Hi Wtons,
Since we are enterring the dna world (I just submitted my dna) of Europe
(it is near certain our Wton ancestors were from there), I thought this
analysis from 'our' Carruthers sister list might be of value, although I
dont know what it means.
We do have Rocksolanah Carruthers md John Witherington abt .
"Mike, The Rices are definitely intertwined with the Witheringtons. A ___?
Rice married Sarah Carruthers sister of Rocksolanah Carruthers who married
John Witherington who had the son Cle(a)verly Witherington."
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WITHERINGTON/1999-10/0939891105
JOHN CARRUTHERS WILL (1751), Craven Co.,NC
In the name of God Amen. I, John Carruthers, of the County of Craven, and
Province of North Carolina, merchant, . . . , Do make this my last will and
testamant. . . . . then the remainder I bequeath in the following manner:
Imprimis. I Give and Bequeath unto my Daughter, Rocksolannah Witherinton . .
.
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/WITHERINGTON/1999-11/0941517651
. . . .
So the issue of Wton md Carruthers will have some interest in this.
Barry Wetherington
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From: "R R C " <rrcarrs(a)kdsi.net>
To: <CARRUTHERS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Carruthers] DNA Haplogroup R1a
9) Examples of Haplogroups and Haplotypes Common in Europe
R1b (Haplotype 15) - This is the most common in Western Europe, occurring
most frequently among the Basques of Spain and the Celtic-speaking
aborigines of the British Isles, such as the Irish, the Welsh and possibly
the Picts. Scientists believe that those who belong to this group are
descended from the original Paleolithic population of Europe, whose
members took refuge from the Ice Age in the caves of the Pyrenees. The
most common - or the "modal" - pattern in this group is called the
Atlantic Modal Haplotype.
R1b (Haplotype 35) - This is related to R1b (Haplotype 15). Those who
belong to this group may be descended from Paleolithic Europeans who took
refuge from the Ice Age in the Balkans, and later spread across Asia
Minor, the West Asian steppes and the mountains and plains of southeastern
Europe. This haplotype occurs most frequently among Turks, Greeks,
Hungarians, Romanians, and other Eastern Europeans, as well as among
Armenians and the various peoples of the Caucasus. It is also found in
Western Europe, where it may have been spread by Alans, Sarmatians, Goths,
or the Suevi and other Eastern Germanic tribes.
(Haplotype 35 also occurs occasionally among Border families. My
collaborator, David B. Strong, has already constructed a web page that
discusses this phenomenon and what it might mean.)
R1a - This is distantly related to R1b, and arose on the Asian steppes
among such groups as the Kurgans. It spread with the migration of
Indo-European speakers southeast into the Indian subcontinent, and
northwest into Poland, Hungary, the Ukraine and Scandinavia. Any male of
British ancestry who belongs to this haplogroup may well be descended from
Norwegian Vikings.
I - This haplogroup has multiple sub-families or sub-clades. As with R1b
(Haplotype 35), the ancestors of those who belong to this group took
refuge in the Balkans during the Ice Age, then later spread across the
Mediterranean coast of Europe, and northward into Germany and Scandinavia.
Males of British ancestry who belong to this group may be descended from
Angles, Saxons and Jutes - or the Danish Vikings who invaded northeastern
England in the ninth century.
G - This haplogroup also has an origin in the eastern Mediterranean and
Asia Minor. A male of British or Irish ancestry who belongs to this group
may be descended from the Neolithic Celts who brought the Celtic language
to the British Isles. Haplogroup G is not uncommon in the north of
Ireland.
J2 - This haplogroup originated during the Neolithic in the eastern
Mediterranean. It is common among Semitic groups and may have arrived in
Britain by way of Roman conscripts or Phoenician traders. The Normans also
brought many Sephardic Jews with them from France to help administer the
government of William The Conqueror.
E3b - This haplogroup arose in the Near East, and spread across North
Africa, Western Asia and the Mediterranean during the Neolithic. Its
presence in Britain may be a vestige of Roman settlement
----- Original Message -----
From: VONSKIPPER(a)aol.com
To: CARRUTHERS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 11:00 AM
Subject: [Carruthers] DNA Haplogroup R1a
Hello,
I read with interest the message about Carruthers DNA. My
great-great-
grandfather was a Carruthers/Carothers. However, it has been found
through
DNA testing that another side of my family has the Haplogroup R1a, which
I
have been told is the group for Eastern Europe. It has been my
understanding
that R1a covers the areas mentioned in your message as R1b 35. I
thought
Haplotype R1a belongs to persons from the Caucacus area, for example.
So is this
a mistake in your message? Just wondering...
Betty Catherwood
>Vonskipper(a)aol.com>
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