Gordon Surname Haplotype Database

Haplogroup Descriptions

In the interest of time and space, I am posting information only the groups that are appearing or could reasonably appear on our results.  Information is provided by FTDNA and the Rutledge DNA Project Glossary.

R1:  The undifferentiated R1 lineage is quite rare.  It is found only at very low frequencies in Europe, Central Asia and South Asia.  The lineage possibly originated in Europe, then migrated east into Asia.

R1a:  (Formerly HG3)  This is indicative of "Viking blood" when seen in paternal lines originating in the British Isles.  The Forefather of R1a's is believe to have been born in the Ukraine during the last Ice Age about 15,000 years ago.

R1b:  (Formerly HG1) 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 is also the haplogroup for the Atlantic modal haplotype which has the most highest frequency within R1b.  Members of R1b are though to be descendants of the Paleolithic hunter-gatherers that arrived in Europe before the last Ice Age about 40,000 years ago.  This pattern is the most common in Western Europe but also found in all other parts of Europe

I:  The I, IA and I1a lineages are nearly completely restricted to northwestern Europe.  These would have been most common within Viking populations.  One lineage group extends down into central Europe.

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.

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 the Europe and the Middle East.

G2: 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 the Europe and the Middle East.

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.

 

The Gordon surname DNA project
For inquiries regarding this project, contact one of our
Administrators: Janice McGough or T. A. Gordon or Tony Gordon or Jim Gordon

 

 

 

SETON-GORDON Branch

Elizabeth Gordon, daughter of Sir Adam Gordon married Alexander Seton in 1408.

Abergeldie
Ardlogie
Auchdregny
Auchindown
Backies
Beldornie/Beldorney
Birkhall
Birsemoir/Birsemore
Bonty/Bonte/Buntie
Chappelton
Cluny
Coffurach
Corridoun
Cotton
Craibstone
Cromellat
Croughly
Delmore
Drummoy
Dukes of Gordon
Dukes of Richmond
Dunkinty
Earl of Aboyne
Earls of Sutherland
Gartay
Gight
Golspitur
Gordonstoun
Grandhom
Haffield
Letterfurie
Lord Byron
Marquis of Huntly
Myrieton
Orkney
Pittendreich
Ruthven
Sidderay
Sutherland
Tombae
Wardhouse "Spanish Gordons"

Jock & Tam GORDON Branch

Sons of Sir John Gordon, "Jock & Tam" left a tremendous legacy of Gordon Houses. They were first cousins with Elizabeth Gordon at right and were gr-grand nephews of Sir William Gordon at right.


Ardbroylach
Arloch
Armeallie
Armillan
Arradoul
Auchenhuif
Auchinreath
Auchinstink
Auchintou
Auchleuchries
Auchline
Auchmenzie
Auchmull
Auchoynany
Avochie
Bad
Badinscoth
Balbithan
Balmad
Balmuir
Balveny
Banchory
Barnes
Birkenburn
Blelack
Bochrom
Bogardie
Bonnyton (Ayr)
Botarie
Bourtie
Brackley
Braco
Buckie
Burnshaw
Buthlaw

Newly discovered Gordon Branches

These are newly identified Gordon branches and small groups of Gordon branches that have yet-to-be-classified.

The simplified family tree at left and below represents nearly 1,000 years of documented Gordon family history. Of the 150+ known branches of Gordon, there are at least 3 major branches of the Gordon family descending from Adam de Gordoun (b. 1035 in Normandy, France - d. 1093 in Northumberland, England). Many theories on different lines have been proposed over the centuries for Gordon lineages, and we are putting all of them to the test through this project. The DNA results presented in the following pages are ordered in accordance with the research works by Dr. Edward Gordon of Cairnfield and his predecessor Dr. J M Bulloch, as follows:

1. The Seton-Gordons (Highlands)
2. The "Jock & Tam" Gordons (Highlands)
3. Sir William Gordon (Lowlands)
4. Newly discovered Gordon branches
5. Yet to be classified Gordon branches
6 .Gordon Septs
7. Test kits in-processing

 

 

Achanachie
Airds
Auchendolloy
Auchenreoch
Balmaghie
Barnbarroch
Bar
Barharrow
Barnhead
Bristol
Burnshaw
Buittle
Cambellton
Carleton
Colquha
Crogo
Cullindoch
Craichlaw
Culvennan
Earlston
Gelston
Glenluce
Grange
Greenlaw
Hallheath
Holm
Kenmure
Kilsture
Kirkconnel
Lochinvar
Muirford
Penynghame
Wincombe Park
Troquhain
Whytpark

Gordon Septs

DNA projects for Septs of the House of Gordon. Septs may join the Gordon DNA Project, in addition to their own surname project.

Adam, Adams, Adamson
Addie, Adie
Addison, Aiken
Aitchison, Atkin, Atkins
Atkinson
Badenoch, Barrie
Connor
Connon
Craig
Cromb
Crombie
Cullen
Culane
Darg, Darge
Dorward
Duff
Durward
Eadie, Eddie, Edie
Edison
Esslemont
Garden, Gardiner, Gardner
Garioch, Garrick, Garroick
Geddes
Gerrie
Harrison
Huntley, Huntly
Jessiman
Jopp, Jupp
Laing, Lang
Laurie, Lawrie
Leng, Ling
MacAdam
Mallett
Manteach
Marr
Maver
Meldrum
Mill, Mills, Milles
Miln, Milne
Steel
Teal
Tod, Todd
Troup

Yet-to-be-classified Gordon Branches

These Gordons are yet-to-be-classified into one of the major branches or into smaller branches.

T G

Alicia and Adam
were third cousins