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Surnames: COLCLOUGH BONNER
Classification: queries
Message Board URL:
http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.colclough/86/mb.ashx
Message Board Post:
For a long time I have pondered the possibility of finding someone for whom Rachel was his/her mom's mom's (etc.) mom. By sampling such a person, we could gain insight into the DNA of Rachel. Once that is known, there is no telling whom it might match, and what it might tell us.
Well, wonder no more, as a willing participant was found and sampled (much thanks to the participant), and we have the results! Rachel [(--?--)] Colclough, the wife of Benjamin Colclough had the following mtDNA type:
HVR1 Haplogroup
J*
HVR1 differences from CRS:
16069T
16126C
16243C
HVR2 differences from CRS:
73G
185A
228A
263G
295T
309.1C
315.1C
462T
489C
Of course this all presumes that the descent claimed by the participant is true. I will post a partly privatized descent here, so you can satisfy yourself whether it is true or not.
Rachel (maiden name unknown) Colclough (~1678-1748)
Margaret (Colclough) Durham (~1721-~1780)
Mary Frances (Durham) Kelly (~1745-1830)
Nancy (Kelly) Williams (~1781-1854)
Mary Kelly (Williams) Bishop (1817-?)
Eleanor Evaline (Bishop) Briggs (1847-1932)
Martha Paulina (Briggs) Forgy (1872-1987)
mother of participant
participant
Now we just need some matches.
Best,
Gregg Bonner
descendant of Rachel
Hi Folks,
For some time I have been trying to find a person whose mtDNA should
match that of Rachel [(--?--)], the wife of Benjamin Colclough of early
Stafford County, Virginia. I needed to find someone whose mom's mom's
mom's (etc.) mom would be Rachel. Recently, I was lucky enough to get
in touch with one person whose descent should qualify, and who was also
nice enough to agree to fork over his DNA under the auspices of the
COLCLOUGH Surname DNA Project.
The lab tells me the results will be in before the new year.
Until then, I guess I can only let my imagination run wild with the
possibility that the DNA is of Native American origin, or something
similarly exotic.
But the scientist in me says that a sample size of 1 doesn't usually
lead to terribly robust results. So we will still need some
corroborating samples. I will be continuing to work on recruitment in
that regard, but I could use some help :)
Best,
Gregg Bonner
COLCLOUGH Surname DNA Project Group Administrator
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