Native American DNA in England

Blaine Bettinger 1 Comment

I was very surprised when genetic testing revealed that my maternal lineage was not European. I’m sure, however, that my surprise was nothing compared to that of two British women who recently discovered that their maternal lineage was of Native American descent (the original article is available through the BBC).

Doreen Isherwood and Anne Hall learned that their mtDNA belonged to Haplogroups A and C, traditional Native American Haplogroups. As the BBC story explains, Native Americans were brought back to England as early as the 1500s.

Said Ms. Hall: “I was thrilled to bits. It was a very pleasant surprise. To have Native American blood is very exotic.”

Thanks to The Genealogue.

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  1. Joette Ogle Styles 24 June 2008 / 6:45 pm

    I was so excited to read your article about Native American DNA in England. I have been trying to trace my cherokee ancestors,but my Maiden name was Ogle, and it kept coming up as English . Thank you so much for your great news.

    Josie416

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