please submit the values along with an online link to the scientific publication of the subject's study to ISOGG. Submissions will be reviewed and ISOGG reserves the right to accept or decline submissions. The purpose of the "Famous DNA" page is to provide a compilation of famous historical homo sapiens sapiens haplotypes to aid individuals with their haplotype comparisons.