FamilySearch, Lizzie Lambert, and the Streisand Effect!

[This post was originally published on January 27, 2022.]

UPDATE:  To their credit, FamilySearch moderators, after I complained about S. Manning bogarting Lizzie's profile, has allowed my Collaboration on her profile to stand without of S. Manning's comments on it.

Findagrave moderators, on the other hand, have removed most (if not all) of the AI-generated portraits I posted on their website, most of which on memorials I sponsored, drastically reducing the value of sponsorship, and my incentive to sponsor any more memorials. They have also rescinded my sponsorship of S. Manning's parents' memorials.

Previous Post:  In 2022, I suspected that my great-great-grandmother, Lizzie Lambert-13508 (GQ84-PYK), was the product of an extra-marital affair between her mother, Rebecca Orser-428, (LZ86-MV1) and her adoptive father, Charles Wilbur-1868 (LBD8-S2P).
The following list of objections by Lizzie's first cousin three times removed, M. Scott Manning, alias msm1081 on Ancestry.com, M.S. Manning and S. Manning, was based, primarily, on a discussion between me and him, via Private Messages on FamilySearch, about whether or not this could have been the case. On her FamilySearch profile, I suggested the possibility that Lizzie was the product of such an affair, based on analysis of my FamilyTreeDNA and AncestryDNA test results.  S. Manning gave the following reasons why Charles Wilbur, in S. Manning's exact words, "was not her biological father.  And Rebecca Orser and Charles Wilbur did not have an affair.  And Lizzie is not illegitimate." Below this list, find my responses to each of S. Manning's objections:

 1. I, William Mortensen Vaughan, have "not written one word about
all [my] relevant Lambert-related DNA matches."

 2. S. Manning would "caution against putting much weight on use of Ancestry Thrulines."

 3. Charles Wilbur and Rebecca Orser resided in locations which were too far apart for them to have had an affair.

 4. Rebecca was ten "years [Charles'] senior."

 5. Charles Wilbur "was not [Lizzie's] biological father.  And Rebecca Orser and Charles Wilbur did not have an affair.  And Lizzie is not illegitimate."

My responses:

 1. I, William Mortensen Vaughan, had "written...about... [my] relevant Lambert-related DNA matches"; they contradict each other. Some seem to indicate that I am descended from Charles Wilbur; others seem to indicate that I am descended from Rebecca Orser. If I were descended from Rebecca Orser; Charles Wilbur; and their child, Lizzie Lambert, autosomal DNA, inherited from parents of either gender, might match autosomal DNA in descendants of Rebecca Orser and her husband, John Lambert. Even when autosomal DNA matches triangulated onto John Lambert and Rebecca Orser, this did not necessarily prove that John was Lizzie's biological father, because Rebecca and Lizzie might have passed their autosomal DNA to me and my DNA matches who triangulated onto them. What convinced me that John Lambert was, in fact, Lizzie Lambert's biological father, was when I recently discovered that more matches triangulated onto Lizzie's paternal grandfather, John Lambrecht. This meant that autosomal DNA was passed from John Lambrecht and/or his wife, Ursula Zacharias, through John Lambert, to me.

 2. Any argument about putting weight on Ancestry ThruLines is irrelevant, because, based on my FamilyTreeDNA test results, I had already determined that Charles Wilbur seemed to be Lizzie Lambert's father before I had ever even heard of AncestryDNA's ThruLines. AncestryDNA's ThruLines simply reaffirmed what I had already discovered.

 3. Charles Wilbur and Rebecca Orser resided in locations which were close enough for Charles to discover and adopt Rebecca's daughter, Lizzie, so they were close enough to have had an affair.

 4. Rebecca being ten "years [Charles'] senior" serving as a reason not to have an affair with him is the most amusing reason S. Manning gave, especially to me, a man who has been married for nearly twenty years to Libertad Green, a woman nearly a quarter century my junior.

 5. Merely stating that Charles Wilbur "was not [Lizzie's] biological father.  And Rebecca Orser and Charles Wilbur did not have an affair.  And Lizzie is not illegitimate" does not make any of that true. If anything, it reinforces a Streisand effect.

The Streisand effect is the primary reason I became so concerned with the issue of Lizzie's legitimacy and Charles Wilbur's precise relationship to her.

Once upon a time, there was a WikiTree profile for Charles Wilbur, as well as a FindaGrave memorial. Then someone informed me that that Charles and Aurelia Wilbur had adopted Lizzie Lambert. I have a copy of Charles Wilbur's will, in which he states that Lizzie was his adopted daughter, so I have no doubt that he legally adopted her and wanted her to be his heir. But, one day, I discovered that Charles and Aurelia's WikiTree profiles and FindaGrave memorials were gone. It was if someone were trying to purge the Internet of any evidence that they ever existed, let alone that they might have been regarded as Lizzie Lambert's parents, adoptive or otherwise.

Furthermore, S. Manning acts as if he were the sole proprietor of Lizzie Lambert's profile on FamilySearch. I can't think of anything I've ever added to her profile that he hasn't made a point of second-guessing and editing, if he can, to always have "the last word," so to speak. He acts as if he's afraid someone might disturb his great-great grandmother's remains instead of mine. As stated above, and according to his own claim, he is merely a "1st cousin 3X removed." (I have verified this claim via my own research.)

