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If you look on page 2 of the FTDNA Y-Haplogroup I2a Project - Y-DNA Colorized Chart, you will notice that Nance is the dominant Surname in I2a2b Isles B1 group, with 7 of 28 (25%) of the members in that group. Notice that Grimes, Grant, Wrensch, Williams, Blake, Sharpe are all in between...

156 years ago, he wrote the letter about events that occurred 790 years prior to that. I take the letter for what it is, a possibility. I personally can only genetically trace my line back to the 1700's. Two other Nances that I do not know took DNA tests also and we matched and traced our...

I joined the I2a2b-Isles group on Ancestry.com. It categorized the Nance haplotype as Isles B1. I notice that along with Lyon, Trueblood is an genetically similar surname. My theory is that the Isles B1 group took part in the Norman invasion of England in 1066.

The city of Nantes, in Normandy France, is where my the Nance family in England came from according to the letter I cited above from the Nance Register written by Elijah Nance (Padstow, Cornwall) in 1856. He said they came from Nantes, France in 1066. The name was spelled phonetically as...

It is also possible that the Malone family in Ireland also came with the Norman invasion of Connacht, Ireland? The Norman invasion in Connacht, Ireland in 1175 was led by William de Burgh. The Malone name was first found in Connacht after that invasion. The name Grimes is of Norse-Viking pre...

Thanks for your help in being an objective voice in my quest for family history. I noticed that Grimes and Malone are close. I'll have to examine it when my 37 marker comes in. I am the co-administrator of the Nance DNA project, so I can go ahead and check with those other Nances. Here is a...

If you google "Lyon Family Crest and History" (I can't post links), you will see that the Lyon surname originates in the Norman settlement Lyons-la-Foret in France, before migrating to Scotland. They were granted lands by Duke William of Normandy for their assistance in the Battle of Hastings...

My haplogroup is I2a2b. My father has a rare genetic disease called Hereditary hemochromatosis(HHC), which is caused by the C282Y mutation. HHC is present across Europe and prevalent in parts of Scandinavia. I believe my family was in Nance, France before 1066 and participated in the Norman...

I created a Facebook group for I2a2b Subclade if anyone is interested. Haplogroup I2a12b (formerly I2a2b) Can anyone suggest a better name for this group? I cannot post the link because I don't have enough points. Here are some other Facebook groups based on Y-DNA Haplogroups: Haplogroup I...

Thanks for your help Sparky, here they are: DYS393 DYS390 DYS19 DYS391 DYS385 DYS426 DYS388 DYS439 DYS389I DYS392 DYS389II 13 24 16 11 12-15 11 12 11 13 11 30 Yes, this was through FTDNA

Sparky, here are my STR markers. Thanks for your help! I'm a newbie....Chris Nance DYS393 DYS390 DYS19 DYS391 DYS385 DYS426 DYS388 DYS439 DYS389I DYS392 DYS389II 13 24 16 11 12-15 11 12 11 13 11 30

How do you tell if you are Isles A, B, C, D? Pardon my ignorance, but how do you tell if you are Isles A, B, C, D? My haplogroup subclade is I2a2b M423+ L161+ Surname is Nance, probable origin is Cornwall, England.

Thanks Yorkie, I just learned that I am I2a2b M423+ L161+. That make me I2a2b-Isles! I am new to this. What are the 8 separate subclades? My last name originates in Cornwall, England as far as I can tell. Would you say this is likely? Thanks, Chris Nance