Please
Note!! Website only occasionally
updated. Last Update: 25-Feb-2017. Brian
Nichols Y-Chromosome Study:
The patrilineages and current results for our
participants are shown below. Click on the bold, blue, underlined text,
for more genealogical info on each of our participants. Please keep in mind that these genealogies
are provided by the participants and therefore any questions regarding their
validity and/or specific citations, should be sent to them if they provided an
email address. Be sure to scroll to
the bottom of this page for further details regarding interpreting this results
table. We are interested in
recruiting anyone with the surname of Nichols, including variants such as
Nicholls, Nickels, Nickells, Nickols, McNichols, MacNichol, Nicholas, Nickell,
Nicoll, Nicholson, MacNicol, etc. If
you have any questions regarding this website or possible participation, please
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Here is the
Family Tree
Click here for a Nichols (and close
spelling variants) Y-
Results for Nichols Surname Project |
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Number of
STRs at Each Y-Chromosome Marker/ |
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Kit# |
Earliest
Proven Nichols Ancestor/Patrilineage |
Hga |
3 9 3 |
3 9 0 |
1 9 |
3 9 1 |
3 8 5 a |
3 8 5 b |
4 2 6 |
3 8 8 |
4 3 9 |
3 8 9 -1 |
3 9 2 |
3 8 9 -2 |
4 5 8 |
4 5 9 a |
4 5 9 b |
4 5 5 |
4 5 4 |
4 4 7 |
4 3 7 |
4 4 8 |
4 4 9 |
4 6 4 a |
4 6 4 b |
4 6 4 c |
4 6 4 d |
4 6 0 |
G A T A H 4 |
Y C A II a |
Y C A II b |
4 5 6 |
6 0 7 |
5 7 6 |
5 7 0 |
C D Y a |
C D Y b |
4 4 2 |
4 3 8 |
38 to 67 ?? |
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Participants
Belonging To Haplogroup R1b1a2 = R-M269 (two major branches of R-M269 are
R-U106 and R-P312)
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Proposed Descendants of Richard Nichols
Living in Ipswich, Massachusetts, by 1638 (Hg = R-U106
>Z381>Z156>Z307>DF98>S1911>S10621>PH589)
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14800 |
Richard
Nichols (John2, Richard3,
John4)
/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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58455 |
Richard Nichols (John2,
Richard3,
John4)
/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
14 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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SMGF-1 |
Richard Nichols (John2,
Richard3,
Richard4)
/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
? |
19 |
29 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
12 |
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A-1, B10028 |
Richard Nichols (John2,
Samuel3)
/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
36 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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13893 |
Joseph
Nichols/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
16 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
17 |
17 |
38 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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35376 |
Samuel Nichols/ |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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13894 |
Samuel
Nichols/ m. 1767, |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
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137332 |
James Nichols/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
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141951 |
Samuel Nichols/ |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
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285484 |
Richard Nichols (James2, Jonathan3) / |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
14 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
39 |
12 |
12 |
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A-6 |
Richard Nichols (James2, William3) / |
R-S10621 |
13 |
24 |
15 |
10 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
18 |
22 |
17 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
12 |
12 |
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Proposed Descendants of
George Nichols, Sr.
Living in |
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7227 |
George
Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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7228 |
George
Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
23 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
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7229 |
Luke
Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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7230 |
Luke
Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
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23311 |
Arthur Nichols/ b. ca 1807, Kershaw Dist., |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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77023 |
Joseph Nichols Sr./ b. ca 1760, Newberry Dist., |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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230540 |
Christopher Nichols/ |
R-P312 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
9 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
24 |
14 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
10 |
19 |
22 |
16 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
40 |
12 |
12 |
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("WAMH" = 12-marker
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R1b1a2 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
17 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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Descendents of Daniel Nichols, b.
in |
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14651 |
Daniel Nichols/ |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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24299 |
Daniel Nichols/ |
R-L21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
16 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
++ |
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264597 |
James Nichols/ b.
1823, Missouri(?); d. 1894 |
R-L21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
16 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
18 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
18 |
16 |
38 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
++ |
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37/37 Match for Descendants of Thomas
Nichols Who Died in |
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23112 |
Thomas Nichols Sr./
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R-L257
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13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
++ |
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N- 21903 |
Thomas Nichols
Sr./ |
R-L257 WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
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145503 |
Nathan Nichols/ |
R-L257 WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
++ |
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198972 |
Nichols/ ?????? |
R-L257
WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
18 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
37 |
38 |
12 |
12 |
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Unexpected Match Between Nicholls, Nickell, and Nichols Lines (Hg = R-P312) |
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35326 |
George Nicholls/ |
R-M269 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
15 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
20 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
17 |
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12895 |
James Nickell/ d. 1796, Rockingham Co., |
R-P312 WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
39 |
43 |
12 |
12 |
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67557 |
Andrew Nichols/ b. ~1806, S. Carolina; in Limestone Co., AL, in 1860 |
R-P312 WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
17 |
17 |
11 |
11 |
19 |
23 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
18 |
41 |
43 |
12 |
12 |
++ |
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Exact 37/37 Match for Nichols of
early Bledsoe Co., |
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34391 |
William Nichols/ |
R-P312
WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
35 |
35 |
12 |
12 |
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39081 |
William Nichols/ |
R-P312
WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
35 |
35 |
12 |
12 |
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77943 |
John Nichols/ |
R-P312
WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
35 |
35 |
12 |
12 |
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233635 |
John Nichols/b. 1780, d. 1845, |
R-P312
WAMH |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
31 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
16 |
15 |
19 |
16 |
35 |
35 |
12 |
12 |
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A-7 |
Nicholas
(distant match to above 3?) / ~1810, |
R-P312 |
13 |
23 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
13 |
29 |
17 |
? |
? |
11 |
11 |
25 |
? |
19 |
30 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
11 |
19 |
25 |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
? |
12 |
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Match Between Nichols Lines Mostly of 18th Century
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153891 |
Reuben D. Nichols/ |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
37 |
12 |
12 |
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40533 |
Henry Nichols (Jeremiah2)
/ |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
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127824 |
Henry Nichols (Hesekiah2)
/ |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
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165616 |
Joel Nichols / |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
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234443 |
Henry
Harmon Nichols / |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
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175256 |
Reuben
Nichols (Joel2, Samuel3) / |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
15 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
19 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
|
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112863 |
William Nichols/ |
R-DF21 |
13 |
24 |
14 |
11 |
11 |
14 |
12 |
12 |
12 |
13 |
13 |
30 |
17 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
11 |
25 |
15 |
19 |
29 |
15 |
16 |
16 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
19 |
23 |
15 |
14 |
18 |
17 |
36 |
36 |
12 |
12 |
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