Snyman Paternal (Y-Chromosome) Genetic Test Results
Snyman Paternal (Y-Chromosome) Genetic Test Results Kornelius Snyman 23 April 2014
Scope This document makes available deep ancestral genetic results of myself, Kornelius Snyman. As far as I know my paternal genetic (biological) line goes back to Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG). I was asked to do these tests to assist with genealogical research related to Christoffel Snyman.
Type of genetic tests performed The Geno 2.0 test by National Geographic was used. This test examined nearly 150,000 DNA identifiers (“markers”) to provide paternal and mitochondrial ancestry-relevant information. Alexander Armenis had these results further analysed by Dr. Kenneth Nordtvedt, a respectable genetic researcher and an adviser on haplotypes for a population genetics group at FamilyTreeDna.
Summary of Results My paternal haplogroup is I-M253 (previously I1), which is the original paternal lineage of Nordic Europe (nicknamed the “Viking” haplogroup!). This group is strongly represented today in Finland (40% in western Finland) and Sweden (38%). It is also common in Germany and other Northern European countries, including parts of France and UK. I also tested positive for the Z60 subclade (previously I1a2a). There are several websites available with more information on I-M253 and Z60. Illustration 1 below shows where the majority of descendants of the I1 Y-DNA haplogroup are living today, which is a good indication of I1 origins:
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Illustration 1: Current distribution of Haplogroup I descendants, with strong presence in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany, and some presence in Poland, UK and France (from Wikipedia)
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Results from Geno 2.0 Test The results below are copies of my results from the Genographic 2.0 Beta website. BRANCH: M253 [ESTIMATED] AGE: 5,500 – 26,000 YEARS AGO LOCATION OF ORIGIN: EUROPE When ice covered much of Europe, the cold and lack of food sources forced groups containing men from this lineage into refugia. It was from these refugia on the Iberian Peninsula, to the north of the Black Sea, and elsewhere, that members of this lineage emerged around 10,000 years ago. Emerging from the refugia, groups expanded across Europe and back toward West Asia in successive waves. The highest frequencies of this lineage are in Scandinavian countries. This may be due to early founders during a time of extremely small settling population groups. Today, this lineage is present throughout Europe. It is about 40 percent of the population of Norway. It is present in Finland at around 35 percent of male lineages. In the British Isles, it is between 10 and 22 percent of male lineages. It is between 10 and 11 percent of French and about 18 percent of German male lineages. It is about 4 percent of the male population of Spain, between 2 and 3 percent of the male population of Italy, and about 2 percent of the male population of Greece. In West Asia, it is present in trace frequencies of less than 1 percent. However, it is about 2 percent of male lineage in Lebanon and about 4 percent of male lineages in Jordan. NOTABLE PEOPLE Swedish statesman Birger Magnusson and Russian writer Leo Tolstoy were both from this lineage.
