Nicholson Maternal Line
My father-in-law's mt-DNA belongs to haplogroup U5b2b4. He inherited this mt-DNA from his mother Elzora Rose Nicholson, who inherited it from her mother, Myrtie Ferguson, who inherited it from Elizabeth Rippey, who inherited it from Mary Jane Barnes, born in Kentucky in 1845.
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Haplogroup U appeared about 50,000 years ago, somewhere in the middle or far east, only 15,000 years after humans left Africa. It is widespread across Asia, Africa, Europe. It probably entered Europe with the very first humans about 45,000 years ago. Haplogroup U5 appeared very roughly around 30,000 years ago and today is found predominately in Europe.
Measuring the changes in U5, researchers estimate that humans with this haplogroup struggled for a long period, experiencing low population growth. Haplogroup U5b appeared between more than 27,000 years ago, possibly somewhere in central Europe.
With the last ice age, starting 25,000 years ago, growing glaciers forced humans south into enclaves in southern Europe. Human populations in Europe fell dramatically over this time. However, when ice began to retreat about 15,000 years ago, haplogroup U5 were among the first people to repopulate the continent. Eventually, large numbers of indo-European speaking peoples migrated from the east, co-existing with the native U5 Europeans, bringing new languages, culture, and technology. Today, the frequency of U5 across Europe ranges from 5% to 12%.
Today, the specific U5a2b4 subclade is found primarily in Ireland, France, and Norway.
Measuring the changes in U5, researchers estimate that humans with this haplogroup struggled for a long period, experiencing low population growth. Haplogroup U5b appeared between more than 27,000 years ago, possibly somewhere in central Europe.
With the last ice age, starting 25,000 years ago, growing glaciers forced humans south into enclaves in southern Europe. Human populations in Europe fell dramatically over this time. However, when ice began to retreat about 15,000 years ago, haplogroup U5 were among the first people to repopulate the continent. Eventually, large numbers of indo-European speaking peoples migrated from the east, co-existing with the native U5 Europeans, bringing new languages, culture, and technology. Today, the frequency of U5 across Europe ranges from 5% to 12%.
Today, the specific U5a2b4 subclade is found primarily in Ireland, France, and Norway.