Crest

Fergus(s)on DNA Project

Haplogroup R1b - Clade: Scots

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formerly R1b1c now R1b1b2 defined by SNP M269+

The clade was so named by Nordtvedt based on his observation that persons of this group generally have a Scottish ancestry. Livingston studied the geographical distribution of this group and reports "the overwhelming concentration of this cluster is found in the British Isles and Iceland - Scotland (24%), the Shetland Islands (21%), Iceland (6%), Ireland (5%), England (4%), and lastly Wales (3%)." See also.

A subset of the Scots group is the Colla Uais genetic signature of the Dalriadic royal house deduced by MacDonald. He writes that it "can be directly tied to the Maguire chiefs in Ulster and followed straight into Dalriada totally consistent with the historic genealogies." Mapping of the Scots Haplogroup within Britain scaled in accordance with surname distributions based on the 1881 census is being done by John McEwan. Preliminary results suggest the highest density occurs in counties north and west of Glasgow. McEwan is also compiling SNP data on this group and to date all are R1b.

Clan Gregor claims descent from Kenneth MacAlpin, the first King of Scotland who commenced his reign in 833. MacAlpin is said to be a descendant of Fergus Mór the legendary king of Dál Riata. The MacGregor DNA Project has some participants who desend from the first Chief of their Clan, Griogair of the Golden Bridles (about 1300-1360). They are compared to the Fergus(s)on of this group in the table below.

Estimates of the age of the Scots Haplogroup vary, John McEwan says 63% of the age of R1b, but no matter the method the estimates are considerably older than the 1,500 years a common Dalriadic ancestor would imply. Therefore what has been presented here is not a proof that these Fergus(s)on carry the Dalriadic signature. Rather one might say that a match to the Scots Modal Haplotype is a necessary but not sufficient criteria to claim descent from the Dál Riata.

Connecting the Scots haplotype to the Dál Riata is controversial - see the thread initiated by Lohlan. Recently, Campbell concluded that instead the Scots haplotype seems to represent "the quintessential Scottish haplotype and the single closest identifier to whatever is considered the indigenous Scottish population. Sykes3 and Oppenheimer4 both write that the Picts were as close as anything to the indigenous population of Scotland."

Sir James Fergusson of Kilkerran wrote2: "there is some evidence strongly suggesting that the south-western Fergussons, living in Ayrshire and Dumfriesshire, took their name from Fergus, Prince of Galloway, a much less shadowy personage, who was an important figure in the reigns of David I and Malcolm IV." By less shadowy he was refering to Fergus Mor and the attendant Dalriada genealogy.

One of the earliest attested members of Clan Campbell is Cailean Mór Caimbeul or Sir Colin Campbell who died about 1296. Descendants of this line have submitted to DNA testing as part of the Campbell DNA Project. They fall within the Scots Modal Haplogroup and are compared with the Fergus(s)on of this group in the TMRCA table below. The genealogies tell us that Cailean Mór Caimbeul was the son of Gilleasbaig of Menstrie, probably by Afraig the daughter of Cailean mac Donnchaidh, a great grandson of Fergus of Galloway. The close relationship to the Campbells is interesting in light of the fact that the Fergussons in Argyll likely followed the Earls of Argyll, Chiefs of the Campbells, as their chief. A document from 1568 reads "The Cowal Fergussons gave a bond on manrent to the Earl of Argyll in 15682."

Scots Modal Haplotype

The table below computes a composite modal from the McEwan's R1bSTR47Scots, Nordtvedt's R1b-Sc and Pat Tagert 's ySearch ID UZ2MM modal haplotypes.