By the way, several months ago (in 2021), I complained to FamilySearch about S. Manning bogarting my great-great grandmother's profile, but I never heard from them until 2025, after I complained again. They informed me that posting incorrect information did not constitute abuse, which reply, as I told them, told me that they hadn't grasped the import of my complaint; my complaint was not that Mr. Manning was posting incorrect information about Lizzie. On the contrary, he had made and posted significant discoveries about her for which I am grateful, and I thanked him personally (via online messages). He discovered that Lizzie was not another Elizabeth whom he and I had both previously supposed that she was. He also discovered the record of her birth to Rebecca Orser and John Lambert. My problem with him is the manner in which he bogarted her profile, always insisting on having the last word, no matter what, as if he had the authority to have the final say on anything regarding his first cousin three times removed, my great-great-grandmother, Lizzie Lambert.

In 2022, I looked at the list of infractions which FamilySearch considers abusive, and it includes posting anything which might embarrass living people. Suggesting that S. Manning's first cousin three times removed might be the illegitimate product of an extramarital affair would probably qualify as such an embarrassment. FamilySearch seems to be less concerned with the truth than actual harassment. 

UPDATE:  In 2025, I discovered that twenty autosomal DNA matches on Ancestry.com triangulate onto Lizzie Lambert's paternal grandfather, John Lambrecht, via her father, John Lambert, and her aunt, John's sister, Catherine. According to Ancestry.com, we share between 8 and 57 centiMorgans, so I acknowledge that it Lizzie was almost certainly John Lambert's biological daughter. 

When I posted this new conclusion, I noticed that Mr. Manning had been started referring to me as "one cousin," a blatant attempt to diminish my direct descent from Lizzie, in contrast to his relationship to her as a distant cousin. Then I noticed that he had posted documents among her gallery, associated with her Memorial on Findagrave, which I manage. It wasn't enough to bogart her profile on FamilySearch and Wikitree; he was attempting to bogart her profile on Findagrave, even though I manage it! So I posted AI-generated artwork related to her, and arranged the gallery to push his to the back/bottom of the gallery. I wouldn't have removed the documents he posted even if I could; they are valid, and I have no objection to that. 

But he changed his captions under them, in response to my AI-generated art, telling readers to ignore those sad fakes. He actually called them "fake," which is tantamount to accusing me of the intent to deceive people. 

I had clearly labeled my art as AI generated. It was not intended to deceive anyone. 

I complained about this to Findagrave's moderators, and they saw it my way. At first, they altered his captions to avoid accusing me of deception, and calling my art "sad." I was satisfied with this solution. But they eventually took it a step further, and removed his posts from Lizzie's Memorial.

In response to him calling my "fakes" "sad," took a look at his profile, and discovered that he manages his parents' Memorials, but had neglected to sponsor them. So I sponsored them, and sent him a message, telling him that what was sad is that, in more than six months and sixty years since his mother and father died, respectively, he was too cheap to sponsor their Findagrave Memorials.

Although I acknowledge that John Lambert was almost certainly Lizzie Lambert's biological father, the possibility still exists that John's wife, Rebecca Orser, may have had an extramarital affair with Charles Wilbur. The following questions are still begged:

"Why did someone delete Charles and Aurelia Wilbur's Wikitree profiles and Findagrave memorials?"

"What was Charles Wilbur's precise biological relationship to Lizzie Lambert? He might taken her in as a foster child, and/or he might have employed her as a domestic servant; why did he not only adopt her but also bequeath his entire estate to her? Did he believe that she was or might have been his biological daughter?" 

"Why is Mr. Manning so invested in bogarting my great-great-grandmother, Lizzie Lambert's profiles, when he is only a distant cousin?"

"What is he trying to hide?!?"

 

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Commentary by William Mortensen Vaughan

The Biography of U.S. Coastal Artillery Private William Swift Vaughan by William Mortensen Vaughan

Epitaph

William Swift Vaughan
(1879-1952)
U.S. Coastal Artillery Spanish-American War Veteran from McPherson County, Kansas

Basic Data

 Full Name at Birth:  William Swift Vaughan

              Alias:  unknown             

 Relationship to Me:  Paternal Grandfather 
        WikiTree ID:  Vaughan-3999
    FamilySearch ID:  KHTJ-XPF 

FindaGrave Memorial:  7392717/william-swift-vaughan

      Date of Birth:  12 July 1879
     Place of Birth:  McPherson County, Kansas
    Gender at Birth:  male
U.S. Military 

     Service Number:  unknown
             Father:  Luther Clay Vaughan (1849-1916)
             Mother:  Mary Catharine Swift (1856-1918)
Siblings

(Children of 

Luther Clay 

Vaughan and Mary 

  Catharine Swift):   
Vincent Sylvester Vaughan (1873-1927)
    John Franklin Vaughan (1874-1955)

       Maud Emily Vaughan (1875-1919)
Rutherford DeWitt Vaughan (1877-1960)
              Wife:  Maud Osborn Knowlton
  Date of Marriage:  12 July 1920
 Place of Marriage:  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Only Two Children 

of William Swift 

Vaughan and Maud 

   Osborn Knowlton:
William Knowlton Vaughan
 Sidney Knowlton Vaughan

    Date of Death:  4 November 1952
   Place of Death:  Illinois
  Place of Burial:  Willard Grove Cemetery, Channahon, Will County, Illinois, U.S.A.

Biography

William Swift Vaughan was born to Luther Clay Vaughan and Mary Catharine Swift Vaughan, in McPherson County, Kansas, on July 12, 1879.

William served as a Private in the 93rd Company of the U.S. Coastal Artillery during the Spanish-American War. He turned eighteen on July 12, 1897; the Spanish-American War began on April 21, 1898; he entered the U.S. Military on May 13, 1898; he turned nineteen on July 12, 1898; the war ended on August 13, 1898; he left the Military on October 24, 1898; he re-joined the Military on April 22, 1901; and he was discharged on April 21, 1904.

