Haplogroup R1b marker L1335

The is now a project for marker L1335 (also known as S530) a branch of haplogroup R1b at Family Tree DNA administered by Robert Hughes http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R1b-L1335/

This SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) is a marker which notates the group commonly known as STR47-Scots or the 'Scots Cluster'.  The marker is found particularly in western Scotland, but also as far north as the Orkney Islands and Sutherland.  There is also a cluster emerging in Wales.  The results page can be found here http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R1b-L1335/default.aspx?section=yresults

You can see where L1335 fits in the bigger picture of Haplogroup R1b via this diagram produced by the chaps in the R1b-P312 Haplogroup and Subclades Y DNA group at Yahoo.
R1b-L21_Descendency_Tree.jpg 

Pictish DNA marker?

Recent media coverage by a British DNA testing company claims that it has found a marker indicative of Pictish origin.  The marker S530 claimed as a new discovery is commonly known as L1335 by Family Tree DNA and was added to the ISOGG R1b Haplotree on 8 January 2013.

Members of this particular group were identified a number of years ago by their STR (Short Tandem Repeat) haplotype.  As the haplotype was predominantly carried by individuals with Scottish origin the group has been known as STR47-Scots or the 'Scots Cluster'.

Back in 2005 John McEwan highlighted the cluster on his spreadsheet http://mcewanjc.org/p3modal.htm#_R1b_haplogroup:_subcluster_modal_haR1bSTR47Scots

 

Distribution of L1335 from the R-L21 Plus Project.

L1335 is one of the known subclades of DF13 which itself is a major branch of L21 a large branch of R1b-P312 (S116) part of the R1b haplogroup.  The diagram below helps illustrate the current phylogeny of R-M269 as of 21 March 2013.  Thanks to Mike Walsh and the team at the R1b-P312-Project at Yahoo for the diagram below.

If you are R1b and wish to learn more about your deeper ancestry then why not join the R1b group at Yahoo http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/R1b-YDNA/?yguid=135348708
Click on the image to get a larger version. L1335 is at the right hand side. 

 

You can read more about R1b-L21 on the haplogroup project page http://www.familytreedna.com/public/R-L21/

If you belong to R1b-L21 then L1335 can be order for $39 from Family Tree DNA via 'Order an Upgrade' > 'Advanced Tests'.

If you are interested in deeper origins then take a look at the National Genographic Geno 2 kit which tests some 12,000 Y-chromosome SNP markers http://www.familytreedna.com/genographic-project.aspx
 
If you are interested in genealogical testing for your surname then check out the 37 Y-DNA marker or 67 Y-DNA marker test with Family Tree DNA or email scottishdna@strath.ac.uk

20 free Y-DNA test for Scots 'Browns'

The Brown DNA Study is offering 20 free Y-DNA tests to men of Scots or Ulster origin who carry the Brown/ Broun/ Browne surname.

Applicants for the free tests are asked to supply information on their earliest known Brown/Broun/Browne ancestors. If you apply, you also should be willing for the Brown DNA Study to display your genealogical information along with your DNA marker values at the Study’s website. Names and addresses of applicants will not be posted, however test participants can request confidentiality.

The offer can be accessed through this link:

 http://brownsociety.org/FreeScotsTests.htm

The Bown Project is hosted by Family Tree DNA. 

Contact Jim Brown the Project Administrator for further information.

 

Welcome to the Scottish DNA Project Blog

In our first posting we would like to briefly highlight some recent administrative changes, explain the aim of this blog and look to the future.

The project was started by John Hansen in October 2001 as the Scottish Clans and has grown steadily as family historians have utilized genetic genealogy as a tool to advance their research.  In the spring of 2010 John handed over administration of the project to the genealogical studies team at the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow. Also stepping back after many years committed service to the project is Martha Smith who regularly updated results in the master database. The current project team would like to express sincere thanks to both John and Martha for all their hard work over many years.  Lauren Boyd continues as admin of the RootsWeb Scot-DNA mailing list and Charlotte Broun as overseer of the My Family Scottish DNA community website. For further details of these community resources see http://www.scottishdna.net/community.html

You will probably have noticed that the name of the project has been changed from the Scottish Clans to the Scottish DNA Project. The new name was thought more appropriate and better reflects the revised project goals especially as many lineages with Scottish origins have never belonged or been known to belong to any traditional family grouping or clan.

This blog is primarily a platform to keep participants and individuals informed of project news and general developments in the field of genetic genealogy with particular emphasis on Scottish DNA Studies. As a national project we recognise the very important and pioneering work undertaken by many independently run projects whether they be clan, family, surname or haplogroup.  We aim to support, promote and encourage the best possible participation of these projects.

If you are the administrator of a Scottish orientated DNA project and would like the opportunity to have it highlighted in this blog to recruit members, please drop us an email at scottishdna@strath.ac.uk

We have a number of ideas for the Scottish DNA Project in the months ahead so do please sign up to follow the blog and keep informed.  We appreciate constructive feedback from interested parties.