FTDNA Configuration - DNA Results Comparison
ID D
Y
S
3
9
3
 D
Y
S
3
9
0
 D
Y
S
1
9
/
3
9
4
 D
Y
S
3
9
1
 D
Y
S
3
8
5
a
 D
Y
S
3
8
5
b
 D
Y
S
4
2
6
 D
Y
S
3
8
8
 D
Y
S
4
3
9
 D
Y
S
3
8
9
-
1
 D
Y
S
3
9
2
 D
Y
S
3
8
9
-
2
 D
Y
S
4
5
8
 D
Y
S
4
5
9
a
 D
Y
S
4
5
9
b
 D
Y
S
4
5
5
 D
Y
S
4
5
4
 D
Y
S
4
4
7
 D
Y
S
4
3
7
 D
Y
S
4
4
8
 D
Y
S
4
4
9
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
a
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
b
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
c
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
d
 D
Y
S
4
6
0
 G
A
T
A
H
4
 Y
C
A
I
I
a
 Y
C
A
I
I
b
 D
Y
S
4
5
6
 D
Y
S
6
0
7
 D
Y
S
5
7
6
 D
Y
S
5
7
0
 C
D
Y
a
 C
D
Y
b
 D
Y
S
4
4
2
 D
Y
S
4
3
8
 D
Y
S
5
3
1
 D
Y
S
5
7
8
 D
Y
S
3
9
5
S
1
a
 D
Y
S
3
9
5
S
1
b
 D
Y
S
5
9
0
 D
Y
S
5
3
7
 D
Y
S
6
4
1
 D
Y
S
4
7
2
 D
Y
S
4
0
6
S
1
 D
Y
S
5
1
1
 D
Y
S
4
2
5
 D
Y
S
4
1
3
a
 D
Y
S
4
1
3
b
 D
Y
S
5
5
7
 D
Y
S
5
9
4
 D
Y
S
4
3
6
 D
Y
S
4
9
0
 D
Y
S
5
3
4
 D
Y
S
4
5
0
 D
Y
S
4
4
4
 D
Y
S
4
8
1
 D
Y
S
5
2
0
 D
Y
S
4
4
6
 D
Y
S
6
1
7
 D
Y
S
5
6
8
 D
Y
S
4
8
7
 D
Y
S
5
7
2
 D
Y
S
6
4
0
 D
Y
S
4
9
2
 D
Y
S
5
6
5
 D
Y
S
4
6
1
 D
Y
S
4
6
2
 G
A
T
A
A
1
0
 D
Y
S
6
3
5
 G
A
A
T
1
B
0
7
 D
Y
S
4
4
1
 D
Y
S
4
4
5
 D
Y
S
4
5
2
 D
Y
S
4
6
3
 D
Y
S
4
3
4
 D
Y
S
4
3
5
 D
Y
S
4
8
5
 D
Y
S
4
9
4
 D
Y
S
4
9
5
 D
Y
S
5
0
5
 D
Y
S
5
2
2
 D
Y
S
5
3
3
 D
Y
S
5
4
9
 D
Y
S
5
5
6
 D
Y
S
5
7
5
 D
Y
S
5
8
9
 D
Y
S
6
3
6
 D
Y
S
6
3
8
 D
Y
S
6
4
3
 D
Y
S
7
1
4
 D
Y
S
7
1
6
 D
Y
S
7
1
7
 D
Y
S
7
2
6
Scots 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 11 11 13 24 10 13 12 11 22 9 11 15 10 16 12 12 13 11 10 2 11 11 10 26 21 12
R1b-Sc 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 12 12 11 12 11 11 13 10 13 11 13 22
R1bSTR47Scots 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 18 17 37 38 12 12
UZ2MM 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 17 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 11 11 13 24 10 13 12 11 22 9 11 15 10 16 12 12 13 11 10 2 11 11 10 26 21 12
Distance from reference: Zero One Two Three+

