Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Y Chomosome Phylogenetic Tree for Goldfoot's Deep Clade Test
Our Deep Clade Test results are in.
Our Ashkenazi Goldfoot branch is a part of the tree of humans. We were Q haplogroup. Now we
are Q1b.
Our main branch on this tree from which we spring is called M242.
That branch has grown a twig on it. It's called P36.2.
P36.2 has now grown a twig off of it and it's called M378.
So the reading from familytreedna looks like this: M378 + P36.2+
Our Ashkenazi Goldfoot branch is a part of the tree of humans. We were Q haplogroup. Now we
are Q1b.
Our main branch on this tree from which we spring is called M242.
That branch has grown a twig on it. It's called P36.2.
P36.2 has now grown a twig off of it and it's called M378.
So the reading from familytreedna looks like this: M378 + P36.2+
Labels: Deep Clade Test, dna Q1
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Deep Clade dna Test Ordered: & 23 & Me
I've ordered another dna test for our Goldfoot line. This time it's the Deep Clade Test. I should have the results by January 5th, they say. This will probably tell me what I already know; that we are Q1b but I think there will be a little more to it. I already know that Ian Goldfoot is the closest person found so far, and of course he is. He's a true Goldfoot. At 8 generations, or 200 years ago, we had a 67.49% chance of belonging to the same family. That would have been in 1810. My grandfather Nathan was born in 1872 and his father, Chaim Itzhak, could have been born about 1850. So this means that it could have been in the very next generation that we were connected. At the least, we have a 99.98% of being in the same family in the 28th generation.
Ian also had an ancestor Chaim Goldfus born 1865 and his father was Avroham. We also had an Abraham. He was the 3rd child born to my grandfather Nathan. Unfortunately, he died as an infant while sleeping with his parents in a feather bed in Portland. Jewish people at that period always named their children after someone deceased, so it could be that Ian's Avrohom is also ours, too.
On the 9th of this month I sent for the test from 23 & Me. I received notice the next day that it's on it's way. It will test me for both sides of the family and I'll be able to see through dna who I am connected to. This is exciting. It will cover my whole genome. My genetic profile will be ready after they receive it in 6-8 weeks. My biggest worry is: will I be able to understand the results? It will also tell me about my physical condition, I believe.
Ian also had an ancestor Chaim Goldfus born 1865 and his father was Avroham. We also had an Abraham. He was the 3rd child born to my grandfather Nathan. Unfortunately, he died as an infant while sleeping with his parents in a feather bed in Portland. Jewish people at that period always named their children after someone deceased, so it could be that Ian's Avrohom is also ours, too.
On the 9th of this month I sent for the test from 23 & Me. I received notice the next day that it's on it's way. It will test me for both sides of the family and I'll be able to see through dna who I am connected to. This is exciting. It will cover my whole genome. My genetic profile will be ready after they receive it in 6-8 weeks. My biggest worry is: will I be able to understand the results? It will also tell me about my physical condition, I believe.
Labels: Deep Clade Test, dna, Goldfoot, Q's
