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Nolan DNA Project
HOME Page News: The EthnoAncestry announcement on Easter 2008 defines SNP marker, S116 or rs34276300, characterized as a subgroup of R1b, which includes M222 (Northwest Irish - (R1b1c7) R1b1b2e) and S28, U152, R1b1c10 or R1b1b2h. This new subclade of R1b “has very interesting implications for the deep origins of the Irish” meaning R1b1b2e (R1b1c7) and R1b1b2h (R1b1c10) share a common ancient historical heritage. Haplogroup R1b1b2a or R1b1c1, R1b1b2b or R1b1c2, R1b1b2h1 or R1b1c3, R1b1b2c or R1b1c4, R1b1b2h2 or R1b1c5, R1b1b2d or R1b1c6, R1b1b2e or R1b1c7, R1b1b2f or R1b1c8, R1b1b2h or R1b1c10, and roughly 90% of R1b1b2 or R1b1c* share an A+ at rs34276300. Y-DNA surname testing is the newest tool available for Nolan genealogists. These tests help genealogists verify their paternal ancestry (father's father) in a quick and easy way. It saves time, prevents mistakes, and provides invaluable data that can be obtained in no other way. This Family Project is started to: 1. Help researchers on common or related families work together to find their common heritage. 2. Identify the DNA of the ancestor families and compile them and their lost branches into distinct genetic lineages through DNA matches. Based on Y-DNA analysis of the Nolan DNA results Lineage III - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O'Nolan appears to be the original lineage of descent from Nualan or Nuallain of Eocha Fionn Fohart, the brother of Conn Céad Cathach (Conn Cead-Catha) or Conn of the Hundred Battles. Eocha Fionn Fohart was ancestor of Carlow Clan (O'Nowlan) O'Nolan. Unless, of course, another Carlow Nolan lineage emerges through future Y-DNA testing and the results prove a closer genetic match to the Northwest Irish (Niall of the Nine Hostages) R1b1c7 haplotype. Nolan Lineage III matches the Northwest Irish (Niall of the Nine Hostages) 25-marker haplotype exactly to the 22nd marker mismatching at DYS #464b and 464c making the mismatch two points among the 25-markers compared. A key difference in Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan and Lineage III O'Nolan - Barony of Forth lies at DYS #447, and all Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan has DYS #447 = 26 while Lineage III O'Nolan - Barony of Forth has DYS #447 = 25. The Northwest Irish (Niall of the Nine Hostages) DYS #447 at 25 suggests that the Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan DYS #447 at 26 value is a mutation from the DYS #447 at 25. Based on the 20-marker comparison between R1b1c7, Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan, and Lineage III O'Nolan - Barony of Forth the DYS #447 = 25 result for Lineage III Carlow Clan O‘Nolan - Barony of Forth stands out as the key difference in Carlow Clan O‘Nolan. O'Nolan: The History of a People, 1. "The original patrimony of the O'Nolans was centred in the barony of Forth in the County of Carlow, which is so called in Grace's Annals and other Anglo - Irish records. There are townlands of Ballynolan in the barony of Idrone West, in the County of Carlow, in the barony of Cranagh in the County of Kilkenny and in the barony of Kenry in the County of Limerick. There is a townland of Ballynowlan near Stradbally, barony of Maryborough East in the Queen's County, and a considerable territory embracing, among others, the townlands of Clooaddyonoran, Kylbry, Tlyawer, Clonegowne, Clowlenemone, Clonenagh, Ballyfin, Cloughclone and Clonanne in the barony of Maryborough West in the Queen's County, which is defined in the Fiants of James I as "parcel of the Lordship of Farren O'Nolan". From these it is evident that the influence and ramifications of the O'Nolans extended far beyond the confines of the parent barony of Forth O'Nolan." The most populous 12-marker haplotype in the Irish Heritage DNA Project equals that of Lineage III - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O'Nolan, and it is probably the resultant 12-marker Y-DNA signature of Conn Cead-Catha or Conn of the Hundred Battles.
