Raymond Nichols - MY HAPLOGROUP RM-269

Wow this is grt news for you

Good idea to show - each other - our haplogroups. These are my FTDNA-test results: Y-DNA J-M172 and mtDNA H1c.

native ydna is Qm2 orQm3

George Nicholls
is also m269 as proven by his descendant at
http://www.brian-hamman.com/PatrilineageNichollsParticipant35326.htm

RESULTS PAGE FOR NICHOLS SURNAME
http://www.brian-hamman.com/ResultsForNicholsSurnameProject.htm

ALLYN NICHOLS
b. about 1650; d. between 15 April 1721 and 18 March 1728 ....+Abigail Bearse.
http://www.brian-hamman.com/PatrilineageParticipant25590.htm
SAME HG

Should be called R-M269.

R-M269 is just about the commonest haplogroup there is. It's all over western Europe, and especially prevalent in Scotland, Wales, and (especially) Ireland.

There are also a large number of subgroups, which require more extensive (and exPensive) testing to determine.

You might be interested in this: https://gap.familytreedna.com/media/docs/2013/Hammer_M269_Diversity...

I am R-M269 as well

correct maven further testing to 111 markers put me in haplogroup R-CTS1751 and a descendant of the Clan MacNicol chiefs of Scotland.