 
William registered for the U.S. World War I Draft, in Chicago, Illinois, on September 17, 1918.

 

William married Maud Osborn Knowlton, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on his forty-first birthday, July 12, 1920.

 

William and Maud had a son named William Knowlton Vaughan, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on June 14, 1921.

William and Maud had a son named "Sidney Knowlton Vaughan," in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, on or about July 30, 1923.

William registered for the World War II Draft, in Milton, Dupage County, Illinois, in 1942.

 

Maud died in Channahon, Will County, Illinois, on September 17, 1947. Her remains were buried in the Willard Grove Cemetery, in Channahon.

William died in Illinois, on November 4, 1952. His remains were buried with Maud's.

Research Notes

U.S. Census 1880

According to the U.S. Census of 1880, "William M Vaughn" [sic] was found living, at age "0," in Bloomfield, Davis County, Iowa, with his father, "Luther C. Vaughn," age 31 (born circa 1849); his mother, "Mary C. Vaughn," age 24 (born circa 1856); and his siblings: "Vincent S. Vaughn," age 7 (born circa 1873); "John F. Vaughn," age 6 (born circa 1874); Maud E. Vaughn," age 4 (born circa 1876); and "Rutherford B. Vaughn," age 3 (born circa 1877). William was born in Kansas, and his father was born in Indiana, but his mother and siblings were all born in Iowa.

U.S. Military Records

According to his Army Enlistment records, William was some type of "Clerk" when he enlisted, on May 13, 1898. The handwriting may be an abbreviation for "Billing" or "Postal Clerk." His hair was "brown"; his eyes, "Lt."; his complexion, "fair"; and he stood "5'4 3/4" tall.

 

According to his Veterans Administration Form 7202, "William Swift Vaughan" served as a Private with the "93 Co U S Cst Art," from "5/13/98" to "10/24/98," and from "4/22/01" to "4/21/04." He resided at "818 Hillside Ave Glen Ellyn Ill," and served at "St. Louis, Missouri." He was born on "7/12/79," in Chicago, Illinois, and died on "11-4-52."

 

The Spanish-American War began on April 21, 1898, and ended on August 13, 1898, so, born on July 12, 1879, he would have been eighteen and nineteen years old, on those dates. 

 

12 JUL 1897, he turned eighteen years old. 

21 APR 1898, the Spanish-American War began.

13 MAY 1898, he enlisted.

12 JUL 1898, he turned nineteen years old. 

13 AUG 1898, the Spanish-American War ended.

24 OCT 1898, he was discharged.

12 JUL 1900, he turned twenty-one years old.

22 APR 1901, he re-enlisted.

12 JUL 1903, he turned twenty-four years old.
21 APR 1904, he was discharged again.

 

According to his Registration for the World War I Draft, "Wm S Vaughan" was born on "12 Jul 1879," and registered for the Draft, in Chicago, Illinois, on September 17, 1918. He resided at 324 N. Homan Avenue, in Chicago, Illinois. He listed himself as a "Student" at the Columbia College of Expression. He listed his next of kin as "Mrs. O.E. Toole," who resided at the same address. His height was "Medium"; his build, "Slender"; his eyes, "Blue"; his hair, "Dark." He was "Native Born" and "White." He had not lost an arm, leg, hand, or eye, and he was not "obviously physically disqualified."

 

According to the record of William's World War II Draft Registration, "William Swift Vaughan" registered in 1942. He still resided in Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois. He was born on July 12, 1879. 

Cook County Marriage

According to Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968, "William S. Vaughan" married "Maud Knowlton,"on July 12, 1920, in Cook County, Illinois. He was 26, and she was 27; they were born circa 1894 and 1893, respectively (see Discrepancies, below). They resided in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois.

Cook County Births

According to Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949, "Wm. Knowlton Vaughan" was born to "Wm. R. Vaughan" and "Maud Knowlton," on June 14, 1921, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. "Wm. R. Vaughan" was 41 years old, born circa 1880; Maud was 28, born circa 1893.

According to Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949," "Sidney Knowelton Vaughan" was born to "Wm. Vaughan" and "Maud Knowleton," on July 31, 1923. Again, William's year of birth was estimated to be 1880, but Maud's, 1892.

U.S. Census 1930

According to the U.S. Census of 1930, "William S Vaughn" was born in "Kansas," circa 1880; "Maud K. Vaughn," [sic] in Illinois, circa 1893; "Willian K. Vaughn," [sic] in Illinois, circa 1922; and "Sidney K. Vaughn," [sic] in Illinois, circa 1924. This "White" family resided at 818 Hillside Avenue, in Glen Ellyn Village, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois. William owned his home, which was worth $8,000. He also owned a "Radio set." 

 

Although William and Maud acknowledged that he was fifty, and she, thirty-seven years old, in 1930, they both listed their age at their first marriage as "28." This seems to indicate that William had another wife when he was twenty-eight years old, but I have yet to find any indication that he was ever married to anyone but Maud. (See Discrepancies, below.)

 

This record also indicates that, although both parents could read and write, neither had attended school or college since September 1, 1929. This record does not indicate whether or not their sons could read or write, but it does indicate that both of them had attended school since September 1. William's father (Luther Clay Vaughan) was allegedly born in Kentucky, and his mother (Mary Catharine Swift), in Iowa. Maud's father (Sheldon Densmore Knowlton) was allegedly born in Illinois, and her mother (Edna Osborn), in Ohio. 

 

By profession, William was a postal clerk, and Maud, a public teacher. 

 

This record also indicates that William was a Military Veteran who served in the Spanish-American War.