Top nine unique Haplotypes in the Irish Heritage DNA Project database and their region within Ireland. Nolan Y-DNA cannot yet place R1b1c7 or R1b1c10 (R1b1b2h) into a specific wave of Celtic migration as shown below by the myriad of Irish migration myths. Hence, we have two mythological origins for the Corca Loigde: Érainn or Goídel. Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O’Nolan: Connaught is of the Corca Laoidhe and that places it within the Érainn or Goidel, but pinpointing an arrival date prior to 2,500 years ago is not possible at this point. The Érainn (Fir Bolg) invaded Ireland long before the Goídel (Gaedil) or Milesians, however, it has become obvious that the differing redactions of the Milesian Legends and its use of double episodes based upon the Lebor Gabala Erren refer to the same migration of the Celtic people into Ireland: Érainn (Fir Bolg) and Goídel (Gaedil) or Milesians. Ancestral Quest: Celtic Invasions of Ireland “These tribes, more frequently called the Firbolgs, were, according to historian J. Rhys (1890), a seafaring people who wore breeches, wielded improved weapons and traced their origins to the goddess Bolg. Norman Mongan, in his well-researched book, Menapia Quest (1995), traces their origin to the Menappi, a confederation of Belgae Celts from north Gaul and the area now known as Belgium. Among the several tribes he identifies, were the Dal Riada of west Antrim and the Dal Fiatach of east Ulster. Both of these tribes, he believes, were granted Gaelic ancestry and thereafter identified only as Gaodhail (the last of the ancient Celtic invaders). Mongon suggests that many Firbolgs survived into early historic times as "tributary" tribes." Corroboration of the movement of the Belgae to Ireland is in the following statement of 20 April 2008 based on DYS #492 at 14 in Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O'Nolan: Connaught. Research into Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O’Nolan: Connaught also appears to corroborate the fourth division of Ireland as described by Geoffrey Keating in the History of Ireland illustrated at Ireland's History in Maps. And Y-Search participant, DF7SK, Corsi from Spain, R1b1b2h, at DYS #385a and 385b at 11 and 19 and DYS #492 at 14 corresponds to the migration pattern discussed in the Lebor Gabala Erren and the Milesian Legends of Ireland. O’Nolan: The History of a People by Fr. John O’Nolan and Art Kavanagh puts Carlow Clan O’Nolan in descent of the Scythian Milesian ancestry myths of the Heremonian lineage of Ireland. The Milesian Legends: The Book of the Taking of Ireland recounts an origin of descent from the Scythian King Feinius Farsaid. It is possible to conclude that Carlow Clan O'Nolan, R1b1c7, and Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O'Nolan: Connaught, R1b1c10, are both of Milesian ancestry based on rs34276300+ (S116+) results. Nolan Roots: The Tuatha De Danaan and Ugaine Mór “Early Irish annalists referred to the Ó Nualláins (the O'Nolans) as the “ancient ones of Leinster”. Oral tradition further holds that they were descendants of the Tuatha De Danaan, the mythical Tribe of Dan, who, in their early wanderings, gave their name to the “Danube” river and the country of “Denmark”, reaching ancient Ireland sometime before the 4th century BC when Ugaine Mór, a High King of Ireland and, according to early genealogies, an ancestor of the Ó Nualláins, lived. According to historical writings and recent archeological discoveries, the homeland of the Tuatha De Danaan was Scythia, a vast region extending northwards from the Black Sea and covering most of the Ukraine. Modern-day archaeology further states that the Scythians had a thriving agricultural economy supplying wheat to the Greek empire in exchange for wine and other goods. They were the first to domesticate the horse and perhaps even the first to use the horse in warfare. Already in the pre-Christian era, Scythian archers on horseback played a major role in military campaigns and were known throughout the Greek empire which extended into the Black Sea and all around the Mediterranean Sea. The Scythians were renowned for their metallurgical skills, creating exquisite pieces of gold jewelry, tableware and even gold ornaments for their horses. Based upon the foregoing, it is believed that the ancestors of the Nolans reached Ireland by a process of gradual seaward migration through the Black Sea, through the Mediterranean Sea and then finally into the Atlantic Ocean to Spain and Ireland. This is consistent with more recent archeological discoveries which suggest that the influx of Celtic peoples into Ireland was mainly through sea routes as opposed to land routes through Europe. Strong support for this theory is found in the simple fact that the Celtic dialects of Ireland are known to be older than those of Britain and Europe. Seaward migration would also be consistent with what is known about Ugaine Mór, the believed 4th century BC ancestor of the Nolans and contemporary of Alexander the Great, who ventured out by sea as far as the Mediterranean Sea, landing his forces in Africa and, from there, attacking Sicily then under Greek control.” Celtic Ireland - The Myths of Time "Prior to the arrival of sons of King Milesius the mythological tribes in Ireland were said to include the the Fomorians (Fomhóire), the Partholonians, the Nemedians, the Fir Bolgs and the Tuatha de Danann. Stories of these people are among the more prominent among the pre-historical accounts of