Dr. Nordvedt's Analysis Here is a summary of the analysis of my genetic results by Dr. Nordvedt: His [Snyman's] Z60+ is the most downstream snp in I1. He is simply Z60* generic at this point. I1 originated about 4500 years ago from a single founder. The area where the founder lived is in my opinion the present day Northwest Germany region; perhaps lower Saxony. Males of I1 haplogroup thereafter spread to Scandinavia and out from this founding location. (Kenneth Nordtvedt, Haplogroup I Clade Modalities and Trees, http://knordtvedt.home.bresnan.net )
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Confirmed SNPs I've provided the full results of my DNA tests to Family Tree DNA ( www.familytreedna.com ). They have listed my SNP's under Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG), as he is my earliest known male ancestor. The results below are in the I1>Z58+ and I1>Z63+ - Y-DNA SNP group for FamilyTreeDNA. The positive Z60 result can be seen at the bottom of the rightmost column:
Kit Number
Paternal Haplogroup Ancestor (Short Name Hand)
Confirmed SNPs
CTS10058+, CTS10140+, CTS10338+, CTS10362+, CTS109+, CTS11036+, CTS11042+, CTS11358+, CTS11441+, CTS11526+, CTS11552+, CTS11575+, CTS11726+, CTS11775+, CTS11783+, CTS11950+, CTS125+, CTS12632+, CTS1393+, CTS1996+, CTS2193+, CTS2375+, CTS2514+, CTS2524+, CTS2536+, CTS2644+, CTS2738+, CTS3331+, CTS3431+, CTS3517+, CTS3536+, CTS3654+, CTS3662+, CTS3843+, CTS3868+, CTS3996+, CTS4088+, CTS4130+, CTS4295+, CTS4364+, CTS4368+, CTS4443+, CTS4740+, CTS4848+, CTS4982+, CTS5167+, CTS5318+, CTS5408+, CTS5457+, CTS5513+, CTS5532+, CTS565+, CTS5650+, CTS5705+, CTS571+, CTS5783+, CTS5891+, CTS5908+, CTS5993+, CTS6135+, CTS6140+, CTS6221+, CTS6265+, CTS6383+, CTS6395+, CTS641+, CTS6629+, CTS674+, CTS6800+, CTS6907+, CTS6932+, CTS7267+, CTS7329+, CTS7502+, CTS7831+, CTS7922+, CTS7933+, CTS7949+, CTS8243+, CTS8333+, CTS8345+, CTS8394+, CTS8420+, CTS8647+, CTS8716+, CTS88+, CTS8876+, CTS8980+, CTS9240+, CTS9264+, CTS9288+, CTS9828+, F1046+, F1209+, F1302+, F1320+, F1329+, F1450+, F1460+, F1704+, F1714+, F1753+, F1767+, F2048+, F2075+, F2142+, F2155+, F2302+, F2345+, F2366+, F2402+, F2587+, F2688+, F2710+, F2794+, F2837+, F2985+, F2993+, F3033+, F3111+, F3136+, F3335+, F3368+, F3402+, F3556+, F3692+, F4188+, F719+, F922+, L118+, L121+, L124+, L125+, L132+, L15+, L157+, L16+, L187+, Christoffel L350+, L403+, L468+, L470+, L498+, L509+, L574+, L575+, L578+, SNYMAN, b. N121831 I1 (I-M253) L740+, L748+, L75+, L750+, L751+, L755+, L756+, L758+, L759+, L772+, c. 1669 and L80+, M139+, M168+, M170+, M235+, M253+, M294+, M307+, M42+, d. < 1707 M450+, M89+, M94+, P123+, P124+, P126+, P127+, P130+, P135+, P136+, P138+, P14+, P141+, P145+, P146+, P148+, P151+, P158+, P159+, P160+, P166+, P187+, P30+, PAGES00123+, PF1016+, PF1029+, PF1031+, PF1040+, PF1046+, PF1061+, PF1092+, PF1097+, PF110+, PF1203+, PF1269+, PF1276+, PF192+, PF210+, PF212+, PF223+, PF234+, PF258+, PF2591+, PF2593+, PF2599+, PF2608+, PF2611+, PF2615+, PF2624+, PF263+, PF2643+, PF272+, PF2745+, PF2747+, PF2748+, PF2749+, PF2770+, PF278+, PF292+, PF316+, PF325+, PF342+, PF3515+, PF3517+, PF3518+, PF3534+, PF3560+, PF3561+, PF3562+, PF3574+, PF3578+, PF3586+, PF3588+, PF3590+, PF3594+, PF3596+, PF3600+, PF3604+, PF3605+, PF3611+, PF3612+, PF3616+, PF3618+, PF3625+, PF3639+, PF3640+, PF3641+, PF3642+, PF3654+, PF3660+, PF3666+, PF3672+, PF3675+, PF3677+, PF3686+, PF3694+, PF3780+, PF3800+, PF3804+, PF3806+, PF3807+, PF3809+, PF3811+, PF3814+, PF3815+, PF3819+, PF3822+, PF3836+, PF3837+, PF500+, PF667+, PF719+, PF725+, PF779+, PF796+, PF803+, PF815+, PF821+, PF840+, PF844+, PF892+, PF937+, PF951+, PF954+, PF970+, V186+, V189+, V205+, V52+, V9+, YSC0000056+, YSC0000256+, YSC0000257+, YSC0000259+, YSC0000260+, YSC0000264+, YSC0000265+, YSC0000267+, YSC0000272+, YSC0000280+, YSC0000281+, YSC0000298+, YSC0000299+, YSC0000300+, YSC0000301+, Z59+, Z60+
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Conclusion 1. Given the strong Scandinavian presence of my deep paternal (Snyman) genes, the logical deduction seems to be that the biological father of Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG) was European and not Bengal or other Asian (through Anthonij Jansz van Bengale for example). 2. It seems plausible that Christoffel's father could have been the German Hans Christoff Snijder/Schneider given the case for that in “In Hevigen Woeden” and the relatively high presence of the M253 subclade in Germany. It is a matter of probabilities at this stage though, and there remains a small probability that Christoffel Snyman's biological father could have been of other European descent, including French or Dutch.
