When all this DNA stuff began several years ago, I was hesitant to join in the fun. What if all my years ( 52 years at present) of genealogy tree climbing would be wrong. What if having my DNA analyzed would prove I was from "China" and not "Wales". For several years I was scared to ask this question. But, the bullet was bitten, and from Wales indeed I come!
My research along the way has been organized and stored in notebooks. Long before this DNA was available (Watson-Crick just starting their base pairing), I started climbing the family tree. (Beginning 1960!)
Over the years, this research has been placed into notebooks. This new blog is my attempt to outline this research [mostly into the surname JONES] and describe the content of each notebook. Hopefully, this will give the family tree climber an opportunity to review these topics.
The notebooks are physically located at my personal library, The Joseph Wheeler Jones Memorial Library, Danville, KY. They are available for use to any genealogist who would care to come and explore. Please contact me and let me know you would like to examine the content. You can search the blog sight using the "search" tag for subjects and content. You can contact me using the comment section on any of my blogs.
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Saturday, June 30, 2012
A Chang in China
Interest in the JONES surname DNA continues. Several folks have written with information regarding their JONES family. MJ Jones writes: "Yes, trying to find a Jones in Pennsylvania is like trying to find a Chang in China."
At any rate, this JONES family is haplogroup G. The writer goes on to state that no one in the immediate family seems to be interested in exploring their DNA and seeks some help. The lineage is of Price Thomas Jones, b. 1813 in Pennsylvania. Any Jones, haplogroup G from PA out there?
Please keep those cards and letters coming!
At any rate, this JONES family is haplogroup G. The writer goes on to state that no one in the immediate family seems to be interested in exploring their DNA and seeks some help. The lineage is of Price Thomas Jones, b. 1813 in Pennsylvania. Any Jones, haplogroup G from PA out there?
Please keep those cards and letters coming!
Monday, June 18, 2012
COPYRIGHT NOTICE (3)
This is my third blog to post this notice. Sorry for repeating the copyright, but it is necessary to place on all the blogs I have created. This copyright includes all pictures, charts, graphs, maps, tables, text, and materials published.
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Jerry E. Jones, MD, MS, The Jones Genealogist, Library of Congress No. 6192-01064476.
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Jerry E. Jones, MD, MS, The Jones Genealogist, Library of Congress No. 6192-01064476.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Jones Surname and Haplogroups: A Review
The JONES surname is one of the most common among the Islands. [Wales, England, Ireland, and that big one across the pond the U.S.!] Haplogroups have been identified from those who have submitted their DNA and indicated an interest in the JONES surname. The following is a summary based upon an analysis of these results.
Haplogroup R1b is roughly 76%. [Assumed to be Celtic roots?]
Haplogroup I is roughly 10%. [Assumed to be Viking or Norman?]
Haplogroup E is roughly 6%. [Assumed to be African-American?]
Haplogroup G is rougly 3%. [Assumed to be Asia Minor?]
Haplogroup J is roughly 2%. [Assumed to be Middle Eastern - Jewish?]
Haplogroup R1a is roughly 2%. [Assumed to be Anglo-Saxon?]
Anyone with the JONES surname and a known haplogroup please respond. Would like to identify family trees with the surname JONES!
Haplogroup R1b is roughly 76%. [Assumed to be Celtic roots?]
Haplogroup I is roughly 10%. [Assumed to be Viking or Norman?]
Haplogroup E is roughly 6%. [Assumed to be African-American?]
Haplogroup G is rougly 3%. [Assumed to be Asia Minor?]
Haplogroup J is roughly 2%. [Assumed to be Middle Eastern - Jewish?]
Haplogroup R1a is roughly 2%. [Assumed to be Anglo-Saxon?]
Anyone with the JONES surname and a known haplogroup please respond. Would like to identify family trees with the surname JONES!
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Reader's Choice: The Top 10 Posts
The posts that have received the most views by the readers of the blog "The Jones Surname DNA" are listed below. If you have missed any, please read...or just read again. The title is listed, followed by the date that the post was written. Use the table of posts listed to the right(on the blog site called "Blog Archive") to find the date and the post. Here goes:
1) The Gene Tree, Haplogroups - Dec. 30, 2010.
2) Celtic Tribes to Welsh Tribes - March 2, 2011.
3) The Jones Surname : Not Genetic But Phonetic - June 18, 2011.
4) DNA and Genealogy - Sept. 6, 2010.
5) Utilizing This Blog - Dec. 27, 2011.
6) Multiple Roots - June 22, 2011.
7) Jones Surname DNA : A Haplogroup Hypothesis - June 27, 2011.
8) Add Your Jones Family DNA - Aug. 19, 2011.
9) Learning The Alphabet - Sept. 19, 2010.
10) The Celtic Tongues - Feb. 22, 2011.
Based upon 5,544 views as of 2/15/12.
1) The Gene Tree, Haplogroups - Dec. 30, 2010.
2) Celtic Tribes to Welsh Tribes - March 2, 2011.
3) The Jones Surname : Not Genetic But Phonetic - June 18, 2011.
4) DNA and Genealogy - Sept. 6, 2010.
5) Utilizing This Blog - Dec. 27, 2011.
6) Multiple Roots - June 22, 2011.
7) Jones Surname DNA : A Haplogroup Hypothesis - June 27, 2011.
8) Add Your Jones Family DNA - Aug. 19, 2011.
9) Learning The Alphabet - Sept. 19, 2010.
10) The Celtic Tongues - Feb. 22, 2011.
