Y-DNA Haplogroup - I1-Z138 / Viking DNA

Today’s video takes a look at my 3x great-grandfather - Alexander Walker paternal Y-DNA Haplogroup. A group called I1-Z138, This haplogroup has been kindly shared with me by a cousin belonging to the Walker male lineage. I1-Z138 Apparently originated from South-Western Sweden (Scania/Skane) around 2600 BC it’s a subclade / descendant line belonging to I1 which originated in Denmark. Haplogroup I1 is the most common type of haplogroup in northern Europe. It is found mostly in Scandinavia and Finland, where it typically represent over 35% of the Y chromosomes. Associated with the Norse ethnicity, I1 is found in all places invaded by ancient Germanic tribes and the Vikings. After the core of ancient Germanic civilisation in Scandinavia, the highest frequencies of I1 are observed in other Germanic-speaking regions, such as Germany, Austria, the Low Countries, England and the Scottish Lowlands, which all have between 10% and 20% of I1 lineages. Z138  (aka Z139 ) is a very disparate subclade. It is found at very low frequency throughout the Germanic world, with a peak in England and Wales (although it could just be because of oversampling in Britain). Besides Germanic countries, it has also been found in Ireland, Portugal, southern Italy, Hungary and Romania. Z138 corresponds to AS2, AS10, AS1010.2, AS10910, AS1221, AS1414 and Esc-13 in FTDNA’s STR-based nomenclature. Z138 is divided in four subclades: S2293 (the largest), S5619, PF1610, and PF2364. The Phylogenetic tree showcased for I1-Z138, Shows that it belongs at the top of this tree, and the branches below are Subclades that broke away. My Walker Clan belongs to an Aberdeenshire, Scotland branch of this family and there are a two other known Scottish clans that carry this haplogroup including - Clan Hamilton and Clan Lyon, these three clans including my own Walker Clan have family origins in England and are off Anglo-Norman descent and all arrived in Britain with the Norman Conquest. All three clans belong to the Northmen and would have Scandinavian origins. Ancestral ties to the famous Vikings of the North. The following famous people all carry the Haplogroup - I1-Z138 They include - John Harvey Kellogg (1852-1943) and his brother Will Keith Kellogg (1860-1951), the inventors of the corn flakes and founders of the Kellogg’s breakfast cereal brand, belonged to I1-Z58 based on relative testing. A distant cousin of his, Frank B. Kellogg (1856-1937) was the 45th U.S. Secretary of State and co-author of the Kellogg–Briand Pact, for which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1929. And Geoffrey de Mandeville, Earl of Essex (died 1144) : Constable of the Tower of London, Sheriff of the City of London, Middlesex, Essex and Hertfordshire. He was an important Anglo-Norman baron, one of the main players in the civil war known as the English Anarchy (1138-1153), which pitted King Stephen of England against Matilda the Empress for the English crown. He belonged to I1-Z138 according to the testing of a descendant at FTDNA. In my own lineage - I have studied the Walker Clan and have researched as far back as my 9th great-grandfather - John Walker of Cullen, Banffshire who was born in 1650 and died in 1720. His lineage has been researched much further back in time by other genealogists, although these distant Walker ancestors is information I still need to research myself, so have not yet added them to my tree. If the research proofs correct, then the lineage goes right back to a Sir Thomas Walker born in 1483 in Norwich, Norfolk. It is believed his son John born in 1517, was the first in the family to settle in Aberdeenshire Scotland. There can certainly be truth in this, as Henry VIII’s sister, Margaret Tudor married King James IV of Scotland. So around this time there was comparative allegiance between the two countries. Next week will be the 15th and last video in this series, And we will completing this series with a How to publish your family history video. It’s the perfect way to finish this collection of videos, and after all of that research you have done, compiling a book or two to showcase your hard work is certainly worth it. #I1Z138 #Haplogroup #VikingDNA *** If you enjoy our content why not support our creative process on Patreon, buy us a coffee or use the special thanks button beneath this video. Yhana and I will mention your support in one of our upcoming videos. *** 👉 *** 👉 ***