ancient Hibernia (Eire, Ireland).” "The Érainn (earlier Euerni or Iverni) have also been referred to as the Menapii, Bolgi, Builg, Belgae and Firbolgs by certain annalists and historians. The early annalists tell us that Firbolg people survived as distinct tribes well into early historical times. In southern Ireland they may have descended as the Corca Loigde, and other early tribes of Munster, as well as the Osraighe (who are also given a Laigin origin). In east Ulster, they were said to descend as the tribes of the Dál Riata and the Dál Fiatach (aka Ulaid). In Connacht the tribes of the Ui Maine and the Conmaicne are often claimed as their ancestors.” "The Goídel (Gael or Féni) or Milesians, sons of King Milesius, are said to have come from either northern Spain or southern France to the island of Ireland. Of the Milesians, who invaded the Tuatha De Danann lands, hEber and hEremon divided the land between them - hEremon getting the Northern half of the island, and hEber the Southern. The Northeastern corner was accorded to the children of their lost brother, Ir, and the Southwestern corner to their cousin Lughaid, the son of Ith (see Map above). Of the Goídel are said to include the various tribes of the Connachta (Northwest, West and Midland) and the Eoghanact (Southwest).” Niall of the Nine Hostages, R1b1c7, Matches: N-1, N-6, N-11, N-16, N-21, N-22, N-26, and N-36*. *Nolan Y-DNA test results indicating a match with Niall of the Nine Hostages and the Ui Neill are indicative of these septs having an ancient (MRCA) most recent common ancestor: Cobhtach, Caol mBreagh, eldest son of Ugaine Mor, 66th. Milesian Monarch of Ireland. O'Nolan: The History of a People, 2. "By right of their descent from Cobhtach, Caol mBreagh, eldest son of Ugaine Mor, 66th. Milesian Monarch of Ireland, A. M. 4567, the O'Nolan's are the senior Sept of the Heremonian line in Leinster. The O'Neils and O'Donnels of the North and the O'Connors of the West trace their genealogical line to Cobhtach, but all Leinster septs, O'Nolan excepted, derive their descent from Laeghaire Lorc, second son of Ugaine Mor." R1b1c7 or the Northwest Irish Haplogroup represents twenty percent of R1b in Ireland, and its origin is at least 3,400 years old giving it an approximate age of forty-six percent of R1b. Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O'Nolan: Connaught, rs34276300+ (S116+) and (R1b1c10) R1b1b2h*, according to the following is a pre-Milesian Corca Luighe (Corca Laoidhe or Corca Loigde) sept; however, any speculation as to Irish arrival prior to the Iron Age is unproven. "The Corca Luighe were a pre-Milesian race and the name Luighe was common among their early chiefs. One of those, Lughaidh Mac Con was Monarch of Ireland. According to the Book of Ballymote, Corca Luighe extended from Beann Finn westward to Tragumina and Lough Ine and from Beal Atha Buidhe to Tragh Claen at the rock. Each tuath of Corca Luighe was governed by a taoiseach and beneath him were the hereditary leaders. Tuatha O Fitcheallaigh and O Dunghalaigh merged in Clonakilty. O'Fehilly and O'Dunlea were the taoiseacha. Oglaigh or Leaders are represented by names which still survive, i.e. Duggan, Keady, Eady, Anglin, Kennedy, Cagney, Hennessy, Leary, Dineen, Cronin, Hayes or O'Hea, Murray, Dulea, Coffey, Cowhig, Cullinane, Downey, Lahiffe, Shinnick, Deady and Muintir Oh Illigh or Hill. The O'Driscolls were the ruling race." R1b1c10 (R1b1b2h*) U152+ or S28+ “appeared sometime during the LGM and was located in the … [Central Italian Refugium*]. After the retreat of the ice, S28+ individuals traveled north to Germany via the Danube and into Poland.” R1b1c10 “is 89% of the age of R1b. The actual age estimate is 6541 years. In my opinion this is an underestimate and it probably approximates the age of the end of the last ice age” or 10,000-12,000 years, however, the classification of R1b1c3 (M126) and R1b1c5 (M160) within R1b1c10 (S28) may certainly alter the age estimate of R1b1c10 further back in time. * Evidence presented at Origins of the Irish and Scottish: Corca Luighe (Corca Laoidhe) and Dál Riada (Dál Riata) - R1b1b2h* (R1b1c10) - DYS #385a and 385b at 11 and 17: A Corca Luighe (Corca Laoidhe) Ossory (Osraighe) and Dál Riada (Dál Riata) Uladh Haplotype in Co. Donegal, Ulster, Ireland, 1600s is suggestive of an origin from the Central Italian Refugium, however, the Franco - Cantabrian Refugium and the Balkans Refugium cannot be discounted. The age estimate for R1b1b2h (R1b1c10) is from R1b1c10 aka S28 by John McEwan. Other age estimates for R1b1b2h are 3,080-4,500 years or 103-150 generations to the most recent common ancestor, which is not necessarily the age of the mutation for U152+ (R1b1b2a2g) only the estimated age to the most recent common ancestor. Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype (WAMH) Matches: N-8. FTDNA: 2008 Deep Clade Haplogroup Tree R1b Haplogroup Subclades Defined by SNP Mutations Most individuals of Haplogroup R1b will be R1b1 and most individuals of Haplogroup R1b1 will be R1b1b2. R1b1b2 is by far the most common subclade of R1b1 due to the fact that it encompasses such a large percentage of western European males. Thus, the search continues to define subclades of R1b1b2. International Society of Genetic Genealogy: Y-DNA Haplogroup Tree 2008 Y-DNA Haplogroup R and its Subclades - 2008 R M207/UTY2, M306/S1, P224,