Haplotype Table

FTDNA Configuration - DNA Results Comparison
ID D
Y
S
3
9
3
 D
Y
S
3
9
0
 D
Y
S
1
9
/
3
9
4
 D
Y
S
3
9
1
 D
Y
S
3
8
5
a
 D
Y
S
3
8
5
b
 D
Y
S
4
2
6
 D
Y
S
3
8
8
 D
Y
S
4
3
9
 D
Y
S
3
8
9
-
1
 D
Y
S
3
9
2
 D
Y
S
3
8
9
-
2
 D
Y
S
4
5
8
 D
Y
S
4
5
9
a
 D
Y
S
4
5
9
b
 D
Y
S
4
5
5
 D
Y
S
4
5
4
 D
Y
S
4
4
7
 D
Y
S
4
3
7
 D
Y
S
4
4
8
 D
Y
S
4
4
9
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
a
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
b
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
c
 D
Y
S
4
6
4
d
 D
Y
S
4
6
0
 G
A
T
A
H
4
 Y
C
A
I
I
a
 Y
C
A
I
I
b
 D
Y
S
4
5
6
 D
Y
S
6
0
7
 D
Y
S
5
7
6
 D
Y
S
5
7
0
 C
D
Y
a
 C
D
Y
b
 D
Y
S
4
4
2
 D
Y
S
4
3
8
 D
Y
S
5
3
1
 D
Y
S
5
7
8
 D
Y
S
3
9
5
S
1
a
 D
Y
S
3
9
5
S
1
b
 D
Y
S
5
9
0
 D
Y
S
5
3
7
 D
Y
S
6
4
1
 D
Y
S
4
7
2
 D
Y
S
4
0
6
S
1
 D
Y
S
5
1
1
 D
Y
S
4
2
5
 D
Y
S
4
1
3
a
 D
Y
S
4
1
3
b
 D
Y
S
5
5
7
 D
Y
S
5
9
4
 D
Y
S
4
3
6
 D
Y
S
4
9
0
 D
Y
S
5
3
4
 D
Y
S
4
5
0
 D
Y
S
4
4
4
 D
Y
S
4
8
1
 D
Y
S
5
2
0
 D
Y
S
4
4
6
 D
Y
S
6
1
7
 D
Y
S
5
6
8
 D
Y
S
4
8
7
 D
Y
S
5
7
2
 D
Y
S
6
4
0
 D
Y
S
4
9
2
 D
Y
S
5
6
5
 D
Y
S
4
6
1
 D
Y
S
4
6
2
 G
A
T
A
A
1
0
 D
Y
S
6
3
5
 G
A
A
T
1
B
0
7
 D
Y
S
4
4
1
 D
Y
S
4
4
5
 D
Y
S
4
5
2
 D
Y
S
4
6
3
 D
Y
S
4
3
4
 D
Y
S
4
3
5
 D
Y
S
4
8
5
 D
Y
S
4
9
4
 D
Y
S
4
9
5
 D
Y
S
5
0
5
 D
Y
S
5
2
2
 D
Y
S
5
3
3
 D
Y
S
5
4
9
 D
Y
S
5
5
6
 D
Y
S
5
7
5
 D
Y
S
5
8
9
 D
Y
S
6
3
6
 D
Y
S
6
3
8
 D
Y
S
6
4
3
 D
Y
S
7
1
4
 D
Y
S
7
1
6
 D
Y
S
7
1
7
 D
Y
S
7
2
6
Scots 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 11 11 13 24 10 13 12 11 22 9 11 15 10 16 12 12 13 11 10 2 11 11 10 26 21 12
William_Hume_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 11 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
Andrew_Goodell_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 12 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
Rick_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 16 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
Aeron_F._Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
Jerry_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12
Herman_White_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12
Thomas_R._Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 40 13 12
Jon_R_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 18 37 38 13 11
Jesse_Joe_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 18 37 38 13 11
Brett_David_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
Leonard_William_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 39 13 12
Mike_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 38 13 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 11 11 13 11 11 12 12
John_W._Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 18 37 39 13 12
SMGF_Tillman_Lee_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 13 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 15 13 12 11 13 11 11 13 24 10 13 12 11 22
Robert_Hunter_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 10 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 12 11 19 24 15 15 17 17 37 38 12 12
Walter_R._Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 17 17 37 37 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
Eugene_Dale_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 18 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 17 17 37 37 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 11 13 24 10 13 11 27 21
Jerry_Jay_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 19 16 37 38 12 12
Robert_William_Geary 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 19 16 37 38 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
Ronald_Allan_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 19 16 37 39 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
Allen_Wayne_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 19 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 19 16 37 38 12 12
Donald_Hunter_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 16 17 17 11 11 19 24 15 15 18 16 36 37 12 12 12 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 11 21 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12
Robert_Wynne_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 15 16 17 11 12 19 24 16 15 19 16 37 38 12 12
James_Edward_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 12 11 26 14 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
James_Alvis_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 31 18 9 10 12 11 26 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 36 37 12 12
Alasdair_Farquharson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 11 13 13 30 18 9 10 11 11 26 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 11 19 24 15 14 18 17 36 37 12 12
David_Alma_Ferguson 13 25 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 17 9 10 11 11 25 14 19 29 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 15 18 17 37 37 12 12
SMGF_George_Wade_Ferguson 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 30 18 9 10 12 11 26 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 11 12 19 24 15 12 12 11 13 11 11 13 24 10 13 12 11 22
Distance from reference: Zero One Two Three+

Genetic Distance

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Scots 93 7 9 7 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 6 5 4 4 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 6 5 5 6 5 2
William_Hume_Ferguson 7 67 4 3 2 1 1 2 4 4 2 2 5 3 1 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 10 10 10 9 8 7
Andrew_Goodell_Ferguson 9 4 67 5 4 2 2 3 5 5 4 3 5 4 3 11 13 13 9 11 10 9 12 8 11 11 12 7 9
Rick_Ferguson 7 3 5 67 3 2 2 3 5 5 1 1 6 4 2 10 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 10 10 10 11 9 7
Aeron_F._Ferguson 5 2 4 3 67 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 0 8 10 10 9 10 11 9 11 8 9 9 10 7 6
Jerry_Ferguson 5 1 2 2 1 37 0 1 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 9 8 8 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 7 6
Herman_White_Ferguson 5 1 2 2 1 0 37 1 3 3 1 1 4 2 0 9 8 8 10 10 9 10 9 9 9 9 10 7 6
Thomas_R._Ferguson 5 2 3 3 1 1 1 37 3 3 2 2 4 3 0 9 8 8 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 10 7 6
Jon_R_Ferguson 6 4 5 5 2 3 3 3 37 0 4 4 5 3 1 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 9 11 11 12 9 7
Jesse_Joe_Ferguson 6 4 5 5 2 3 3 3 0 37 4 4 5 3 1 10 10 10