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From: "R. & G. Stevens" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Dumnonii Cornwall - Strathclyde conn.
Date: Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:27:57 -0400
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From: "Mickey" <>
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Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2006 11:01 AM
Subject: [DNA] Dumnonii Cornwall - Strathclyde conn.


> Alan wrote:
>>For example, the Damnonii of Strathclyde are thought
>>to share some historical link with the Damnonii of
>>Cornwall.
>
> Interesting, as my own scouring of the public
> databases for potential relatives reveals near/partial
> matches consistent with such a connection. Western
> Isles and Isle of Man also. Also one near match
> across the channel in Normandy. What is the
> historical connection you to which you referred?
>
> My suspected origin is within the Dumnonii tribal area
> of SW ENG on the old maps. Legend says pre-Norman
> origin, and while I can't rule out Anglo-Saxon, seems
> more likely to be Celtic/ancient British/Iberian
> category (Oppenheimer calls it Basque, but I think he
> should have used Iberian. Far as I could tell, Sykes
> puts us in "Oisin", but no idea where he got the name,
> and I don't trust his data based on 10 markers). So
> far still just R1b1c (no S series tests).
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You're not R1b1c6 (SRY2627+) are you, Mickey? It seems to me a number of men
with SW English ancestry are in that subclade.

Rich

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