E-Y14891 (AB-005) Project

Hello, Continuing from the success of our E-Y17357 Geographic Census, the E-Y14891 (AB-005) Project is happy to announce the results of our E-Z36149 Geographic Census ! A survey was sent out to E-Z36149 members (confirmed or predicted) on FamilyTreeDNA asking for genealogical and geographic information for members’ most distant known ancestors (MDKA) on their paternal lines. We combined the results of that survey with member-submitted data already present on FTDNA to attempt to reconstruct the history and spread of E-Z36149.  E-Z36149 is an interesting subclade for a few reasons. 1) Its size. E-Z36149 makes up over a quarter (185/659 = 28%) of all E-Y14891 members on FTDNA! 2) Its age. E-Z36149 is only around c. 650 years old! (850-475 ybp at 95% confidence) 3) Its geographic spread. E-Z36149 has a very high percentage of Western Ashkenazi Jews (WAJs) relative to Eastern Ashkenazi Jews (EAJs).  Please note that: 1) This is a map of ancestor locations, mostly in the early-to-mi...

Hello all, Many thanks to all E-Y17357 members as well as the other admins in their help with this initiative. Last month we sent out a survey to all confirmed or predicted E-Y17357 members on FTDNA, asking for genealogical and geographical information on their paternal lines. Our goals included wanting to get a better sense of the geographic spread of the subclade, as well as trying to see if we could identify where the Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) lived based on the spread of his descendants.  As stated in the email sent to E-Y17357 members, this subclade makes up 16.5% (107/649) of the whole lineage on FTDNA, yet is only 450 years old according to YFull. This means the MRCA and his descendants were very reproductively successful in a relatively short amount of time, founding many surviving subclades. Here is the map with results from the census, along with the pertinent numbers for context.  Important things to keep in mind: 1) This is a map of ancestor locations, mos...