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Presumed Blackwater Bennetts

(R1b-BY172987)
Michael Cooley

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Big Y Haplo Table


The following table is simply a bare summary of the results and can be copied and pasted into a spreadsheet. This is helpful for keeping track of larger projects. With the exception of those indicated by an asterisk, the novel SNPs (novel variants) can be tested at YSEQ.net for $18 each and a one-time kit fee of $6 for the first order.


 17 August 2025
KITTREEMRCATESTNOVEL VARIANTS
#MK74700BY172987James Latimer (1780-1840)Y-700FTD42813 FTD42993 FTA28875 FTD43107 FTD43153
#246825BY172987Stephen Latimer (bef1650-)Y-700FTD92700 FTD91186
#102338BY172987>BY172985James Bennett (c1679-1752)Y-700FTE33639 MF227753 FTE34176 FTE34557 FTE32956
#980200BY172987>BY172985James Bennett (c1679-1752)Y-700MF86780
#535811BY172987>BY172985Richard F Bennett (1836-1879)Y-700BY172983
#B842365BY172987>BY172985>FT200461James Littleton Bennett (c1790-c1866)Y-700FTC37598
#777583BY172987>FTC78300Hardiman Bennett (1765-1850)Y-700FTF79403 FTF76975
#157793BY172987>FTC78300Hiram Bennett (1796-1888)Y-700--
#150990BY172987>FTC78300Jacob Bennett (1763-1842)Y-700--
#1008281BY172987>FTC78300Larry Bennett (1947-2009)Y-700FTG34592 FTG32930 FTE10223
#MK70048BY172987>FTC78300Lawson Tine Bennett (1814-1899)Y-700FTG92825 FTG97467 FTG92611
#881393BY172987>FTC78300Mark Bennett (1738-1812)Y-700FTC75110 FTC78062 FTC78648 FTC83096 FTC83403
#451520BY172987>FTC78300Mark Bennett (1738-1812)Y-700FTC79001 FTC86769
#157081BY172987>FTC78300Moses Bennett (1813-1890)Y-700--
#268737BY172987>FTC78300William Bennett (1765-1838)Y-700--
#112655BY172987>FTC78300William Bennett (1765-1838)Y-700FTE33746 FTE33804 FTE34129

      * SNP cannot undergo Sanger testing




Big Y SNP Tree


A SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) occurs when there's a genetic change at a single position, for example an A mutated to a C. Each marker listed in the tree below is a SNP, and each one was manifested at the birth of a single man. This doesn't happen every generation but, if we had enough data, they'd all line up one after the other in a timeline. In other words, each of these markers is a direct representative of a specific man born at a specific time and place. For that reason, I like to say that "SNPs are people too." It's not literally true, of course, but conjures an image that is reasonably apropos.

Micro-Lesson: What is a SNP?
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Every marker above is a direct genetic representation of the first man born with that marker. However, each marker could represent three or four more men not born with a new, unique marker.

Count the number of markers upstream of any one kit. Then multiply that by four generations. I'll leave it to you detemine how many years makes a generation. This can be done for all kits descended from any one haplogroup. Average the grand total to get an average timeline for the haplogroup. The word "average" is, however, the key. The more participants, the more that number will change.



Quick Tree


This is a simplified, barebones, stripped-down SNP Tree (as above). It's called a Quick Tree merely because it can be created once new results are downloaded. It has the advantage of allowing a tested group member to easily trace their SNP lineage.


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Timeline Report for Haplogroup BY172987

FTD42813
FTD42993
FTA28875
FTD43107
FTD43153
FTD92700
FTD91186
BY172985
FTE33639
MF227753
FTE34176
FTE34557
FTE32956
BY172985
MF86780
BY172985
BY172983
BY172985
FT200461
FTC37598
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTF79403
FTF76975
FTC78300
FTC80346
--
FTC78300
FTC80346
--
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTG34592
FTG32930
FTE10223
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTG92825
FTG97467
FTG92611
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTC75110
FTC78062
FTC78648
FTC83096
FTC83403
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTC79001
FTC86769
FTC78300
FTC80346
--
FTC78300
FTC80346
--
FTC78300
FTC80346
FTE33746
FTE33804
FTE34129
#MK74700
#246825
#102338
#980200
#535811
#B842365
#777583
#157793
#150990
#1008281
#MK70048
#881393
#451520
#157081
#268737
#112655
5
2
6
2
2
3
4
3
3
5
5
7
4
3
3
5

Total SNPs: 62
Number Kits: 16
Avg SNPS per: 3.875
TMRCA: 1562 CE to 1624 CE
Median: 1593 CE



Y-111 Genetic Distance to Modal


STRs (Short Tandem Repeats) are the markers found on the results page of every FTDNA project. They're completely different from SNPs. For example, the number in the first column for the following markers, labeled DYS393, is merely the count of the number of times the sequence AGAT is repeated in the tester's cells. More about the markers can be found on the Wikipedia page for List of Y-STR markers.

The top line in this graphic, in gray, is the modal value. It represents the most common value found among each tester. The total number of mismatches any one tester has to the modal is noted in blue parenthesis next to the tester's kit number. This number is referred to as the genetic distance or GD. For example, a tester might be a GD of 1 from the modal's CDYb marker but with a total GD of 5 from the modal as a whole.


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Y-111 GD Kit to Kit

Here we compare the genetic distance between each tester rather than to the modal. This gives us a better idea as to how closely the testers are related to one another as opposed each to the modal, or mutual ancestor. The results tend to clump together by haplogroup. However, due to the volatile nature of STRs, the clumping is often inconsistent, as shown by the same graphics in the somewhat larger YP4248 Subclade Project. For this reason, STRs are unreliable for phylogeny. Nevertheless, the study can help direct us toward those kits that could provide the greatest impact on the project for Big Y upgrades.

The color version results from replacing the numeric values with color values. This doesn't tell us much for small groups but can be informative for groups of ten and more.


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Color Version


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