Jam?son Families of the Isle of Bute, Scotland - group details

SNP Comments and Analysis:

In general, the "R" haplogroup, with all of it's subgroups, is widespread and the largest haplogroup now found in Europe. It is thought to have developed in prehistory Europe, Central Asia and South Asia, some 27,000 years ago or older. This particular family's "R" Haplogroup is defined as with the existence of the SNP M207 and then numerous subclades, especially M343. The M269 subclade group (R-M269) is thought to have been created about 13,000 years ago and is also said to be the most common of European Subgroups. It's numerous subgroups comprises most Western European Y chromosomes and can be used to trace the Neolithic expansion into Europe as well founder-effects within European populations due to later (Bronze Age and Iron Age) migrations.

Both tests (so far) within this group predict they belong to the M269 subgroup, but does not go any further. Deeper SNP testing, of the many more known mutations (subgroups), will be needed to better understand the anthropological profile of this family.

Y-DNA DYS Profile - As determined by the STR numbers in the DYS chart below. These DYS numbers in the heading are the DNA location of specific genetic information shown in the test results below. The actual results are expressed with extraneous numbers, which only become useful when collectively considered an individual's overall profile and used to compare to someone else's test. Each 'Profile' should be looked at as a whole, like you would a finger print.

STR Comments and Analysis:

These two tests are a match with each other, withing the first 25 markers, making a strong case that the share a common ancestor in earlier times, probably before records were commonly kept. After that, the next 12 markers vary somewhat, suggesting the families separated somewhat. Further STR testing (to 67 or 111 markers) would probably increase that distancing of these two branches of what is undoubtedly the same family.

Other Tests (elsewhere) of Importance, Not Included in this Group:

Test # 428618 seems like it might have some relationship to test # IN91878, whose ancestry is thought to be from Manor Hamilton, County Leitrim, Ireland. Earlier connections beyond that are unknown.

There are several (about 10) connections with McKeimy possibilities, although these too are not direct matches, nor particularly close.

Possibles amongst the Stuart, Stewart, Fullerton families most likely exist and will need to be identified and analyzed.

Notes & Analysis:

The Jam?sons of the Isle of Bute are one of the earliest know Jam?son families in Scotland. Actual records of their existence on Bute go back at least until the 1400's, maybe earlier. They have long been thought to have somehow connected with those ruling early Bute, perhaps even connected with the Stuart's of Bute, maybe even direct descendants with some of these early Stewards. There is even a castle, now in ruins, on Bute known as the "Jameson Castle." It is long thought that the Jam?sons on Bute may have all been related to each other. This small sampling (two so far), would begin to prove just that, or at least to some degree

Jam?son were a prolific family on Bute and could be found there in all locations, mostly farming. That is until the late nineteenth century, after which they mostly disappeared, for any number of reasons. Nowadays, there are no known Jam?sons at all, living on Bute. There are however, any number of descendants of the Jam?sons from Bute living is several different places around the world, notably in Australia and New Zealand. Further DNA testing may reveal others, elsewhere.