Resolving J1 Haplogroup with family name Hatfield

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Hi again Vinnie.

I just got the results of my Deep Clade test back and it confirms that I am of J1e [P58+] ancestry.

Can you please explain what it means that the J1e Haplogroup has been redefined, and what does the change mean for me?

And why is the J1e*...

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Hello again everyone.

I just received the results of my Deep Clade test, and it confirms that I am of Haplogroup J1e [P58+].

That's interesting for me, but can anyone please offer some assistance as to how that can help me resolve a surname that seems to indicate an ancestry...

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I must correct your statement that you are "back to square one", you are most certainly not. My family's DNA matches absolutely no one except itself. My wife is growing more and more certain that we are aliens. Rejoice in your knowledge....

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Thanks Vinnie, but this is where I begin to wonder if you're still speaking English. I'm still trying to make sense of all the letters and numbers used in this nomenclature. How does L222.2 fit into the DYS graph I have? Is it a DYS number or an allele? What do the plus and minus represent? Will...

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Thanks guys. I anxiously await the results of the Deep Clade.

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Jim/Vinnie/Elizabeth, et.al.,

Can any of you point me to a chart or graph that lists the various geographic or ethnic traits associated with individual DYS numbers? Like what you previously suggested about the DYS388 numbers with 15 & 16 being more predominantly one ethnicity and...

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Jim,
Yes, that's also my line, at least to Samuel M. My GGGrandfather was Samuel Henry's brother Abraham Lincoln Hatfield.
The only way we know Daniel Hatfield came from New Jersey is his birthplace listing in subsequent Indiana censuses, and I make his birth closer to 1795.
But...

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Thank you Vinnie. You're obviously well versed on this topic and I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with me.

One thing I'm (more) confused about though, is that you say DYS388=15 & 16 represent more modern Jews, but Jim stated that it "is probably the result of one of two...

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Thank you Elizabeth. That's interesting, but not news to me. My Hatfields were farming in Indiana long before the Hatfield-McCoy feud. Still, it's interesting about a McCoy being a J1. Guess they're as confused as I am....

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Thank you Elizabeth. Still, if my data are there, I don't know how they got there. I'll try and sort through it soon. Thanks again....

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Jim and Vinnie,

Thanks so much for responding. I am learning at a logarithmic rate and I have translated many of the acronyms you use, but I can't find SMGF, and if I'm on it, I don't know how I got there.

Jim, I don't have any substantive thoughts on whether or not my ancestor...

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Thank you Jim.

I have read numerous posts by you I appreciate your observations.

Can you refer me to a source for learning more about what you call the DYS numbers? I see many experienced posters referring to them and I want to know how they clarify the broader DNA picture....

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Greetings,

My last name is Hatfield and my ancestry is confirmed by DNA back seven generations. We are from Haplogroup J1.

However, our branch of Hatfields does not match the DNA of any of the five main families of Hatfields in America.

Since the J1 DNA...