Would more detailed genetic tests be helpful? The results may not be as definitive as one would have hoped for. The value of ancestral genetic information depends upon the number of genetic samples available for people with good genealogical information of their ancestors. According to Dr. Nordvedt there is apparently no-one else like me, who tested positive for Z60 but negative for all the other existing downstream SNPs. I would therefore be alone in a group if I have my STR markers tested. This would most likely be true for any other Snymans at this stage. What would be useful in future is: 1. For other Snyman men to do ancestral Y-chromosome genetic tests (like the Geno 2.0 test) to confirm my results. 2. For other Z60+ men across the globe, but specifically in Germany, Holland and France, who are also negative for all existing downstream SNPs, to do deeper genetic tests. Once such results are available, Snyman men can then do tests to specifically check for correlations with the deep European results, in an attempt to determine the country of origin of the father of Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG).
Scope This document makes available deep ancestral genetic results of myself, Kornelius Snyman. As far as I know my paternal genetic (biological) line goes back to Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG). I was asked to do these tests to assist with genealogical research related to Christoffel Snyman.
Type of genetic tests performed The Geno 2.0 test by National Geographic was used. This test examined nearly 150,000 DNA identifiers (“markers”) to provide paternal and mitochondrial ancestry-relevant information. Alexander Armenis had these results further analysed by Dr. Kenneth Nordtvedt, a respectable genetic researcher and an adviser on haplotypes for a population genetics group at FamilyTreeDna.
Summary of Results My paternal haplogroup is I-M253 (previously I1), which is the original paternal lineage of Nordic Europe (nicknamed the “Viking” haplogroup!). This group is strongly represented today in Finland (40% in western Finland) and Sweden (38%). It is also common in Germany and other Northern European countries, including parts of France and UK. I also tested positive for the Z60 subclade (previously I1a2a). There are several websites available with more information on I-M253 and Z60. Illustration 1 below shows where the majority of descendants of the I1 Y-DNA haplogroup are living today, which is a good indication of I1 origins:
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Illustration 1: Current distribution of Haplogroup I descendants, with strong presence in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Germany, and some presence in Poland, UK and France (from Wikipedia)
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Results from Geno 2.0 Test The results below are copies of my results from the Genographic 2.0 Beta website. BRANCH: M253 [ESTIMATED] AGE: 5,500 – 26,000 YEARS AGO LOCATION OF ORIGIN: EUROPE When ice covered much of Europe, the cold and lack of food sources forced groups containing men from this lineage into refugia. It was from these refugia on the Iberian Peninsula, to the north of the Black Sea, and elsewhere, that members of this lineage emerged around 10,000 years ago. Emerging from the refugia, groups expanded across Europe and back toward West Asia in successive waves. The highest frequencies of this lineage are in Scandinavian countries. This may be due to early founders during a time of extremely small settling population groups. Today, this lineage is present throughout Europe. It is about 40 percent of the population of Norway. It is present in Finland at around 35 percent of male lineages. In the British Isles, it is between 10 and 22 percent of male lineages. It is between 10 and 11 percent of French and about 18 percent of German male lineages. It is about 4 percent of the male population of Spain, between 2 and 3 percent of the male population of Italy, and about 2 percent of the male population of Greece. In West Asia, it is present in trace frequencies of less than 1 percent. However, it is about 2 percent of male lineage in Lebanon and about 4 percent of male lineages in Jordan. NOTABLE PEOPLE Swedish statesman Birger Magnusson and Russian writer Leo Tolstoy were both from this lineage.