U.S. Census 1940

According to the U.S. Census of 1940, "William Vaughan," age 60 (born circa 1880), and his "White" family resided at 818 Hillside Avenue, in Glen Ellyn Village, Milton Township, DuPage County, Illinois. There do not appear to be any significant discrepancies between his answers on this census record and the one in 1930. Perhaps most noteworthy is that he claimed four years of college, and Maud, two or four; it's difficult to decipher the handwriting. William Knowlton Vaughan had completed four years of high school; Sidney, two. William still worked as a postal clerk, and Maud, as a public teacher.

Illinois Deaths

According to Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, "William S. Vaughan's" wife, "Maud K. Vaughan," died on September 17, 1947, and was buried in Channahon, Will County, Illinois.

 

According to William's FindaGrave Memorial, "William Swift Vaughan" was born, on "12 Jul 1879," in "McPherson County, Kansas, USA"; died in "1952 (aged 72–73)," in "Illinois, USA"; and was buried in the "Willard Grove Cemetery," in "Channahon, Will County, Illinois, USA."

Y-DNA Corroboration

My relationship with William Swift Vaughan is corroborated by Y-DNA.

According to FamilyTreeDNA, a close, genetic cousin, believes that he is probably descended from  

"Dewitt Rutherford Vaughan"
"b. 16 Feb 1877" - "Davis, Iowa, USA"
"d. 24 Jun 1960" - "St Petersburg, Pinellas, Florida, USA"

I believe that he is referring to my grand uncle, whom my Uncle Sidney Knowlton Vaughan identified as

Rutherford DeWitt Vaughan-4136 (LXMT-ZWH)

a sibling of my paternal grandfather, William Swift Vaughan-3999 (KHTJ-XPF), and a son of my paternal great grandfather, Luther Clay Vaughan-4000 (KHPS-3FS).

According to FamilyTreeDNA, thirty-five of thirty-seven of our markers are a match. According to FamilyTreeDNA's TiP (Time Predictor) sheet, it is more than 50% likely that the genetic cousin mentioned above and I share a common ancestor in four generations; 90%, in nine; and 99.9%, in twenty-one generations.

Discrepancies

M., R., or S.

Although the U.S. Census of 1880 identifies William Swift Vaughan as "William M. Vaughn," the record of William Knowlton Vaughan's birth identifies his father as "Wm. R. Vaughan." Most of William Swift Vaughan's records indicate that his name was "William Swift Vaughan" or "William S. Vaughan," in keeping with the tradition of using the mother's maiden name as her child's second, given name. William Swift Vaughan's mother was Mary Catharine Swift.

William's Age at Marriage

The record of William's marriage to Maud, in 1920, indicates that he was approximately a year younger than her, born circa 1894, whereas she was born circa 1893. However, the record of the birth of their oldest son, William Knowlton Vaughan, on June 14, 1921, and the record of the birth of their second son, Sidney Knowlton Vaughan, on July 31, 1923, indicate that the year of William Swift Vaughan's birth was circa 1880. Furthermore, most records of William Swift Vaughan's birth indicate that he was born in 1879. Presumably, he and Maud were embarrassed to admit that he was approximately thirteen years older than her when they were married, or that it was his forty-first birthday, but not when she delivered their first child approximately eleven months later. The U.S. Census of 1930 indicates that William was fifty, and Maud, thirty-seven, but they both listed the age when they were first married as twenty-eight! Apparently, they still felt the need to maintain the lie that they were near the same age when they were married, but, ten years later, they no longer remembered that, on their marriage record, they had listed their ages as twenty-six and twenty-seven. I have no reason to believe that William was married in his twenties, nor that he ever married anyone but Maud, on his forty-first birthday.

The U.S. Census of 1880

Although the U.S. Censuses of 1880 and 1930, and William's FindaGrave Memorial indicate that he was born in Kansas, his VA Form 7202 indicates that he was born in Chicago, Illinois. This was probably just an assumption by whoever wrote that on his VA Form; he was probably born in Kansas.

The Date of Sidney's Birth

Although the record of Sidney's birth indicates that he was born on July 31, 1923, his tombstone indicates that he was born on July 30, 1923. I suspect that his family regarded his birth as having taken place on the night of July 30th, and probably celebrated his birthday on that date throughout his life, although, technically, he was probably born on the 31st, after midnight on the 30th. 

Trivia

William was married on his forty-first birthday, to a woman more than a decade his junior. His oldest son, William Knowlton Vaughan, also remained a bachelor until he was almost forty years old, and married a woman more than a decade his junior.

See Also

FamilySearch:  William Swift Vaughan
    WikiTree:  William Swift Vaughan
  FindaGrave:  William Swift Vaughan

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Biography by William Mortensen Vaughan

MyTrueAncestry: Ancient Relatives of William Mortensen Vaughan

According to MyTrueAncestry.com, I am (based on my Big Y-700 confirmed, paternal haplogroup, R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1a1a1, as well as my autosomal FamilyFinder test) related to the following, ancient people:

Clan Abernathy

Orm de Abernethy (b. circa 1170)
of  the
Clan Abernathy
Ancestral Seat: Abernethy Round Tower
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1a1a1 (my paternal haplogroup)

This seems to be Laurence Abernethy (abt. 1170 - 1260)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Abernathy-222

or his father, Orm Hugh d'Abernathy (abt. 1155 - 1185)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Abernathy-223

As of May 18, 2022, this is my only exact Y-DNA match, on MyTrueAncestry. Either I am a direct, father-to-son descendant, or we share direct, father-to-son lineage, upstream to a common, male forebear.

