I-Y7140 in France

[xavierterraux]

Hi everyone,

I just took a 23andme DNA test, and found that my haplogroup is I-Y7140 (I1).
It looks rather uncommon in France. My paternal ancestry traces back to a laboureur who lived in Franche-Comté, near the Champagne border, in the 17th century, although there is slight possibility he may have come from western France (Anjou).

So, do I have some haplogroupic cousins in here ? Do you think my paternal ancestry should be traced back to a Frank/Burgundian migration ?

 

[Gwailo]

Hi there , I am a fellow I-Y7140+ person. I have been following Y6900+ subclades for several years now and from what I have discerned is that Y6900+ subclades emanate from North German territory (Anglo Saxon heartlands) around 2000+ years ago and from there have spread in all directions via sea & river travel including down the Atlantic coast from Netherlands , France & down to Spain as well as via the Rhine River from Northern Germany down to Switzerland . There is a subclade on Yfull at I-A5672 which has members in Bern Switzerland which could be where you connect. Advice is for you to test further at FTDNA via Big Y or similar to see if you are connected via this branch or a new branch.

 

[xavierterraux]

Thanks for you answer.

There are actually people in Switzerland who share my family name. I wish one day they'd make some tests, it will be very helpful, officialy we're not related but it's still highly possible.

 

[Flann Fina]

Thanks for you answer.

There are actually people in Switzerland who share my family name. I wish one day they'd make some tests, it will be very helpful, officialy we're not related but it's still highly possible.

if you would like to see Y7140 on YFull’s tree, see:

https://www.yfull.com/tree/I-Y7140/