Due to a first cousin in our paternal line getting his Y-chromosome analyzed recently, we now have our very own branch on the greater phylogenetic tree. Our Fauquier clan now is designated I1-FT112485*. In addition to converting all of our private SNPs to a public designation, this additional data not only strengthens our project but serves as a critical quality control check overall.
This new data also separated us from an old French family (Mafille) that still has FT116446 designated as their terminal SNP. In that case, there are 13 SNPs separating our two clans suggesting that we shared a common paternal ancestor well before the advent of surnames in Europe.