Dr. Nordvedt's Analysis Here is a summary of the analysis of my genetic results by Dr. Nordvedt: His [Snyman's] Z60+ is the most downstream snp in I1. He is simply Z60* generic at this point. I1 originated about 4500 years ago from a single founder. The area where the founder lived is in my opinion the present day Northwest Germany region; perhaps lower Saxony. Males of I1 haplogroup thereafter spread to Scandinavia and out from this founding location. (Kenneth Nordtvedt, Haplogroup I Clade Modalities and Trees, http://knordtvedt.home.bresnan.net )
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Confirmed SNPs I've provided the full results of my DNA tests to Family Tree DNA ( www.familytreedna.com ). They have listed my SNP's under Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG), as he is my earliest known male ancestor. The results below are in the I1>Z58+ and I1>Z63+ - Y-DNA SNP group for FamilyTreeDNA. The positive Z60 result can be seen at the bottom of the rightmost column:
Kit Number
Paternal Haplogroup Ancestor (Short Name Hand)
Confirmed SNPs
CTS10058+, CTS10140+, CTS10338+, CTS10362+, CTS109+, CTS11036+, CTS11042+, CTS11358+, CTS11441+, CTS11526+, CTS11552+, CTS11575+, CTS11726+, CTS11775+, CTS11783+, CTS11950+, CTS125+, CTS12632+, CTS1393+, CTS1996+, CTS2193+, CTS2375+, CTS2514+, CTS2524+, CTS2536+, CTS2644+, CTS2738+, CTS3331+, CTS3431+, CTS3517+, CTS3536+, CTS3654+, CTS3662+, CTS3843+, CTS3868+, CTS3996+, CTS4088+, CTS4130+, CTS4295+, CTS4364+, CTS4368+, CTS4443+, CTS4740+, CTS4848+, CTS4982+, CTS5167+, CTS5318+, CTS5408+, CTS5457+, CTS5513+, CTS5532+, CTS565+, CTS5650+, CTS5705+, CTS571+, CTS5783+, CTS5891+, CTS5908+, CTS5993+, CTS6135+, CTS6140+, CTS6221+, CTS6265+, CTS6383+, CTS6395+, CTS641+, CTS6629+, CTS674+, CTS6800+, CTS6907+, CTS6932+, CTS7267+, CTS7329+, CTS7502+, CTS7831+, CTS7922+, CTS7933+, CTS7949+, CTS8243+, CTS8333+, CTS8345+, CTS8394+, CTS8420+, CTS8647+, CTS8716+, CTS88+, CTS8876+, CTS8980+, CTS9240+, CTS9264+, CTS9288+, CTS9828+, F1046+, F1209+, F1302+, F1320+, F1329+, F1450+, F1460+, F1704+, F1714+, F1753+, F1767+, F2048+, F2075+, F2142+, F2155+, F2302+, F2345+, F2366+, F2402+, F2587+, F2688+, F2710+, F2794+, F2837+, F2985+, F2993+, F3033+, F3111+, F3136+, F3335+, F3368+, F3402+, F3556+, F3692+, F4188+, F719+, F922+, L118+, L121+, L124+, L125+, L132+, L15+, L157+, L16+, L187+, Christoffel L350+, L403+, L468+, L470+, L498+, L509+, L574+, L575+, L578+, SNYMAN, b. N121831 I1 (I-M253) L740+, L748+, L75+, L750+, L751+, L755+, L756+, L758+, L759+, L772+, c. 1669 and L80+, M139+, M168+, M170+, M235+, M253+, M294+, M307+, M42+, d. < 1707 