Clan Ross

Fearchar (1214-1249)
of  the
Clan Ross
Ancestral Seat: Balnagown Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a2
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a- (my paternal haplogroup)

This seems to be Fearchar MacTaggart (1170 - abt. 1251)
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/MacTaggart-2

As of May 19, 2022, WikiTree does not show a direct path via any bloodline between me an Fearchar; however, it does corrorboarate the path between me and Luther Clay Vaughan's father, John Vaughan.

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there's one mutation between that ancestor and Fearchar.

Clan Menzies

Sir Robert de Myneris (1237)
of the
Clan Menzies
Ancestral Seat: Castle Menzies
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a6
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there's one mutation between that ancestor and Sir Robert.

Clan Waugh

Robert de Wauchope (1249)
of the
Clan Waugh
Ancestral Seat: Cakemuir Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1k
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Robert.

Clan Madden

Madudan mac Gadhra Mor (-1008)
of the
Clan Madden
Ancestral Seat: Cloghan Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a4b
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

This seems to be the king mentioned on this page:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Kings_of_S%C3%ADol_Anmchadha

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Madudan.

Clan Guthrie

Alexander Guthrie (1442)
of the
Clan Guthrie
Ancestral Seat: Guthrie Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5b
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

This seems to be the Alexander Guthrie mentioned on this page:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Guthrie-60

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Alexander.

Scottish Royalty

Robert II (1316-1390)(a.k.a. Robert Stewart/Stuart)
Robert III (1337-1406)(a.k.a. Robert Stewart/Stuart)
James I (1566-1625)(a.k.a. James Stewart/Stuart)
James II (1430-1460)(a.k.a. James Stewart/Stuart)
James III ()()
James IV
James V
(Scottish Royalty)
Ancestral Seat: Dundonald Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c--
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a (my paternal haplogroup)

Either I am a direct, father-to-son descendant of at least one of these men, or we have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and me.

English Royalty

James I (1566-1625)(a.k.a. James Stewart/Stuart)
Charles I (1600-1649)(a.k.a. Charles Stewart/Stuart)
Charles II (1630-1685)(a.k.a. Charles Stewart/Stuart)
James II (1633-1701)(a.k.a. James Stewart/Stuart)
(English Royalty)
Ancestral Seat: Hampton Court Palace
R1b1a1b1a1a2c--
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a (my paternal haplogroup)

Either I am a direct, father-to-son descendant of at least one of these men, or we have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and me.

Clan Baxter

Reginar Longneck Count of Hainaut (850)
and
William Baxtare (1312)
of the
Clan Baxter
Ancestral Seat: Kilmaron Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a6c
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and them.

Clan Oliphant

Roger Olifard (1093)
of the
Clan Oliphant
Ancestral Seat: Kellie Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a6c
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Roger.

Belgian Royalty

House of Reginarids
Counts of Hainaut
Counts of Louvain and Brussels
Dukes of Brabant and Lothier
House of Hesse
(Belgian Royalty)
Ancestral Seat: Coudenberg Palace
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a6c
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between them and that ancestor.

Clan Houston

Sir Finlay de Hustone (1296)
of the
Clan Houston
Ancestral Seat: Houston House
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a3c
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Sir Finlay.

Clan Wemyss

Sir John Wemyss (1421)
of the
Clan Wemyss
Ancestral Seat: Wemyss Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Sir John.

Patrick de Ogilvy (1296)
of the
Clan Ogilvie
Ancestral Seat: Airlie Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5a
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Patrick.

Clan Watson

John Watson (1392)
George Watson (1723)
of the
Clan Watson
Ancestral Seat: George Watsons College
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1e
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between them and that ancestor.

Clan Dundas

Serie de Dundas (1296)
of the
Clan Dundas
Ancestral Seat: Dundas Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1e
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between that ancestor and Serie.

Clan Abercrombie

Robert Abercromby (1534)
Sir Ralph Abercromby (1734-1801)
of the
Clan Abercrombie
Ancestral Seat: Airthrey Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1e
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between them and that ancestor.

Clan Chaomanach

Donal Kavanagh (1171-1175)
of the
Clan Chaomanach
Ancestral Seat: Dun Ailinne
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a4a
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between Donal and that ancestor.

Clan Spence

Thomas de Spens (1296)
of the
Clan Spence
Ancestral Seat: Kilspindie Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a4a
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between Thomas and that ancestor.

Aonghais Mor (1294)
Aonghais Og (1330)
of the
Clan MacInnes
Ancestral Seat: The Butter Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a1b
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between them and that ancestor.

Domhnall OCarroll King of Ely (1241)
of the
Clan Carroll
Ancestral Seat: Leap Castle
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a5d
R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a-- (my paternal haplogroup)

We have a common, father-to-son ancestor upstream, but there are two mutations between Domhnall and that ancestor.

Old Data

I published the following material March 23, 2021, before uploading the results of my Big Y-700 DNA test to MyTrueAncestry:

According to MyTrueAncestry, I am related to the following royal personages, on my father's side, who are in the following haplogroups:

   I.  Haplogroup R1b (74.2%* as of March 22, 2021)

       A.  Belgian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from nineteen sets of ancient, human remains; including the following three "Deep Dive" matches:  Early Bronze Age Northern England (I6680), Bell Beaker De Tuithoorn North Holland (I4070), and Bronze Age Bedfordshire England (I7576))

1. Leopold   I (1790-1865) [My 16th cousin, 5 times removed]
2. Leopold  II (1835-1909) [My 16th cousin, 3 times removed]
3. Albert    I (1875-1934) [My 16th cousin, twice removed]
4. Leopold III (1901-1983) [My 17th cousin, once removed]
5. Baldwin   I (1930-1993) [My 17th cousin, twice removed]
6. Albert   II (1934-)     [My 17th cousin, twice removed]

