Holder DNA Genealogy Project - Test Results

We have assigned numbers to each Holder sample in the order in which it was submitted (001, 002, 003 etc.).
Working group designations are indicated in the next column, and may change as more results are received.
Click on the working group for more information about its likely origin and genealogy, and for marker by marker comparison of the results.

DYS Numbers and Allele Values

The DYS markers in red mutate at a faster rate than average and are especially helpful in splitting lineages into subsets or branches within your family tree.
Note that DYS 19 is also known as DYS 394

 
 
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ID#

Group

DYS
393

DYS
390

DYS
19

DYS
391

DYS
385a
DYS
385b

DYS
426

DYS
388

DYS
439

DYS
389-1

DYS
392

DYS
389-2

DYS
458
DYS
459a
DYS
459b

DYS
455

DYS
454

DYS
447

DYS
437

DYS
448

DYS
449
DYS
464a
DYS
464b
DYS
464c

DYS
464d

001

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

003

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

004

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

014

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

017

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

020

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

075

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

076

A1

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

013

A2a

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

18

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

034

A2b

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

31

17

9

10

11

11

26

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

027

A3

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

30

17

9

10

11

11

25

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

002

B1

13

23

15

10

12

16

11

15

13

13

11

29

19

8

9

11

11

26

14

18

29

11

14

14

15

039

B1

13

23

15

10

12

16

11

15

13

13

11

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

042

B1

13

23

15

10

12

16

11

15

13

13

11

29

19

8

9

11

11

26

14

18

29

11

14

14

15

016

B2

13

22

15

10

12

16

11

15

13

13

11

29

19

8

9

11

11

26

14

18

29

11

14

14

15

026

B3

13

23

15

10

12

16

11

15

14

13

11

29

19

8

9

11

11

26

14

18

29

11

14

14

15

073

B4

13

23

15

10

12

16

11

15

13

13

11

29

19

8

8

11

11

26

14

18

29

11

14

15

15

006

C1

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

30

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

18

29

15

16

16

16

005

D1a

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

033

D1a

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

018

D1b

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

14

16

16

16

021

D1c

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

035

D1c

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

079

D1c?

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

024

D1d

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

15

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

019

D1e

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

15

16

16

070

D1e?

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

30

15

15

16

16

063

D1f

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

23

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

064

D1g

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

15

13

30

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

096

D1h

13

23

15

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

008

D2a

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

009

D2a

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

029

D2a

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

103

D2a

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

16

012

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

17

17

20

037

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

045

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

047

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

054

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

055

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

060

D2b

13

23

14

11

12

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

062

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

068

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

072

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

077

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

078

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

080

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

082

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

086

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

19

089

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

100

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

102

D2b

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

16

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

022

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

046

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

050

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

069

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

15

16

16

071

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

15

16

16

092

D2c

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

16

16

20

040

D2?

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

058

D2?

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

023

D4

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

13

14

13

29

16

9

9

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

15

16

16

007

E1

13

23

14

11

12

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

24

15

19

30

15

16

17

18

010

F1

13

25

17

10

10

14

12

12

12

13

11

30

17

9

9

11

11

23

14

20

30

12

15

16

16

011

G1

12

21

14

10

14

15

11

14

11

12

11

28

15

8

9

8

11

23

16

20

28

12

14

15

16

025

G1

12

21

14

10

14

15

11

14

11

12

11

28

15

8

9

8

11

23

16

20

28

12

14

15

16

067

G1

12

21

14

10

14

15

11

14

11

12

11

28

15

8

9

8

11

23

16

20

28

12

14

15

16

015

H1

13

23

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

28

15

7

9

8

11

22

16

20

29

12

14

15

17

028

H1

13

23

15

10

13

14

11

13

11

12

11

28

15

7

9

8

11

22

16

20

29

12

14

15

16

031

I1

12

23

15

9

13

16

11

16

12

13

11

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

030

J1

13

25

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

053

J1

13

25

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

056

J1

13

25

14

10

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

29

15

15

17

17

099

 

13

24

14

11

11

15

12

12

12

12

13

28

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

28

14

15

17

17

036

K1

13

23

14

10

14

15

11

14

12

12

11

28

15

9

9

8

11

23

16

20

29

15

15

16

16

041

K1

13

23

14

10

14

15

11

14

12

12

11

28

15

9

9

8

11

23

16

20

29

15

15

16

16

038

L1

13

22

14

10

13

14

11

14

11

12

11

28

14

8

9

8

11

24

16

20

29

12

15

16

16

043

M1

14

22

15

10

16

18

11

12

11

13

11

30

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

044

N1

13

23

14

11

11

13

11

12

10

14

14

30

17

10

10

11

12

25

14

19

30

15

15

15

15

048

O1

14

25

14

10

16

18

11

12

12

13

12

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

049

P1

13

23

14

11

12

14

14

12

11

12

13

28

17

9

10

11

11

24

15

19

29

15

15

15

15

051

Q1

15

23

15

11

15

15

15

13

11

14

12

32

15

 

 

11

11

26

 

