DNA Analysis of Matching Beaver Descendents

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Ancestry based on YDNA tests

My YDNA test suggest that I belong to Haplogroup I1a. The I1a lineage likely has its roots in northern France. Today it is found most frequently within Viking / Scandinavian populations in northwest Europe and has since spread down into Central and Eastern Europe, where it is found at low frequencies.

This indicates that the male line going through Bradley G. Beavers was not Indian.

However, stores persist that Bradley in particular looked Indian. This YDNA test would not have shown whether or not Bradley's mother was Indian. So there is still a possibility that he was at least partial Indian, just not from the male side.

25 Marker Tests

Probability of a common ancestor with a 25 Marker, distance 1 test

Probability of a common ancestor given a 25 marker-distance 1 test
4 - 8 generations	12 generations	16 generations	20 generations	24 generations	28 generations
is 40.82%	is 69.01%	is 84.82%	is 92.87%	is 96.74%	is 98.54%

DNA Match Analysis: 25 Marker Test with a Distance of 1

25 Marker-Dist 1	25 Marker-Dist 1	25 Marker-Dist 1
Surname: Beavers	Surname: Beavers	Surname: Miller
James Harvey Beaver, 1868, Washington Co., MO	Hardy Wilson Beavers,1875, Upshur Co., TX	Jerome D. Miller, 1855, Guernsey Co., Ohio
William Beavers, 1833, AL	William Washington Beavers, 1845, Upshur Co., TX	Joseph Miller, 1825, Guernsey Co., Ohio
Bradley Beavers, 1803, TN	Joseph Beavers, 1810, VA	Peter Miller, 1789, Washington Co., PA

Speculation of the relationship between Bradley G. Beavers and Joseph Beavers

A descendent of Bradley G. Beavers and Joseph Beavers had a 25 DNA marker match (distance one). Here are some intriguing facts about the two families:

• Bradley was born about 1803, Joseph about 1810. So they could have been brothers.
• Based on the birth location of his children, we know that Bradley arrived in Missouri around 1835 to 1836. Based on the birth location of his children, we know that Joseph arrived in Texas around 1835 to 1836. Question: Did they travel together from the east?
• Upshur county is in the far northeastern portion of Texas.
• When Reeves (a son of Bradley) widow threw her boys out of the house following Reeves' death (they would have been very young -- 12 to 13), they went immediately south and settled in Upshur county. It makes you wonder if they knew that they had cousins living there.
• Joseph had a granddaughter named Amanda Melvina Beavers. Bradley's wife was named Amanda Melvina Beavers.
• Stories of Indian blood circulate in both families.

12 Marker Tests

Probability of a common ancestor with a 12 Marker, exact match test

Probability of a common ancestor given a 12 marker-exact test
4 generations	8 generations	12 generations	16 generations	20 generations	24 generations
is 33.57%	is 55.88%	is 70.69%	is 80.53%	is 87.07%	is 91.41%

DNA Match Analysis: 12 Marker Test with Exact Match

Known Ancestor	Known Ancestor	Known Ancestor
Bradley G. Beavers	Roy Beavers
James Harvey Beaver, 1868, Washington Co., MO		Lynn Beavers, 1854, Tazewell Co., VA
William Beavers, 1833, AL		Alexander Beavers, 1830
Bradley Beavers, 1803, TN		Moses Jackson Beavers, 1793, Wythe Co., VA
		Alexander Beavers, 1774, Montgomery Co., VA
		Alexander Beavers, 1750, New Jersey
		Robert Beavers, 1726, Germany
		John Beavers, 1677, Germany