McCrea/MacRae/etc. DNA Results

 This project is being maintained by Ken McCrea.

 

   This page presents the results of Y-chromosome DNA testing for the McCrea/MacRae/etc. family  (for convenience, I'll just use my own spelling, McCrea, from here on - but the discussion applies equally to all spellings).  This project is part of a larger study of the Rea/McCrea family being conducted by Gary Rea.  The web site for that project is located at:

 

http://garyr50.tripod.com/Rea_Surname_DNA_Project.htm 

 

   The purpose of this project is two-fold.  First, to determine what relationships exist between the various branches of the family.  There has been much speculation on the origins of this family.  This project provides a scientific basis for evaluation the suspected relationships.  In many cases, we can expect family traditions concerning the origins of particular McCrea families to be correct.  However, this will probably not always be the case.

 

   The second purpose of this investigation is to help McCrea researchers establish links to their early ancestors.  Many of the McCrea immigrants that came to North America arrived very early.  In many cases, their place of origin has not been passed down through the family tradition.  By finding a genetic link to specific groups of McCrea families in Europe, a researcher can bypass the lack of early records that might have provided proof of these relationships.

 

    Markers with their DYS numbers shaded in yellow (in the top row) are “multiple markers,” and are inherited as a single gene.  Any differences in these “multiple markers” only count as one mutation.

 

Results 

   Test Subject

Surname 

DYS

19/

394

DYS

385a,b

DYS

388

DYS

389-1

DYS

389-2

DYS

390

DYS

391

DYS

392

DYS

393

DYS

426

DYS

437

DYS 438

DYS

439

DYS 441

DYS 442

DYS 444

DYS 445

DYS 446

DYS

447

DYS

448

DYS

449

DYS 452

DYS

454

DYS

455

DYS 456

DYS

458

DYS

459a,b

DYS 460

DYS 461

DYS 462

DYS 463

DYS

464a,b,c,d

GGAA T1 B07

YCA
IIa,b

GATA A10

GATA C4  =  DYS635

GATA
H4

15714

McCrea

14

11-13

12

13

29

25

11

14

13

12

15

12

11

13

12

12

12

13

25

18

31

11

11

11

17

17

9-10

12

12

12

22

15,16,16,17

10

19-23

13

23

12

16464

MacRae

14

11-14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

15

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

25

19

29

11

11

11

16

17

9-10

11

12

11

22

15,15,15,18

10

19-23

13

23

12

(1)

MacRae

(4th c. of 16464).

14

11-14

12

13

29

25

11

13

13

12

15

12

12

13

12

12

12

13

25

19

29

11

11

11

16

17

9-10

11

12

11

22

15,15,17,18

10

19-23

13

23

12

18819

McCrea

14

11-14

12

13

30

24

11

13

13

12

15

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

25

19

29

 

11

11

 

17

9-10

 

 

 

 

15,15,17,17

 

 

 

 

 

18383

McCray

14

11-11

12

13

29

24

10

13

13

12

15

12

13

13

12

12

12

13

25

19

29

12

11

 11

 16

 17

9-10

 11

 12

 11

22

15,15,16,17

 10

19-23

 13

 23

 12

23031

McCrea

14

11-15

12

13

29

24

11

13

13

12

15

 

12

 

 

 

 

 

25

19

30

 

11

11

 

17

9-10

 

 

 

 

15,15,17,17

 

 

 

 

 

(2)

McCrae

14

11-14

12

12

28

24

11

13

13