       B.  Bulgarian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from six sets of ancient, human remains; including the following "Deep Dive" match:  Bell Beaker De Tuithoorn North Holland (I4070))

1. Ferdinand I (1861-1948) [My 16th cousin, 3 times removed]
2. Boris   III (1894-1943) [My 17th cousin, twice removed]
3. Simeon   II (1937-)     [My 17th cousin, 3 times removed]
   

       C. Irish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a - Celt Hinxton Iron Age (HI2) and R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a - Ireland Copper Age (Rathlin2))

1. Diarmait Mac Murchada (1110-1171) King of Leinster [My 27th or 28th great grandfather!***]

       D. English Royalty (corroborated by DNA from more than two dozen sets of ancient, human remains; including the following five "Deep Dive" matches:  Early Bronze Age Northern England (I6680), Bronze Age Dagger Koenigsbrunn (OBKR_80), Bronze Age East Kent England (I2602), Celtic Gladiator York (6DRIF-21), and Bronze Age Bedfordshire England (I7576))

1. James     I (1566-1625) [My 6th cousin, 13 times removed]
2. Charles   I (1600-1649) [My 7th cousin, 12 times removed]
3. Charles  II (1630-1685) [My 8th cousin, 11 times removed]
4. James    II (1633-1701) [My 8th cousin, 11 times removed]

       E.  Portuguese Royalty (corroborated by DNA from six sets of ancient, human remains; including the following "Deep Dive" match:  Bell Beaker De Tuithoorn North Holland (I4070))

1. Pedro   V (1837-1861) [My 17th cousin, twice removed]
2. Luis    I (1838-1889) [My 17th cousin, twice removed]
3. Carlos  I (1863-1908) [My 18th cousin, once removed]
4. Manuel II (1889-1932) [My 18th cousin, twice removed]

       F.  Scottish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from more than two dozen sets of ancient, human remains; including the following five "Deep Dive" matches:  Early Bronze Age Northern England (I6680), Bronze Age Dagger Koenigsbrunn (OBKR_80), Bronze Age East Kent England (I2602), Celtic Gladiator York (6DRIF-21), and Bronze Age Bedfordshire England (I7576))

1. Robert  II (1316-1390) [My 3rd cousin, 22 times removed]
2. Robert III (1337-1406) [My 4th cousin, 21 times removed]
3. James    I (1394-1437) [My 5th cousin, 20 times removed]
4. James   II (1430-1460) [My 2nd cousin, 18 times removed]
5. James  III (1451-1488) [My 3rd cousin, 17 times removed]
6. James   IV (1473-1513) [My 4th cousin, 16 times removed]
7. James    V (1512-1542) [My 4th cousin, 15 times removed]

       G.  Welsh Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two dozen sets of ancient, human remains:  R1b1a1b1a1a2c1a - Celt Hinxton Iron Age (HI2) and Ireland Copper Age (Rathlin2))

1. Pasgen ap Urien (ca. 520-)  [44˚ by blood; 44˚ by marriage**]

  II.  Haplogroup R1a (7.92%* as of March 22, 2021)

    Scottish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Viking Gaelic Mix Iceland (GTE-A1))

1. Somerled of Argyll (1100-1164) [My 2nd cousin, 28 times removed]
   

 III.  Haplogroup G (0.99%* as of March 22, 2021)

    English Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Richard III (1452-1485) [My 1st cousin, 19 times removed]

  IV.  Haplogroup I1 (6.93%* as of March 22, 2021)

       A.  Swedish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63) and Post Viking Era Greenland Western Settlement (VK190))

1. Valdemar    I (1239-1302) [My 4th cousin, 26 times removed]
2. Magnus    III (1240-1290) [My 4th cousin, 26 times removed]
3. Birger      I (1280-1321) [My 6th cousin, 23 times removed]
4. Valdemar      (1280-1318) [My 6th cousin, 23 times removed]
5. Magnus IV/VII (1316-1374) [My 6th cousin, 23 times removed]
6. Eric      XII (1339-1359) [My 6th cousin, 23 times removed]
7. Haakon     VI (1340-1380) [My 4th cousin, 20 times removed]

       B.  Norwegian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63) and Post Viking Era Greenland Western Settlement (VK190))

1. Haakon  VI (1340-1380) [My 4th cousin, 20 times removed]

       C.  Danish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63) and Post Viking Era Greenland Western Settlement (VK190))

1. Olaf II (1370-1387) [My 5th cousin, 19 times removed]

       D.  The House of Grimaldi (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Viking Age Oland Sweden (VK337))

1. Jacques   I (1689-1751) [25˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Honoré  III (1720-1795) [My 13th cousin, 9 times removed]
3. Honoré   IV (1758-1819) [My 13th cousin, 8 times removed]
4. Florestan I (1785-1856) [My 15th cousin, 8 times removed]
5. Charles III (1818-1889) [My 16th cousin, 6 times removed]
6. Albert    I (1848-1922) [My 17th cousin, 5 times removed]
7. Louis    II (1870-1949) [My 14th cousin, twice removed]

   V.  Haplogroup J (1.98%* as of March 22, 2021)

       A.  Scottish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" Visigoth Germanic Girona (I12162))

1. Earl of Eglinton (1460-1545) [My 8th cousin, 17 times removed]

 Maternal Ancestry

According to MyTrueAncestry, I am related to the following royal personages, on my mother's side, who are in the following haplogroups:

