Hi to all,
My brother (I'm female) tested his y-dna and via our father and paternal line we are haplogroup G2a3b1a1. The extra 1 at the end indicates that my paternal line was "downstream" (next downward in sequence) from G2a3b1a. It has been estimated that we seperated from G2a3b1a approximately 2,500 years ago (by geneticists). There is much conflict as to the origins of haplogroup, but is has been presumed to be of Middle Eastern origin.
Thank you Willy Knight for you "keen" input. You may very well now see why I call myself Melusine (the name is attached to my paternal line).
I've done my genealogy and my paternal lines does go to the Capetians via female marriages. IF this y-dna test of the "bloody Hanky" proves to be correct, and that King Louis XVI was haplogroup G2a3b1a, then there is no doubt that paternally we also come from the paternal ancestors of Robert The Strong , a long time ago for sure. (not just via marriages with daughters.)
My ancestor was born in France many eons ago, but, I do have his pedigree until circa 1560. Our family were "nobles" who became Huguenots, and lost everything. I have good reason to "assume" that my ancestor was either of a "bastard line", or of a collateral paternal cousin line, however I have a "brickwall" here.
Melusine:heart: