My maternal line DNA test trace my female line from North Africa, into
Spain, Switzerland, Russia, Germany, France, and England, before landing in
America. I was familiar with this line (Llewelyn & Lewis), since I had
traced it through a male ancestor. The female line connects to Henry VIII's
mother, Elizabeth, and to the Warner Lewis line in Virginia. The only point
of interest is that my ethnicity is African American. The Moors entered
Spain over the Iberian Peninsula, and traveled throughout Europe. My
understanding is that Alexander Dumas was a Moor (wrote the Three
Musketeers).
Thanks for pointing that out.
Anita
>From: Sunshine49 <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: BBC E-mail: Yorkshire clan linked to Africa
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 10:43:33 -0500
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>Nothing to do with Virginia history, but a very interesting article about
>humanity's mixed ancestry. I had my maternal DNA done last year, the
>results were very interesting. The National Geographic genome project will
>do it for just $99, and there are places that specialize in African,
>Jewish, native American and other ancestries, but they cost a bit (or a
>lot) more.
>
>Nancy
>
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>>** Yorkshire clan linked to Africa **
>>People of African origin have lived in Britain for centuries, according
>>to genetic evidence.
>>< http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/science/nature/6293333.stm >
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