  I.  Haplogroup H (14.3%* as of March 22, 2021)  

      A.  Austrian Royalty  (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Charles I (1887-1922) [31˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      B.  Belgian Royalty  (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Leopold I (1790-1865) [29˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]

      C.  Bohemian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Boleslaus II  (940-999)  [37˚ by blood; 35˚ by marriage**]
2. Anne         (1503-1546) [25˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
3. Ferdinand IV (1633-1654) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      D.  Danish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Sigrid        (968-1014) [36˚ by blood; 34˚ by marriage**]
2. Harald    II  (980-1018) [36˚ by blood; 34˚ by marriage**]
3. Canute        (994-1035) [35˚ by blood; 33˚ by marriage**]
4. Sweyn     II (1019-1076) [35˚ by blood; 32˚ by marriage**]
5. Margrethe II (1940-)     [33˚ by blood; 26˚ by marriage**]
   

      E.  English Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Henrietta     (1609-1669) [22˚ by blood; 19˚ by marriage**]
2. Charles    II (1630-1685) [21˚ by blood; 18˚ by marriage**]
3. James      II (1633-1701) [22˚ by blood; 19˚ by marriage**]
4. William   III (1650-1702) [23˚ by blood; 20˚ by marriage**]
5. Victoria      (1819-1901) [29˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
6. Edward    VII (1841-1910) [30˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
7. Prince Philip (1921-)     [31˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]

      F.  Famous People and French Royalty  (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Napoleon       I (1769-1821) [26˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
2. Marie de' Medici (1575-1642) [23˚ by blood; 20˚ by marriage**]
3. Louis       XIII (1601-1643) [23˚ by blood; 20˚ by marriage**]
4. Maria Theresa    (1638-1683) [24˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
5. Dauphin Louis    (1661-1711) [25˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
6. Louis         XV (1710-1774) [25˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]

      G.  Grand Duke of Luxembourg (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:   Bronze Age Scotland (I2573) and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. William I (1772-1843) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      H.  Grand Dukes of Tuscany (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Joanna        (1547-1578) [24˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
2. Ferdinando II (1610-1670) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      I.  Greek Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Sophia     (1870-1932) [30˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
2. Alice      (1885-1969) [30˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
3. Alexander  (1893-1920) [31˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
4. George  II (1890-1947) [31˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
5. Paul       (1901-1964) [32˚ by blood; 28˚ by marriage**]
6. Anne Marie (1946-)     [32˚ by blood; 26˚ by marriage**]
7. Pavlos     (1967-)     [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      J.  Holy Roman Empire  (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Maximilian II (1527-1576) [25˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
2. Ferdinand  II (1578-1637) [26˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
3. Leopold     I (1640-1705) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      K.  Italian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Victor II (1820-1878) [28˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]

      L. Polish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Boleslaw   I  (967-1025) [36˚ by blood; 34˚ by marriage**]
2. Catherine    (1533-1572) [22˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
3. Anne         (1573-1598) [26˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
4. Wladyslaw IV (1595-1648) [27˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
5. Constance    (1588-1631) [26˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
6. John      II (1609-1672) [27˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
7. Eleonora     (1653-1697) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      M. Portuguese Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Maria II (1819-1853) [29˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
2. Pedro  V (1837-1861) [30˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
3. Luis   I (1838-1889) [30˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      N. Prussian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Victoria   (1840-1901) [30˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Wilhelm II (1859-1941) [30˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
3. Elisabeth  (1715-1797) [28˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
4. Frederick  (1744-1797) [26˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]

      O.  Romanovs (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Maria     (1847-1928) [29˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Alexandra (1872-1918) [30˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]

      P. Romanian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Ferdinand I (1865-1927) [31˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
2. Michael     (1921-2017) [32˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]

      Q. Russian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:   Bronze Age Scotland (I2573) and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Peter II (1715-1730) [30˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]

      R. Sardinian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Charles Emmanuel III (1701-1773) [24˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]

      S.  Saxon Royalty (corroborated by DNA from two sets of ancient, human remains:  Bronze Age Scotland (I2573) and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Frederick II (1797-1854) [28˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
2. John       I (1801-1873) [28˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]

      T.  Spanish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from three sets of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63), Bronze Age Scotland (I2573), and Food Vessel Scotland (I5515))

1. Margaret     (1584-1611) [26˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
2. Philip    IV (1605-1665) [25˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
3. Elizabeth    (1602-1644) [23˚ by blood; 20˚ by marriage**]
4. Mariana      (1634-1696) [26˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
5. Charles   II (1661-1700) [25˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
6. Marie        (1662-1689) [23˚ by blood; 20˚ by marriage**]
7. Maria        (1688-1714) [24˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]
8. Ferdinand VI (1713-1759) [25˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
9. Isabella  II (1830-1904) [29˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
10. Alfonso  XII (1857-1885) [30˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
11. Victoria     (1887-1969) [29˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
12. Sofia        (1938-)     [33˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
13. Felipe       (1968-)     [34˚ by blood; 26˚ by marriage**]

      U.  Swedish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  "Deep Dive" North Central Lombard (CL63))

1. Olof       (980-1022) [34˚ by blood; 33˚ by marriage**]
2. Christina (1626-1689) [26˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
3. Margaret  (1882-1920) [31˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]
4. Louise    (1889-1965) [30˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
5. Ingrid    (1910-2000) [32˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]
6. Carl  XVI (1946-)     [32˚ by blood; 25˚ by marriage**]