20

27

11

14

14

15

057

R1

13

24

15

10

12

12

11

15

11

13

11

28

16

8

8

11

11

25

15

20

29

11

14

15

15

074

R1

13

24

15

10

12

12

11

15

11

13

11

28

16

8

8

11

11

25

15

20

29

11

14

15

15

087

R1

13

24

15

10

12

12

11

15

11

13

11

28

16

8

8

11

11

25

15

20

29

11

14

15

15

059

S1

13

24

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

12

14

28

16

9

9

11

11

24

15

19

30

15

15

17

18

065

T1

13

25

16

10

11

14

12

11

10

13

11

31

15

9

10

11

11

24

14

19

33

14

15

15

16

066

U1

13

26

17

11

13

16

11

13

11

12

11

28

16

9

9

10

12

26

15

21

27

15

15

15

15

093

V

13

24

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

18

094

V

13

24

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

18

9

9

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

15

17

18

091

W

13

23

13

10

13

16

11

12

12

14

13

30

17

9

9

11

12

26

15

19

33

11

14

14

16

101

W

13

23

13

10

13

16

11

12

12

14

13

30

18

9

9

11

12

26

15

19

33

11

14

14

16

 

GROUPS

A: Thomas Holder of Bertie Co. NC
B: John Holder and Barbara Volck of PA
C: Alexander Valentine Holder of Indiana and Missouri
D: Col. John Holder, VA to KY, William Presley Holder, Solomon Holder NC to TN and west, Jeptha Holder of VA and NC; Dempsey Holder of Wilkes Co. NC; Davis Holder of VA
E: probably goes through a female HOLDER line, therefore not a true Holder Y-DNA
F: James Holder b. 1833 OH, descendants in MO and KS
G: Alston Holder, SC to IN
H: Abraham Holder VA to PA, descendants in PA; also James Holder b. 1812 VA, descendants in MO
I: ancestry unknown
J: Sion Holder b. abt 1821 of Harnett Co. NC, later descendants in Florida
Sample 099 traces back to the same area, and is also in the R-M269 haplogroup, but is not a close match to the three samples in the J group.
K: Thomas Peyton Holder AL to MS, later descendants in Michigan
L: James Martin Holder b. 1818, Greenvile SC > GA
M: Caribbean origin, research in progress
N: donor is from England, but DNA matches Siberian samples; possibly not biologically a Holder
O: no genealogical information yet, matches a haplogroup typical of the Mediterranean region
P: only a few generations known from traditional genealogy, and doesn't match any other Holder family; we suspect there may have been an adoption or other name change in the ancestry of this donor
Q: Jeptha Holder of Randolph Co. NC, presumed to be the same Jeptha Holder in group D, but the DNA profiles are totally different. This sample was tested by a different company, so not all the same markers are present as in those done by Family Tree DNA.
R: William Alexander Holder of Greenville TN, to Iowa
S: Nathan Holder of Bristol, England
T: unknown; recent family from western North Carolina
U: unknown
V: recent family from Alachua Co. FL, for at least one representative of this group.
W: two samples whose ancestry appears to trace back to the area of Sampson Co. NC, but do not match Group J, or sample 099.

For more information on each family, click on the Group letter in the table above. For additional information on groups for which there is no linked file, please write ncgen@mindspring.com

Haplogroups

Haplogroups indicate ancient origins, thousands of years ago, whereas the family groups that we have established specifically for our project reflect recent ancestry, within the past few hundred years. Thus although our groups A and D are both in haplogroup R1b1a2, their last ancestor in common was much further back. That ancestor was, however, more recent than the last common ancestor of groups A or D vs. group B, which is in haplogroup I2a.

Note: Based on new analysis of more complete results, the names of many subgroups changed in 2008. In fall 2009 we updated this page to reflect those changes, and the haplogroup predictions made by Family Tree DNA for individual participants. However, changes are still being made in the overall haplotree structure, and we will continue to revise the page as time goes on. The latest revision to this list was made in November 2012.

Holder family groups A, C, D, E, J, P, S and V all belong to Haplogroup R1b1a2, a prevalent group in the British Isles. The current shorthand name for this group is R-M269.

Holder family groups F and T belong to Haplogroup R1a, shorthand R-M198. This group is also seen in the British Isles but is more common in central Europe.

Holder family groups G, H, K and L belong to Haplogroup I1, shorthand I-M253. This haplogroup is common in Scandinavia and in parts of the British Isles. This group was previously known as I1a.

Holder family groups B and R have been identified as Haplogroup I2a, shorthand I-P37.2. Holder group B represents a distinctive and rather rare subtype of group I2 found in northwest Europe around the Baltic and North Sea. There are pockets of local concentration of this group in England also (see Ken Nordtvedt's discussion of this group in the GENEALOGY-DNA list archives). Holder family group R is classified by FTDNA as Haplogroup I2a also, but the DNA profile is distinctly different from that of group B.

Holder family group Q appears to be I1b2, formerly I1c, another distinctive group from northern Europe. Our one sample in this group was not tested by Family Tree DNA, so we don't know what they would call it.

Holder family group U has been classified as Haplogroup I-M170.

Holder family group I appears to match Haplogroup J2, which originated in the Middle East and spread to central Asia, the Mediterranean, and south into India.

Holder family group M is Haplogroup E1b1a, shorthand E-M2. Most of the known matches are of African origin.

Holder family group O is Haplogroup E1b1b1, shorthand E-M35.1, found in eastern Africa and around the Mediterranean.

Holder family group N matches Haplogroup N (purely fortuitously), which is found in Finland and Russia, primarily among native Siberians. The shorthand designation for this group is N-M231.

 

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