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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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Here is a list of the French R-L21* I know about thus far. It is not necessarily exhaustive. These are ancestral surnames and locations. Keep in mind that L21 is an SNP that was just discovered last October and that was not included in Family Tree DNA's Deep Clade-R test until late January of 2009.
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 3. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 4. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 5. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime, France 6. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 7. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 8. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 9. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 10. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 11. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 12. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 13. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 14. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 15. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France There is a 16th person if one includes Bonnet, whose ancestry is Savoyard from Piemonte, Italy. That's not bad for a drastically under tested region and a fairly newly-discovered SNP. |
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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I just spotted a brand new R-L21* in the French Heritage Project, Cartier, kit 82258 (scroll down to the Cs; the entries are alphabetical):
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/French-Canadian%20Heritage%20DNA%20Project/default.aspx?section=yresults Hopefully, he'll join the R-L21 Plus Project. I know the surname Cartier looks a lot like Chartier, the surname of a man who is already a member of the R-L21 Plus Project, but the haplotypes don't match. Different line. |
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Location: Central Virginia
Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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Updating the list to add Cartier and Grenier. Interesting that Cartier's ancestor came from Drain, the same town that the ancestor of #16, Sicher, came from.
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 6. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime, France 7. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 8. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 9. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 10. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 11. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 12. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 13. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 14. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 15. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 16. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 17. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France |
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![]() Join Date: 23-05-09
Location: Antony, France
Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21
mtDNA haplogroup: U6a7a1
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![]() For a city of about 1700 inhabitants: that's great!! Bernard |
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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If you look at this map (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...ibes_Towns.png) of Gaul circa 58 BC, you will see that the Pictones lived just south of the Loire, apparently in the vicinity of Drain. Just across the river, though, and perhaps somewhat on the Drain side, were the Andes and the Namnetes. I'm pretty sure the Namnetes gave their name to Nantes. One of my own ancestors on my father's side, Paul Micou, came from Nantes. Anyway, we seem to be doing pretty well in Gallia Celtica and Gallia Belgica, but there are no L21s thus far in old Aquitania. I think we have one in Gallia Narbonensis, that is, if Grenoble is located in what was Narbonensis. |
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![]() Join Date: 23-05-09
Location: Antony, France
Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21
mtDNA haplogroup: U6a7a1
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Namnetes gives the name to Nantes, Andes gives the name to Angers (Anjou), Pictones gives the name to Poitiers (Poitou). The region of Drain (Les Mauges) was the center of different conflicts between dukes of Poitou, Anjou and Brittany during middle ages. In the beginning The Mauges belong to Poitou. But following Viking invasions in 9th century, tke king of France created a new county: the county of Herbauges from a part of Poitou and from Nantes county which belonged to Brittany. The breton Alain Barbe-Torte defeated the Vikings and then took possession of Herbauges county. But Alain Barbe-Torte died a few years after, and his wife got married with Foulque Le Bon duke of Anjou. Then The Mauges belonged to Anjou. Henri Hubert, in his book on the celts, think it is possible that Pictones of the Loire Valley are related to Picts of Scotland. He speak about the Cone d'Avanton: one of the golden hat found in Poitou. This object seems to show that celts were present in Poitou in 1000 BC. Bernard |
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That whole area (the Loire Valley) is rich in Celtic artifacts, especially bronze and iron swords. Those Golden Hats are interesting, too. All of them were found in or near places where L21 has been found. Perhaps I am wrong, but it seems to me that L21 may have come down the Rhine Valley, turned left (west) in the Low Countries, moved into Northern France, and crossed the Channel into the British Isles from there. That's a downhill route most of the way, and Northern France is a level plain, isn't it? |
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Bernard -
It is interesting that you mentioned Hubert and his connecting of the British Picts and the Gallic Pictones. He also connects the Brigantes, the Parisii, and the Cassi of the Continent to the British tribes of the same names, which makes sense to me. On pages 214-215 of his book, The History of the Celtic People, Hubert says, "There were Parisii in the neighbourhood of modern Paris. The Brigantes came from Switzerland and Upper Bavaria; Bregenz was originally Brigantum, and Cambodunum (Kempten) was a town of the Brigantes. They founded another Cambodunum on the road from York to Chester . . . The Cassi must have belonged to the same group as the Veliocasses, Viducasses, Baiocasses, and Tricasses; this group perhaps gave its name to Hessen. The presence of the Parisii, Brigantes, and Cassi among the Britons shows that they were related to the Celtic peoples of the Continent, and also points to the part of the Celtic world in which we should look for the origins of which they preserved the tradition." |
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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Here's an updated list.
