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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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                                   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 (John2, Richard3, John4) /

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 (John2, Richard3, John4) /

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 (John2, Richard3, Richard4) /

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 (John2, Samuel3) /

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