Based upon 5,544 views as of 2/15/12.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
A R1a JONES Family
A haplogroup distribution for the JONES surname has been presented in previous posts. [See: http://jonessurnamedna.blogspot.com/2011/05/those-other-jones.html and http://jonessurnamedna.blogspot.com/2011/10/jones-surname-fire-works-intended.html ]
A JONES family with roots in Virginia sent their DNA results for a 37-marker test. They are found to be R1a. They have traced their line back to Elisha Jones of Campbell Co., VA, born about 1791, and died 1864/65. A son Charles H. Jones continues the line. Out of curiosity, I compared my own 1st 12-marker results, showing only a 50% match for DYS values. [My JONES family from Virginia is R1b1a2.]
Anyone with R1a haplogroup out there? Please join the fun! We have at least two distinct JONES family haplogroups from Virginia.
A JONES family with roots in Virginia sent their DNA results for a 37-marker test. They are found to be R1a. They have traced their line back to Elisha Jones of Campbell Co., VA, born about 1791, and died 1864/65. A son Charles H. Jones continues the line. Out of curiosity, I compared my own 1st 12-marker results, showing only a 50% match for DYS values. [My JONES family from Virginia is R1b1a2.]
Anyone with R1a haplogroup out there? Please join the fun! We have at least two distinct JONES family haplogroups from Virginia.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Utilizing This Blog
Understanding DNA and how it might be useful to the genealogist is the purpose of this blog. Starting from the atom, it tells the story of the DNA molecule. It is intended for the genealogist who has no real background in the science fields, but wishes to gain a little understanding about this complex subject.
The post of September 6, 2010 begins this adventure. "DNA and Genealogy" is its title. This is followed by a series of posts which attempts to build the structure of this DNA molecule from the bag of salt water that surrounds us all. The chemicals of life they are called, and where this DNA molecule "lives" is introduced. Using "Super Hero" atoms, the basic molecule making up this DNA is shown. By September 19, 2010, the alphabet of life is presented which defines the spelling of this thing called the "genome". Phosphate, plus sugar, plus nitrogenous base makes sweet music in this thing called life!
A way to conceptualize DNA in 3-D is presented next, starting with the post of October 10, 2010. Making your "bucket list" is important here. Basic principles are listed, and a description of "mutation" is presented. [Post of November 13, 2010.]
A little snip here and there follows, with a description of DNA, the codon, and the alphabet that defines all. Understanding the "terms" which are used by the folks dealing with this DNA testing is next... a whole bunch of them!
The "Gene Tree" is then presented. [The post of December 30, 2010.] Here the concept of the "haplogroup" can be visualized. Then, "haplogroups" to "haplotypes" are presented. The distribution by geography is shown. [The post of January 10, 2011.]
Our genetic trail out of Africa is then presented. The Rift Valley to the Delta of the Danube are discussed.
Since the JONES surname has Celtic roots, this is the focus of the next series of posts dating from February 10, 2011 to March 14, 2011.
Using my own DNA, and genealogy of more than 50 years, the next series of posts outline some 53 generations! Imagine that...wow! [March 23, 2011 to May 2, 2011.] The haplogroups that have been discovered to share the surname JONES are then presented. This includes the concept of "Most Recent Common Ancestor" (MRCA). [June 5, 2011.]
The genealogy of the JONES surname is then related. It is phonetic, not genetic! [See post June 18, 2011.] Multiple roots connect the name.
Finally, the family groups that share the JONES surname are presented. The haplogroups are discussed, and an invitation to join this adventure is given.
Wow...seeking and using this DNA can be fun. This blog is written to help the genealogist utilize this information. Good tree climbing... The Jones Genealogist.
The post of September 6, 2010 begins this adventure. "DNA and Genealogy" is its title. This is followed by a series of posts which attempts to build the structure of this DNA molecule from the bag of salt water that surrounds us all. The chemicals of life they are called, and where this DNA molecule "lives" is introduced. Using "Super Hero" atoms, the basic molecule making up this DNA is shown. By September 19, 2010, the alphabet of life is presented which defines the spelling of this thing called the "genome". Phosphate, plus sugar, plus nitrogenous base makes sweet music in this thing called life!
A way to conceptualize DNA in 3-D is presented next, starting with the post of October 10, 2010. Making your "bucket list" is important here. Basic principles are listed, and a description of "mutation" is presented. [Post of November 13, 2010.]
A little snip here and there follows, with a description of DNA, the codon, and the alphabet that defines all. Understanding the "terms" which are used by the folks dealing with this DNA testing is next... a whole bunch of them!
The "Gene Tree" is then presented. [The post of December 30, 2010.] Here the concept of the "haplogroup" can be visualized. Then, "haplogroups" to "haplotypes" are presented. The distribution by geography is shown. [The post of January 10, 2011.]
Our genetic trail out of Africa is then presented. The Rift Valley to the Delta of the Danube are discussed.
Since the JONES surname has Celtic roots, this is the focus of the next series of posts dating from February 10, 2011 to March 14, 2011.
Using my own DNA, and genealogy of more than 50 years, the next series of posts outline some 53 generations! Imagine that...wow! [March 23, 2011 to May 2, 2011.] The haplogroups that have been discovered to share the surname JONES are then presented. This includes the concept of "Most Recent Common Ancestor" (MRCA). [June 5, 2011.]
The genealogy of the JONES surname is then related. It is phonetic, not genetic! [See post June 18, 2011.] Multiple roots connect the name.
Finally, the family groups that share the JONES surname are presented. The haplogroups are discussed, and an invitation to join this adventure is given.
Wow...seeking and using this DNA can be fun. This blog is written to help the genealogist utilize this information. Good tree climbing... The Jones Genealogist.
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