P227, P229, P232, P280, P285, S4, S8, S9 Y-DNA Haplogroup I Modal Haplotypes — with Markers in FTDNA Order. Haplogroup I is the second most common haplogroup in Western Europe after R1b. The I haplogroup has broad distribution throughout Europe. This "Viking" haplogroup has a strong geographic concentration in northwestern Europe, however, some experts consider R1a as the only true Viking haplogroup. "Y-Haplogroup I1b2/I1b1b (M26) is a sub-clade of the umbrella Y-Haplogroup I1b/I1b1 (P37.2). I1b2/I1b1b (M26) is believed to have wintered the LGM on the Iberian penninsula and is descended from Western Europes Paleolithic people. I1b2/I1b1b (M26) is noteworthy in the fact it's greatest rate of frequency occurs on the Mediterranean Island of Sardinia (40% of the male population)." "I1b2/I1b1b (M26) is found in order of frequency; Sardinia, Basque Country, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland), Portugal, and Sweden." Haplogroup G is relatively uncommon in European populations with a range of 2.5%. It originated in Central Asia, and then spread to the Middle East and Europe during the Neolithic period. Distribution of Haplogroup G2 from Northern China to Pakistan and northwest India to Spain mirrors the spread of the Scythians, Sarmatians, and the Alans. Haplogroup G2 reaches its highest concentration in the Caucasian Russian Republic of North Ossetia-Alania. Haplogroup E3b was common among the Neolithic farmers from the Middle East who first brought agriculture into Europe about 9,000 years ago. Haplogroup R1a1 defined by M17 has links to the Kurgan culture as described in the Kurgan Hypothesis. It is present in Slavic populations and in central and western Asia, India, but is rare in most countries of Western Europe. R1a1 expanded from the Dniepr-Don Valley, between 13,000 and 7,600 years ago. It shows linkage to the reindeer hunters of the Ahrensburg culture that started from the Dniepr valley in Ukraine and reached Scandinavia 12,000 years ago. R1a1 migration from the Ukrainian LGM refuge magnified the expansion of the Kurgan culture into Europe and eastward. R1a1 is most prevalent in Poland, Russia, Ukraine, and Hungary. It is also present in Pakistan, India, and central Asia. Nolan DNA Contact and Family History Information: N-1 (Lineage III. - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O’Nolan). Family history not available.
N-2. The family of N-2 is probably descended from the Ozment (Osmond) surname through the Famille de Nollent of France. N-2 matched 33 of 37 markers with the Ozment (Osmond) surname meaning that they are probably related. There are many explanations for this result with the most common answer being a second marriage for Marguerite Osmond and her child from a previous relationship using the name Nolan. The following marriage of Marguerite Osmond to Richard de Nollent falls within the (MRCA) Most Recent Common Ancestor estimate: 2006 minus 1538 equals 468 years. This is most likely the relationship connection between the Nolan (Nollent) and Ozment (Osmond) families that bind these two surnames together. Richard de Nollent, seigneur de Saint-Cyr, de Chanday et de Mélicourt, fils de Gilles de Nollent et de Jeanne de Melicourt. x 10-8-1538 Marguerite Osmond. Child: Richard de Nollent. Richard de Nollent (+1517) seigneur de Saint-Cyr, de Chanday et de Mélicourt, fils de Richard de Nollent et de Marguerite Osmond x 9-10-1566 Hélène de Lisle. Children: Richard de Nollent, seigneur de Sainr Cyr. Françoise de Nollent x Philippe Le Sens, seigneur de Morsant. Pierre de Nollent, seigneur de Chanday. Jean de Nollent. Marguerite de Nollent x 11-3-1613 Pierre de Barre, seigneur des Authieux. François de Nollent (+ 1619). N-3 (Lineage II. - Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O‘Nolan: Connaught). John Alexander Nolen, brother to Lewis Riley Nolen, James Green Nolen, Ferdinand A. (Howard) Nolen, and William A. Nolen, is the first great grandfather of N-3. Hardin Nolen of Lauderdale Co. AL who married Cynthia Vickers on 15 May 1845 is the second great grandfather of N-3. N-3 matches N-4 in 23 of 25-markers with a genetic distance of two. This result is conclusive in determining a 99% probability of a common ancestor within a genealogical time period. The paper trail (genealogical documentation) for N-3 and N-4 has also been conclusive in determining their most recent common ancestor (MRCA) Hardin Nolen of Lauderdale Co. Alabama who married Cynthia Vickers on 15 May 1845.
N-4 & N-30 (Lineage II. - Offaly - Kilkenny Clan O‘Nolan: Connaught). John Alexander Nolen, brother to Lewis Riley Nolen, James Green Nolen, Ferdinand A. (Howard) Nolen, and William A. Nolen, is the first great grandfather of N-3. Hardin Nolen of Lauderdale Co. AL who married Cynthia Vickers on 15 May 1845 is the second great grandfather of N-3. Hardin Nolen of Lauderdale Co. AL who married Cynthia Vickers on 15 May 1845 is the third great grandfather of N-4 and N-30. N-3 matches N-4 in 23 of 25-markers with a genetic distance of two. This result is conclusive in determining a 99% probability of a common ancestor within a genealogical time period. The paper trail (genealogical documentation) for N-3 and N-4 has also been conclusive in determining their most recent common ancestor (MRCA) Hardin Nolen of Lauderdale Co. Alabama who married Cynthia Vickers on 15 May 1845. N-4 and N-30 are brothers of the same mother and father, but mutations at DYS #389-2 and 464c for N-4 with a genetic distance of two at the 25-marker level compared to N-30 leaves N-30 with a more precise genetic match with N-3 and 9ZZVM - Windham at the 25-marker level than with N-4.