M450+, M89+, M94+, P123+, P124+, P126+, P127+, P130+, P135+, P136+, P138+, P14+, P141+, P145+, P146+, P148+, P151+, P158+, P159+, P160+, P166+, P187+, P30+, PAGES00123+, PF1016+, PF1029+, PF1031+, PF1040+, PF1046+, PF1061+, PF1092+, PF1097+, PF110+, PF1203+, PF1269+, PF1276+, PF192+, PF210+, PF212+, PF223+, PF234+, PF258+, PF2591+, PF2593+, PF2599+, PF2608+, PF2611+, PF2615+, PF2624+, PF263+, PF2643+, PF272+, PF2745+, PF2747+, PF2748+, PF2749+, PF2770+, PF278+, PF292+, PF316+, PF325+, PF342+, PF3515+, PF3517+, PF3518+, PF3534+, PF3560+, PF3561+, PF3562+, PF3574+, PF3578+, PF3586+, PF3588+, PF3590+, PF3594+, PF3596+, PF3600+, PF3604+, PF3605+, PF3611+, PF3612+, PF3616+, PF3618+, PF3625+, PF3639+, PF3640+, PF3641+, PF3642+, PF3654+, PF3660+, PF3666+, PF3672+, PF3675+, PF3677+, PF3686+, PF3694+, PF3780+, PF3800+, PF3804+, PF3806+, PF3807+, PF3809+, PF3811+, PF3814+, PF3815+, PF3819+, PF3822+, PF3836+, PF3837+, PF500+, PF667+, PF719+, PF725+, PF779+, PF796+, PF803+, PF815+, PF821+, PF840+, PF844+, PF892+, PF937+, PF951+, PF954+, PF970+, V186+, V189+, V205+, V52+, V9+, YSC0000056+, YSC0000256+, YSC0000257+, YSC0000259+, YSC0000260+, YSC0000264+, YSC0000265+, YSC0000267+, YSC0000272+, YSC0000280+, YSC0000281+, YSC0000298+, YSC0000299+, YSC0000300+, YSC0000301+, Z59+, Z60+
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Conclusion 1. Given the strong Scandinavian presence of my deep paternal (Snyman) genes, the logical deduction seems to be that the biological father of Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG) was European and not Bengal or other Asian (through Anthonij Jansz van Bengale for example). 2. It seems plausible that Christoffel's father could have been the German Hans Christoff Snijder/Schneider given the case for that in “In Hevigen Woeden” and the relatively high presence of the M253 subclade in Germany. It is a matter of probabilities at this stage though, and there remains a small probability that Christoffel Snyman's biological father could have been of other European descent, including French or Dutch.
Would more detailed genetic tests be helpful? The results may not be as definitive as one would have hoped for. The value of ancestral genetic information depends upon the number of genetic samples available for people with good genealogical information of their ancestors. According to Dr. Nordvedt there is apparently no-one else like me, who tested positive for Z60 but negative for all the other existing downstream SNPs. I would therefore be alone in a group if I have my STR markers tested. This would most likely be true for any other Snymans at this stage. What would be useful in future is: 1. For other Snyman men to do ancestral Y-chromosome genetic tests (like the Geno 2.0 test) to confirm my results. 2. For other Z60+ men across the globe, but specifically in Germany, Holland and France, who are also negative for all existing downstream SNPs, to do deeper genetic tests. Once such results are available, Snyman men can then do tests to specifically check for correlations with the deep European results, in an attempt to determine the country of origin of the father of Christoffel Snyman (SV/PROG).