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. DePort - Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France 6. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 7. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime, France 8. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 9. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 10. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 11. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 12. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 13. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 14. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 15. Mireault (Amirault) - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France 16. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 17. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 18. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 19. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France I would like to encourage men of French ancestry to order a y-dna test from Family Tree DNA and, if they are R1b, to follow up with the Deep Clade-R test (which includes L21) or the L21 test as a stand-alone test. The Deep Clade-R can be ordered from a link on one's "Haplotree" page. L21 can be ordered as a separate test from FTDNA's "Advanced Orders" menu. |
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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Updating the list with a new French R-L21*, La Tour (#13):
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. DePort - Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France 6. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 7. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Poitou-Charentes, Charente-Maritime, France 8. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 9. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 10. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 11. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 12. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 13. La Tour - Peyrignac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France 14. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 15. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 16. Mireault (Amirault) - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France 17. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 18. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 19. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 20. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Peyrignac, where La Tour's ancestor came from, although in the modern department of Aquitaine, is not in old, historic Aquitania. It is north of the Garonne River in what Caesar called Gallia Celtica. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ma...ibes_Towns.png http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:MapGaronne.jpg |
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![]() Join Date: 27-06-09
Location: Valenca do Minho
Y-DNA haplogroup: R1b1b2a1b5 (R-L21*)
mtDNA haplogroup: H
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Looks like L21 covers most of central France between Brittany and the Alps, but with a higher density in the Loire Valley and Brittany.
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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Over this past summer we recruited a number of men of French ancestry for testing. The recruitment turned out to be a random set of R1b1b2 of French ancestry, since we found we couldn't really select out those who would be L21+ from all the other R1b1b2. Overall, 50% of those tested have turned out to be L21+. In Northern France the figure is 60%. I plan to post the complete set of testing figures once the dust settles and all our recruits have results, but we still have several who are awaiting results. Needless to say, it seems obvious that R-L21 is well represented in France, especially Northern France, where it may reach levels equal to or greater than those in England (which is saying a lot). Another thing to consider is the large number of R-L21 in Western Germany. My own feeling is that there is probably a band of R-L21 running from Germany through Northern France and that enough testing in Eastern France would fill in what now looks like a gap on the map between the Germans and French. |
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Updating the list with two more, Dupuis (#7) and Lefeber (#17):
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. DePort - Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France 6. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 7. Dupuis - La Chaussée, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France 8. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France 9. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 10. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 11. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 12. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 13. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 14. La Tour - Peyrignac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France 15. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 16. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 17. Lefeber - France (exact location unknown) 18. Mireault (Amirault) - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France 19. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 20. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 21. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 22. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France Lefeber is German and traces his most distant y-dna ancestor to eastern Germany but is ultimately of French Huguenot origin. |
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Updating the list with two more: Landry (#14) and Lessard (#19):
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. DePort - Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France 6. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 7. Dupuis - La Chaussée, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France 8. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France 9. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 10. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 11. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 12. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 13. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 14. Landry - La Ventrouze, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France 15. La Tour - Peyrignac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France 16. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 17. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 18. Lefeber - France (exact location unknown) 19. Lessard - Chambois, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France 20. Mireault (Amirault) - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France 21. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 22. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 23. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 24. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France That makes five Normans so far. We also picked up a new R-L21* from Pratz, Luxembourg: Conrardy. |
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Y-DNA haplogroup: R-L21*
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I have started the Normandy Y-DNA Project at Family Tree DNA:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/...y/default.aspx WHO CAN JOIN? Anyone who can actually trace his y-dna (father-to-son) line back to Haute-Normandie, Basse-Normandie, or the Channel Islands (Îles Anglo-Normandes) of Jersey or Guernsey is eligible to join the Normandy Y-DNA Project. Women can join the Normandy Y-DNA Project by submitting the y-dna test results of a male relative who meets the project membership requirements. Note: Merely finding that one's surname might have come to the British Isles with the Normans, and/or that a possible earlier French version of it exists, does not by itself constitute tracing one's y-dna line to Normandy. This project is really for those who can actually trace their y-dna ancestry back to Normandy. I realize there are many folks with ancestry in the British Isles who think they are or may be descended from one or more of the Normans who came with William the Conqueror, but one should have pretty solid evidence of that before joining the Normandy Y-DNA Project. |
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Updating the list.
1. Bontron-Major - Montussaint, Doubs, Franche-Comte, France 2. Cartier - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 3. Chartier - Quebec, Canada 4. Delahoussaye - Paris, Île-de-France, France 5. DePort - Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France 6. Doucet (Doucet Laverdure) - Sedan, Ardennes, Champagne-Ardenne, France 7. Dubois - Dieppe, Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France 8. Dupuis - La Chaussée, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France 9. Dussault (Dusceau) - La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France 10. Gery - Morlaix, Finistère, Bretagne, France 11. Gignoux - Grenoble, Isere, Rhone-Alpes, France 12. Grenier - Northern France (exact city or town unknown) 13. Hamon - Le Bourgneuf-la-Forêt, Mayenne, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 14. Huet - Dol-de-Bretagne, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France 15. Landry - La Ventrouze, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France 16. La Tour - Peyrignac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France 17. Le Bras - Brasparts, Finistère, Bretagne, France 18. Le Com - Chateauneuf-du-Faou, Finistère, Bretagne, France 19. Lefeber - France (exact location unknown) 20. Leprovost - Lithaire, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France 21. Lessard - Chambois, Orne, Basse-Normandie, France 22. Mireault (Amirault) - Tours, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, France 23. Mylott (Millot) - Villers-le-Sec, Haute-Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France 24. Rotrou- Cloyes-sur-le-Loir, Eure-et-Loir, Centre, France 25. Sicher - Drain, Maine-et-Loire, Pays-de-la-Loire, France 26. Turpin - Brécey, Manche, Basse-Normandie, France |
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