N-5 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). Bryan Ward Nowlin II. born 8 October 1768 married Elizabeth Townsend.
N-6 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). John Nowlan born 1550-1570 in Shangarry, Carlow Co. Ireland married about 1565-95. Daniel Nowlan born Ireland married Anastase O'Brien. Patrick Nowlan born Ireland dying circa 1670. John Nowlan born Ireland. James Nowlan-Nowlin born Ireland (came to America circa 1700) married Catherine Ward dying circa 1749 Goochland Co. VA. James Nowlin II. born 13 November 1715 married Martha Collins 1738. Bryan Ward Nowlin born circa 1740 married Lucy Wade. Bryan Ward Nowlin II. born 8 October 1768 married Elizabeth Townsend.
N-7 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). William Nolen born circa 1790 North Carolina dying after 1870 Lamar Co. Alabama married Anne Guyton. George W. Nolen born AL 19 August 1838 married Elizabeth Hill. Grover C. Nolen born AL 15 October 1884 married Francis M. Dodds. The surname of William Nolen may have been Noland before arriving in Marion Co. Alabama before 1825. He also had a brother, Lemuel, born about 1792 in North Carolina who did not come to Alabama until around 1850.
N-8. N-8 and N-13 may prove a descendancy from Co. Tipperary, Ireland and connect to the Pierce Nowland (Noland) line of O'Nolan's that began traveling to the New World around the mid 17th century.
N-9. James Nolen born 1775 married Sarah H. born 1794. Thomas A. Nolen born 1826 died 1880 married Susannah Ball born 1827 died 1880. Rosemond Doyal Nolen born 1859 died 1936 married Elda Fleming born 1861 died 1911. Marcus Lloyd Nolen born 1895 died 1944 married Claudia Pearl Parker born 1899 died 1943. George Howell Nolen born 1928 married Carolyne Lou Tillman born 1931.
N-10. Test kit not returned. N-11 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). N-11, "can trace his ancestry with great precision and reliability to John Nowlin (1770-1851), buried in Patrick Co. Virginia. We believe (but cannot document with sufficient reliability to be sure) that his father was James Nowlin, who lived in Pittsylvania County and that his grandmother had lived in Buckingham County. We believe we are descended from James Nowlan (one of three brothers who landed in Jamestown in the year 1700 as indentured servants). We believe that their father had sided with the losing side in the rising against William and Mary in the late 1680s, and so lost their land—so the sons had to indenture themselves to pay their passage to North America." “My branch of the Nolen family has lived in Southwest Virginia (in the Patrick and Floyd County area since about the 1780s). We can trace our ancestry with absolute precision to John Nowlin (born approx 1770-died 1855), who was the son of one of the first settlers of Patrick County. As a young boy, he settled in the Charity/Elamsville area of Patrick County (on the eastern slope of the Blue Ridge), and married Mary Thomas (of Welsh descent). He is buried on Poplar Camp Creek, in a beautiful spot in a patch of woods with the Blue Ridge escarpment rising to the northwest."
N-12. John Noland born 1830-40? AL married Ellen Tigner 1850’s in MS. George Noland born 1860 Greenville? MS married Elizabeth Johns 1888 in FL. Bryan (George Bryan) Noland born 1900 FT. Ogden, FL married Alice LePage 1925 MI. George Bryan Noland born 1926 FT. Ogden, FL married Mildred Filipp 1952 Detroit MI.
N-13. James J. Nolan is born in Co. Mayo, Ireland (1810) and wife Bridgette (born 1818) have daughter Kate born 1852 in Ireland emigrating to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where son John Nolan is born 1853, daughter Maggie in 1857, and son James 1859. John Nolan weds Margaret Dalton having James Patrick Joseph Nolan in 1879, Mary J. in 1885, Eleanor A. in 1889, Elizabeth M. in 1891, and John Joseph in 1893. James weds Anna Fogarty having Richard Nolan (9/18/18) and John Joseph Nolan (2/13/21). Richard Nolan weds Nancy Billbrough having children Gregory, Helene, Chistine, John, Francis, Kevin, and Thomas. Dr. John J. Nolan weds Marie Rita (Mary Jane) Donnelly having son David Brian Nolan (1/1/1951). David B. Nolan Sr. weds Cheryl Cottle having sons, John Joseph Nolan, David Brian Nolan, Jr. and Christopher Dalton Nolan.
N-14. Haplogroup G - Earliest known ancestor listed as Portugal. Thomas Francis Nolan born about 1853 came from Portugal. Family legend is that he was a stow-away who changed his name upon arrival in New England: Boston, Massachusetts. From that information, we can assume this Haplogroup G family of Nolan’s are not indigenous to Ireland or the Nolan surname.
