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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. 

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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	Hg^a	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 (John^2, Richard^3, John^4) / b. bef. 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	R1b1b2- a1a*	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 (John^2, Richard^3, John^4) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	R1b1b2- a1a*	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
SMGF-1	Richard Nichols (John^2, Richard^3, Richard^4) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	R1b1b2- a1a*	13	24	15	10	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	--	19	29	15	16	17	18	11	11	18	22	17	--	--	--	--	--	--	12
A-1	Richard Nichols (John^2, Samuel^3) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	R1b1b2- a1a*	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	--	--	--	--	--	12	12
13893	Joseph Nichols/ m. 1730, Framingham, Massachusetts	R1b1b2- a1a*	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
35376	Samuel Nichols/ b. 1774/1782, New England (MA/NH/CT); d. 1850, St. Chrysostome, Quebec	R1b1b2- a1a*	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	38	12	12
13894	Samuel Nichols/ m. 1767, Cape Elizabeth, Maine	R1b1b2- a1a*	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
137332	James Nichols/ b. 1793, Columbia Co., New York	R1b1b2- a1a*	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
141951	Samuel Nichols/ m. 1794, Sedgwick, Hancock Co., Maine	R1b1b2- a1a*	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
Proposed Descendants of George Nichols, Sr. Living in South Carolina in Late 1700s
7227	George Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	24	14	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	10	19	22	16	15	17	18	39	40	12	12
7228	George Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	23	14	19	30	15	15	17	18
7229	Luke Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	24	14	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	10	19	22	16	15	17	18	39	40	12	12
7230	Luke Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	24	14	19	30	15	15	17	18
23311	Arthur Nichols/ b. ca 1807, Kershaw Dist., S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	24	14	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	10	19	22	16	15	17	18	39	40	12	12
77023	Joseph Nichols Sr./ b. ca 1760, Newberry Dist., S. Carolina	R1b1b2- a1b*	13	24	14	11	9	15	12	12	10	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	24	14	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	10	19	22	16	15	17	18	39	40	12	12
Nichols Lines Close to the Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype (WAMH)
Athey's "Super" 37-marker WAMH ("WAMH" = 12-marker "AMH")		R1b1 WAMH	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	17	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	29	15	15	17	17	11	11	19	23	16	15	18	17	37	38	12	12
Descendents of Two Diff’t Sons of Daniel Nichols, b. in North Carolina in 1768 and d. in Tennessee
14651	Daniel Nichols/ b. 1768, Virginia/North Carolina	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	13	13	13	29	16	9	9	11	11	25	15	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	11	19	23	16	15	18	16	37	38	12	12
24299	Daniel Nichols/ b. 1768, North Carolina	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	13	13	13	29	16	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	30	15	15	17	18	11	11	19	23	16	15	18	16	37	38	12	12
25/25 Match for Descendants of Thomas Nichols Who Died in Rhode Island in 1708 (common Nichols ancestor b. 1772)
23112	Thomas Nichols Sr./ b. bef 1645, Rhode Island (Wales?)	R1b1b2 WAMH	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	31	15	17	17	17	11	11	19	23	16	15	16	16	37	38	12	12	++
N- 21903	Thomas Nichols Sr./ b. abt 1635, Wales; d. 1708, Rhode Island	R1b1b2 WAMH	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	31	15	17	17	17
145503	Nathan Nichols/ b. 1748, Frederick Co., Virginia	R1b1b2 WAMH	13	24	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29	18	9	10	11	11	25	15	19	31	15	17	17	17	11	11	19	23	16	15	16	16	37	38	12	12
Unexpected Match Between Nicholls, Nickell, and Nichols Lines
35326	George Nicholls/ b. 1692, Cornwall County, England	R1b1b2	13	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	12	13	13	29	20