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Nichols Y-Chromosome Study:

The patrilineages and current results for our participants are shown below.  Click on the bold, blue, underlined text, for more genealogical info on each of our participants.  Please keep in mind that these genealogies are provided by the participants and therefore any questions regarding their validity and/or specific citations, should be sent to them if they provided an email address.   Be sure to scroll to the bottom of this page for further details regarding this results table.  We are interested in recruiting anyone with the surname of Nichols, including variants such as Nicholls, Nickels, Nickells, Nickols, McNichols, Nicholas, Nickell, Nicoll, etc.   If you have any questions regarding this website or possible participation, please email me, Brian Hamman, at brianhamman@yahoo.com. 

You can order a kit at the following link:  http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=V69432&special=True&projecttype=S

Background info on Y-chromosome testing for genealogy can be found here:  http://www.familytreedna.com/dna101.html

 

                                   Results for Nichols Surname Project

 

 

 

 

Number of STRs at Each Y-Chromosome Marker/DYS*

Kit#

Earliest Proven Nichols

Ancestor/Patrilineage

Hga

3

9

3

 

3

9

0

 

1

9

 

3

9

1

 

3

8

5

a

3

8

5

b

4

2

6

3

8

8

 

4

3

9

 

3

8

9

-1

3

9

2

 

3

8

9

-2

4

5

8

4

5

9

a

4

5

9

b

4

5

5

 

4

5

4

4

4

7

 

4

3

7

4

4

8

4

4

9

 

4

6

4

a

4

6

4

b

4

6

4

c

4

6

4

d

4

6

0

G

A

T

A

H

4

Y

C

A

II

a

Y

C

A

II

b

4

5

6

 

6

0

7

 

5

7

6

 

5

7

0

C

D

Y

a

C

D

Y

b

4

4

2

4

3

8

38

to

67

 

??

Proposed Descendants of Richard Nichols Living in Ipswich, Massachusetts, by 1638

14800

Richard Nichols/

b. bef. 1618, British Isles,

d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts

 R1b

13

24

15

10

11

15

12

12

12

13

13

29

17

 9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

14

16

17

18

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

18

 

 

22

 

 

17

 

 

14

 

 

18

 

 

17

 

 

37

 

 

38

 

 

12

 

 

12

58455

Richard Nichols/

b. bef 1618, British Isles,

d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts

 R1b

13

24

15

10

11

15

12

12

12

13

13

29

17

 9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

14

16

17

18

 

 

11

 

 

11

 

 

18

 

 

22

 

 

17

 

 

15

 

 

18

 

 

17

 

 

37

 

 

38

 

 

12

 

 

12

13893

Joseph Nichols/

m. 1730, Framingham, Massachusetts

 R1b

13

24

16

10

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

17

 9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

16

17

18

 

11

 

11

 

18

 

22

 

17

 

14

 

17

 

17

 

38

 

38

 

12

 

12

13894

Samuel Nichols/

m. 1767, Cape Elizabeth, Maine

 R1b

13

24

15

10

11

14

12

12

12

13

13

29

17

 9

10

11

11

25

15

19

30

15

16

17

18

 

11

 

11

 

18

 

22

 

17

 

14

 

18

 

17

 

37

 

39

 

12

 

12

35376

Samuel Nichols/

b. 1774/1782, New England (MA/NH/CT);

d. 1850, St. Chrysostome, Quebec

 R1b

13

24

15

10

11