N-15. Michael Nolan, born circa 1807 Ireland married Mary McGoldrick. Michael J. Nolan born 1848 Macomb Co. MI died 1920 married Catherine Ryan. Edward C. Nolan born 1885 Oakland Co. MI died 1959 married Mary Edna Ronan. James V. Nolan born 1922 Wayne Co. MI died 1988 married Anastasia.
N-16 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). Earliest known ancestor is James D. Nowlin born before 1800 in SC or Ireland (probably SC). Probable ancestor: James Nolin born on James River in VA, 1756. He moved to Fairfield District SC when very young and served in the Revolutionary War moving to TN about 1810.
N-17. Family history not available.
N-18 (Carlow Clan O’Nolan Branch #3). Earliest known ancestor is James Nowland born circa 1760 Co. Carlow. James Nowland married Mary Clowry (née Shortall) in 1793. Peter Nowland born circa 1796 emigrated to New Brusnwick (NB) Canada in 1818 married Modeste Jaillet in 1828 in Richibucto, NB. William Nowlan born 1837 Buctouche, NB married Madeleine Landry in 1864 Buctouche, NB. Alexander Nowlan born 1876 Buctouche, NB married Marie-Blanche Melanson in 1915 Buctouche, NB. Albert Nowlan. Roger Nowlan. Michael Nowlan.
N-19. Female mtDNA participant - Country of Origin: United Kingdom.
N-20. Only known ancestor is Jacob A. Nolan who died 10 May 2005. F. Jacob Adam Nolan born 1/27/1943 died 5/10/2005.
N-21 (Lineage III. - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O’Nolan). Daniel Nolan believed to have been a plumber who worked on the Merrimack River Dam project MA married Catherine Devereaux. Mary Nolan married Patrick Dempsey moving back to Ireland.
Daniel Patrick Nolan died 1897 Lawrence MA married Ellen Matteson born Scotland died Lawrence MA. Daniel Nolan died early in childhood Lawrence MA. George Patrick Nolan died early in childhood Lawrence MA. Daniel Winslow Nolan born about 1873 Lawrence MA dying about 1927 married Henrietta Whipple. John Thomas Nolan born about 1871 Lawrence MA dying 1946 Lawrence MA married Elizabeth V. Barry born about 1884 in Scotland dying 1971 Lawrence MA. Marion Francis Nolan (1907-1971) married George Emmott (1908-1992). Alice E. Nolan born 1908 died early in childhood North Andover, MA. Daniel John Nolan (1916-1962) married Theresa Lavin in Lawrence MA. George David Nolan (1918-1962) North Andover, MA.
N-22 (Lineage I. - Shangarry, Carlow Clan O'Nolan). Family history not available.
N-23. Family history not available.
N-24. Earliest known ancestor is Joseph Archibald Nolan.
N-25. N-25 is probably descended from the Long surname having an exact 29-marker match at the Long DNA Surname Project. N-25 might genetically tie into the John Long/Ann Herrington line of Queen Anne's Co. Maryland in Ireland, Ohio, or Kentucky. Thomas Nolan born circa 1820 Ireland died circa 1879 married 9/4/1844 Creggs Parish, Roscommon, Ireland to Bridget White born Co. Sligo circa 1820 married dying April 1880. Patrick born circa 1846 Co. Roscommon, Ireland died 7/10/1903 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH. Malachi born circa 1848 in Ireland. Helen (aka: Ellen) born 10/23/1855 in Covington, Kenton Co. KY dying 1/30/1880 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH. Robert Charles born 8/28/1857 in KY dying 2/22/1936 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH married 4/25/1879 in Kenton Co. KY to Sarah Martine born 1/29/1860 in Kenton Co. KY dying 11/15/1951 in Cincinnati, OH. William T. born 5/23/1879 in Covington, Kenton Co. KY died 5/4/1963 in Cincinnati, OH. Walter Harold born 3/20/1881 in Cincinnati, OH died 8/17/1951 in Cincinnati, OH married circa 1906 to Clara English born 1/10/1884 in OH died 3/8/1948 in Dayton, OH. Viola born 3/7/1907 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH dying 2/23/1993 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH. Ruth born 3/2/1912 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH dying 2/17/1994 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH. Howard W. born 10/16/1920 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH dying 2/22/1984 in Newport, Campbell Co. KY married 6/21/1941 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co. OH to Eva M. Gemmer born 3/3/1923 in Newport, Campbell Co. KY. Patrick H. born 8/3/1943 in Dayton, OH. Judith E. born 11/10/1946 in Dayton, Campbell Co. KY. Michael A. born 12/19/1948 in Covington, Kenton Co. KY. Kathleen M. born 1/15/1950 in FT. Thomas, Campbell Co. KY. Timothy L. born 7/29/1959 in FT. Thomas, Campbell Co. KY. Lisa M. born 3/2/1961 in FT. Thomas, Campbell Co. KY. A marriage of Thomas Nolan and Bridget White took place on 4 September 1844 and was witnessed by James Colles and Elizabeth Mulligan in the RC (i.e. Roscommon) parish of Creggs. Father Egan officiated at the marriage. They brought two sons to America, Patrick & Malachi, who were born in Roscommon per the U. S. Census.
