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Do you have Chamberlain DNA on Chromosome 9?
The Chamberlain Story has traced a piece of DNA on chromosome 9 back to one of the parents of Thomas, Edmond and William Chamberlain. These three brothers immigrated to America in the 1600s. My results (DC) on 23&me show that I share this piece of DNA with my uncle RC and six distant relatives TC, CS, DB, MS, CB and DP.
The eight individuals initialed above share part of chromosome 9. When two or more share an identical chromosome segment, they inherited it from a common ancestor. The three Chamberlain brothers of Middlesex County Massachusetts shared this same DNA in the 1600s. Apparently, all three brothers inherited this DNA from one of their parents. Genealogical information has confirmed that DB is a descendant of Thomas, CS of Edmond, and DC and RC are descendants of William.
23&me Advanced DNA Comparisons
The following diagrams from 23&me- Family & Friends- Advanced DNA Comparisons show that six individuals share a common ancestor. That ancestor is one of the parents of Thomas, Edmond and William Chamberlain. None of these six share any other DNA and therefore all are very distant relatives from one another, (6th to 12th cousins).
Figure 1. DC a descendant of William Chamberlain shares DNA from this part of Chromosome 9 with CS, DB, MS, CB and DP
Figure 2. CS, a descendant of Edmond Chamberlain, shares DNA from this part of Chromosome 9 with DC, DB, MS, CB and DP
Figure 3. DB, a descendant of Thomas Chamberlain, shares DNA from this part of Chromosome 9 with DC, CS, MS, CB and DP
Figure 4. compares DC (purple) and my uncle RC (red), where our DNA matches with TC. RC is my father’s brother and therefore, our matching segments on chromosomes 1 and 9 come from my paternal line.
Figure 4. TC compared to DC and RC (me and my uncle), and CS, DB and MS
TC is another distant cousin. His genealogy information is not available. However, his surname, Chamberlain, gives us a great clue.
In addition to chromosome 9, TC also shares with us DNA from chromosome 1. This shows that he has a closer genetic relationship to me (purple) and my uncle RC (red), than CS (orange), DB (blue) and MS (green).
Therefore, we know he is also a descendant of William Chamberlain.
See my full post Chapter D-2 Chromosome 9 DNA Traced to 1600s Chamberlains
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