 II.  Haplogroup N (1.79%* as of March 22, 2021) 

      A.  Austrian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Francis II (1768-1835) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      B.  Bohemian Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Maria Amalia (1701-1756) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Maria Luisa  (1745-1792) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      C.  French Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Louis   XVI (1754-1793) [27˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
2. Louis XVIII (1755-1824) [27˚ by blood; 22˚ by marriage**]
3. Charles   X (1757-1836) [27˚ by blood; 21˚ by marriage**]

      D.  Holy Roman Empire (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Maria Amalia  (1701-1756) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Maria Josepha (1739-1767) [2?˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
3. Maria Luisa   (1745-1792) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
4. Francis    II (1768-1835) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      E.  Polish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Marie Louise  (1611-1667) [27˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Marie Therese (1666-1732) [26˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]

      F.  Spanish Royalty (corroborated by DNA from one set of ancient, human remains:  Relic French King Louis XVI (LXVI))

1. Maria Amalia (1724-1760) [28˚ by blood; 23˚ by marriage**]
2. Charles   IV (1748-1819) [27˚ by blood; 24˚ by marriage**]

Updates

As of Tuesday, March 23, 2021, when I log into MyTrueAncestry, the "Results" page is the first page MyTrueAncestry loads.

A link to the "Haplogroup Analytics," with a picture of a crown and a blue shield to the right of it, is the fourth link down. Included in that section are my "Y-" and "mtDNA Distribution." Both of these buttons are labeled with crown icons, which indicate that clicking on them leads to lists of royal remains whose DNA matches mine. 

As I mentioned in my previous post, selecting either of these tabs loads a circle chart divided into sections of various sizes and colors. Mousing over a section of the circle chart causes a window to pop up, presumably indicating what portion of my paternal or maternal DNA is matched to the ancient remains that MyTrueAncestry has allegedly compared it with. It also causes a list to appear, of remains with matching DNA. This list is updated approximately every week, as the data from more sets of ancient, human remains is added to their database, and this causes changes in the percentages associated with the haplogroups that MyTrueAncestry associates with my DNA. I've seen my paternal haplogroup with the highest percentage, R1b, fluctuate between 74% and 75.7%. I've seen my maternal Haplogroup N percentage drop from about 15% to less than 2%!

NOTE:  I've discovered that I need to be careful when scrolling through the lists of remains associated with my haplogroups, because, if I mouse over another section of the circle chart, a different list appears, associated with the section representing a haplogroup other than the one I intended to select. To facilitate selecting a certain section and the corresponding list of ancient, human remains, I can click on the names of the haplogroups in the legend to the right of the circle charts, to toggle them on or off. If I toggle them all off, the chart disappears. If I only leave one toggled on, the entire circle becomes the corresponding color, making it easier to select it without selecting any other section.

As of Monday, March 22, 2021, MyTrueAncestry has indicated that my DNA matches that of the Irish king, Diarmait Mac Murchada, King of Leinster (see above). WikiTree's Connection Finder AND WikiTree+ indicate that I am a direct descendant of this Irish king!

As of Sunday, March 14, 2021, MyTrueAncestry has posted haplogroup relationships, in their Haplogroup Analytics section, for forty Scottish Clans. Coats-of-Arms representing these clans appear among coats-of-arms representing sets of royal personages. 74.7% of my "Y-DNA Distribution" is R1b. Because I have upgraded my membership to Olympus (Level 6 of 7), MyTrueAncestry creates a list of approximately five dozen sets of ancient remains with DNA that is, allegedly, part of this haplogroup. These are among the one hundred fifty sets of remains with DNA that matches mine, which they let me see, based on my membership level. If I were to upgrade to Odyssey (Level 7), they would show me one hundred more matches, for a total of two hundred fifty, and they might show me more royal or clan matches to my DNA. 

Approximately fifty of my R1b matches are allegedly matches to royal personages and/or Scottish clans represented by coats-of-arms below or beside the names of the sets of ancient, human remains. Approximately two dozen sets of ancient, human remains are matched to two sets of royalty:  British and Scottish. Others are matched to other sets of royalty, including:  Belgian, Bulgarian, English, Portuguese, Scottish, and Welsh.

My other Y-DNA haplogroup matches to royal personages are I1, J, and G2, as mentioned above.

My mTDNA also has matches belonging to haplogroups associated with royal personages, as listed above.

MyTrueAncestry has also matched my Y-DNA with several Scottish clans, including Armstrong, Boyle, Bruce, Buchanan, Cameron, Cathcart, Donnachaidh, Erskine, Gordon, Grant, Home, Lyon, MacDonald, MacDougall, MacGregor, Murray, Stirling, and Sutherland.

As of Sunday, March 14, 2021, MyTrueAncestry has yet to indicate a match between my mitochondrial DNA and any Scottish Clan - only sets of royal and/or famous personages, including Austrian Royalty, Belgian Royalty, Bohemian Royalty, Danish Royalty, English Royalty, French Royalty, Greek Royalty, the Holy Roman Empire, Italian Royalty, Luxembourg Royalty, Napoleon I and II, Polish Royalty, Portuguese Royalty, Prussian Royalty, Romanian Royalty, the Romanovs, Russian Royalty, Sardinian Royalty, Saxon Royalty, Spanish Royalty, Swedish Royalty, and Tuscan Royalty.

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  * According to MyTrueAncestry, the percentage is "of the total haplogroup set."

 ** Cousin relationships are according to WikiTree's Relationship Finder. The degrees by blood are according to WikiTree+. Degrees by marriage are according to WikiTree's Connection Finder.

*** According to WikiTree's Connection Finder;, my father is Diarmait's 27th great grandson, making me his 28th; according to WikiTree+, my father is Diarmait's 26th great grandson, making me his 27th.

Blog post by William Mortensen Vaughan