N-26 (Lineage III. - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O’Nolan). Patrick Pierce Nolen born Ireland 1802 married Mary Devers 1860 Tippah Co. MS died 1898 Crockett Co. TN. William Neal Nolen born 1866 Hardeman Co. TN married Cordelia Laman 1894 Crockett Co. TN died 1941 Crockett Co. TN. Jesse Pierce Nolen born 1895 Crockett Co. TN married Maude Worrell 1919 Crockett Co. TN died 1960 Crockett Co. TN. Bobby Nolen born 1931 Crockett Co. TN married Patricia Williams 1958 Crockett Co. TN. Danny Nolen born 1959 Alamo, Crockett Co. TN married Kimberly Norman 1989 Jackson, Madison Co. TN. “I can get my Nolen line back to Patrick Pierce Nolen, born in Ireland on St. Patrick's Day, 1802, died 1898 in Crockett County, Tennessee. Family legend is that he had an adventure-filled, interesting life. The first record I can find of him in America is in 1860 when he married a much younger woman in Tippah County, Mississippi, where he was working on construction of a railroad. Patrick Pierce and this woman (Mary Devers) were my great-great grandparents.”
N-27 - Haplogroup G2. N-27 has set up a separate Family History Database for this lineage. If interested in participating contact N-27 by clicking the word Contact below to record data to this family database. Absolom Nolen born circa 1780 Barnwell District South Carolina died after 1820 MS. William C. Nolen born 24 October 1807 Barnwell District SC dying 11 June 1888 Stevens Co. TX. Doctor Franklin Nolen born 20 November 1856 Claiborne Parish LA dying 22 October 1933 Tom Green Co. TX. William Franklin Nolen Nolen born 19 February 1886 Stephens Co. TX dying 9 July 1954 Dallas, TX. William Franklin Nolen Jr. born 25 December 1925 in Dallas, TX. Patrick Franklin Nolen, born 16 November 1954 in Valdosta, GA.
*N-28. John James Nolan born Co. Limerick, Ireland married Jane Agnes Donovan 29 June 1868 Delaware Co. PA. Michael Joseph Nolan born 19 July 1872 married Catherine Alice Dillon 21 September 1899 Kellyville (now Drexel Hill) Delaware Co. PA. Catherine Anne Nolan born 25 November 1919 married Oscar Burl Roark 21 September 1940 Norwood, Delaware Co. PA. Michael Burton Roark born 28 January 1942 Darby, Delaware Co. PA.
* The Y-DNA sample of participant N-28 is not useful for the Nolan Y-DNA Surname project. The father of N-28 is of Roark heritage. Though, the mother of N-28 appears to be of Nolan descent. N-29 (Lineage III. - Barony of Forth, Carlow Clan O’Nolan). Earliest known ancestor: Mark Nowlen (at one time may have been spelled Knowlen) born September 23, 1861, Forestburg, Texas died February 16, 1931, Sunnyside, Washington. Mother was Julia Box, father unknown but may have been born in either Arkansas or Ireland according to census records. N-31. Family history not available. N-32. Family history not available. N-33. Female mtDNA participant - Country of Origin:.
N-34. I am aware of the Irish background of my Nowling family. My grandfather, Matthew Nowling, had a brother named Henry Nowling. Henry had story telling talents. He regaled the young folks with stories of Ireland, especially the "little green men with funny hats and pointed shoes". I have Patrick Frederick Nowland/ Nowlen/ Noling/ Noullen in Pike Co. Alabama 1825-1830. He had three sons born in Pike Co. between those years, as proved by Civil War military records. Census records place his birth as Virginia 1789. His five sons, in 1880 and the following years, listed the birth of their father as Virginia, South Carolina, and North Carolina. The male given names of Henry, Phillip and Peter were common among his descendants. The Henry, referred to as the story teller, frequently said he was the fourth successive generation to bear the name of Henry. My father, named Henry and his nephew, would make five. It is my opinion that my Nowling family of West Florida descends from one of the well known brothers of the famous Loudoun Co. Virginia Noland family. Most probable is the brother named Paul, of which little can be proved by records. N-35. N-35 has a 12-marker exact match with the Kavanaugh surname, which suggests the family of N-35 has genetic markers of the Kavanaugh Clan. The Kavanaugh's and Nolan's of Leinster interacted for centuries. Donel Reagh Mac-Morrogh Kavanagh, Lord of Ferus, Co. Wexford may have an important role in the family lineage of N-35. Patrick? Nolan born Ireland, wife unknown. John Nowlan born circa 1810 Co. Wexford, Ireland married Mary Lannen New Ross, Co. Wexford; immigrated to Indiana 1850. Patrick Thomas Nolan born New Ross, Co. Wexford, 5 March 1843 married Rose Ann Hand. Lawrence Joseph Nolen born Daviess Co. Indiana 16 October 1876 married Mary Estelle Holland. Francis Clinton Nolen born 10 July 1914 Daviess Co. Indiana married Anna Maude Benham. Michael Eugene Nolen born 7 April 1938 Vanderburgh Co. Indiana married H. Elaine O'Dell. N-36 Grandfather: Harvey Nowlin - had sons, Earl, Virgil, Henry, and daughter, Ida Mae. Harvey Nowlin married Elizabeth (Swaford)? dying late 1950s in Belfry Kentucky. Father: Earl Oliver Nowlin, died Columbus Ohio, 1984, buried in Huddy Kentucky. Brothers: Mack, Mark, and Timothy Nowlin. Sisters: Nanella Jean, Diana, and Vickey Nowlin. N-37 Family history not available. N-38? Family history not available? Haplogroup Descriptions: D D2 - This line most likely derived from the D lineage in Japan. It is completely restricted to Japan, and is a very diverse lineage within the aboriginal Japanese and in the Japanese population around Okinawa.E - This lineage originates in Africa and is restricted to African populations.E3 - This lineage is most commonly found in African populations. It is the only branch of haplogroup E which has also been found at low frequency in Europe and western Asia.E3a - Haplogroup E3a is an Africa lineage. It is currently hypothesized that this haplogroup dispersed south from northern Africa within the last 3,000 years, by the Bantu agricultural expansion. E3a is also the most common lineage among African Americans.E3b - This haplogroup is believed to have evolved in the Middle East. It expanded into the Mediterranean during the Pleistocene Neolithic expansion. It is currently distributed around the Mediterranean, southern Europe, and in north and east Africa.E3b1 - This lineage is found in eastern and northern Africa, the Near East, and Europe, and is estimated to have originated about 23,000 years ago.E3b3a - This lineage may have originated in the Near East, where it is found at higher frequency. It is also found in Ethiopia, and at lower frequencies in Northern Africa and Europe.G - This lineage may have originated in India or Pakistan, and has dispersed into central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The G2 branch of this lineage (containing the P15 mutation) is found most often in Europe and the Middle East.G2 - The G lineage may have originated in India or Pakistan, and has dispersed into central Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. The G2 branch of this lineage (containing the P15 mutation) is found most often in Europe and the Middle East.H - This haplogroup is nearly completely restricted to India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.H1 - This haplogroup is nearly completely restricted to India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan.I Haplogroup - I dates to 23,000 years ago or longer. Lineages not in branches I1a, I1b or I1c are found distributed at low frequency throughout Europe.I1a - The I1a lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in northwest Europe and has since spread down into Central and Eastern Europe, where it is found at low frequencies.I1b - The Balkan countries likely harbored this subgroup of I during the Last Glacial Maximum. Today, this branch is found distributed in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and extends further east with Slavic-speaking populations.J2 - This lineage originated in the northern portion of the Fertile Crescent where it later spread throughout central Asia, the Mediterranean, and south into India. As with other populations with Mediterranean ancestry this lineage is found within Jewish populations.K2 - The K2 lineage is an old lineage presently found only at low frequencies in Africa, Asia, and in the Middle East. This specific line is found at low frequency in southern Europe, Northern Africa, and the Middle East.M - This lineage is completely confined to the South Pacific. It most probably originated in Melanesia, and then spread into Indonesia, Micronesia, and New Guinea.N - This haplogroup is distributed throughout Northern Eurasia. It is the most common Y-chromosome type in Uralic speakers (Finns and Native Siberian). This lineage most likely originated in northern China or Mongolia and then spread into Siberia where it became a very common line in western Siberia.O - This lineage dates to about 35,000 years ago when it evolved in Central or East Asia. Over 80% of today's East Asian population is haplogroup O, and this lineage is nearly completely restricted to East Asian populations.O2 - Haplogroup O2 has two primary lines, the 465 line and the M95 line. Both lines are found in Asia. The 465 line is at high frequency in Japanese and Korean populations and at low frequency in east Asia. The M95 line is found in Southeast Asian populations (Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia, and southern China).Q - The Q lineage is the lineage that links Asia and the Americas. This lineage is found in North and Central Asian populations as well as native Americans. This lineage is believed to have originated in Central Asia and migrated through the Altai / Baikal region of northern Eurasia into the Americas.R1 - The undifferentiated R1 lineage is quite rare. It is found only at very low frequencies in Europe, Central Asia, and South Asia. This lineage possibly originated in Europe and then migrated east into Asia.R1a - The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. This lineage is thought to descend from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse circa 3000 B.C.E. (Before Common Era). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Europe.R1b - Haplogroup R1b is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype.R1b1 - Haplogroup R1b1 is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype.R1b1c - Haplogroup R1b1c is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. This lineage is also the haplogroup containing the Atlantic modal haplotype.R1b1c6 - Haplogroup R1b1c is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. Its branch R1b1c6 is found primarily in the British Isles, but can also be found at lower frequencies around Western Europe.R1b1c7 - Haplogroup R1b1c is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. Its branch R1b1c7 is primarily found in Northern Ireland, and contains the Niall Modal Haplotype.Useful Links: World Families Network Forums Most Recent Common Ancestor Calculator
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