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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 email me, Brian Hamman, at brianhamman@yahoo.com. 

You can order a kit at the following link: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=V69432&special=True&projecttype=S

Background info on Y-chromosome testing for genealogy can be found here: http://www.familytreedna.com/dna101.html

Here is the Family Tree DNA version of our Nichols results website that is updated in real time: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Nichols/?iframe=ydnacolor

Click here for a Nichols (and close spelling variants) Y-DNA map of England/Wales or here for a Y-DNA map of Scotland. These maps are numbered based on distinct Y-DNA lines identified from the table shown below that are traced back to specific areas of England/Wales or Scotland. Although we’ve identified nearly 90 different Nichols (and close spelling variants) Y-DNA lines in our project, only 14 have proven descent from a specific area of England/Wales and 5 from Scotland. If you clearly trace your Nichols (or close spelling variant) line to an area not yet represented on these maps, please email me at brianhamman@yahoo.com

Results for Nichols Surname Project
			Number of STRs at Each Y-Chromosome Marker/DYS*
Kit#	Earliest Proven Nichols Ancestor/Patrilineage	Hg^a	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 ??
Participants Belonging To Haplogroup R1b1a2 = R-M269 (two major branches of R-M269 are R-U106 and R-P312)
Proposed Descendants of Richard Nichols Living in Ipswich, Massachusetts, by 1638 (Hg = R-U106 >Z381>Z156>Z307>DF98>S1911>S10621>PH589)
14800	Richard Nichols (John^2, Richard^3, John^4) / b. bef. 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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	++
58455	Richard Nichols (John^2, Richard^3, John^4) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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	++
SMGF-1	Richard Nichols (John^2, Richard^3, Richard^4) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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
A-1, B10028	Richard Nichols (John^2, Samuel^3) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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	++
13893	Joseph Nichols/ m. 1730, Framingham, Massachusetts	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	++
35376	Samuel Nichols/ b. 1774/1782, New England (MA/NH/CT); d. 1850, St. Chrysostome, Quebec	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	38	12	12	++
13894	Samuel Nichols/ m. 1767, Cape Elizabeth, Maine	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
137332	James Nichols/ b. 1793, Columbia Co., New York	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
141951	Samuel Nichols/ m. 1794, Sedgwick, Hancock Co., Maine	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
285484	Richard Nichols (James^2, Jonathan^3) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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	++
A-6	Richard Nichols (James^2, William^3) / b. bef 1618, British Isles, d. 1674, Reading, Massachusetts	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
Proposed Descendants of George Nichols, Sr. Living in South Carolina in Late 1700s (Hg = R-P312)
7227	George Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, S. Carolina	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	++
7228	George Nichols Jr./ b. ca 1755, Newberry Dist, S. Carolina	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
7229	Luke Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, S. Carolina	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
7230	Luke Nichols/ b. 1808 in/near Lexington Co, S. Carolina	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
23311	Arthur Nichols/ b. ca 1807, Kershaw Dist., S. Carolina	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
77023	Joseph Nichols Sr./ b. ca 1760, Newberry Dist., S. Carolina	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	++
230540	Christopher Nichols/ b. ~1762, S. Carolina; d. ~1845, Alabama	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	++
Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype (WAMH)
Athey's "Super" 37-marker WAMH ("WAMH" = 12-marker "AMH")		R1b1a2 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	15	18	17	37	38	12	12
Descendents of Daniel Nichols, b. in North Carolina in 1768 and d. in Tennessee (Hg = R-P312)
14651	Daniel Nichols/ b. 1768, Virginia/North Carolina	R-L21	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
24299	Daniel Nichols/ b. 1768, North Carolina	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	++
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	++
37/37 Match for Descendants of Thomas Nichols Who Died in Rhode Island in 1708 (a WAMH surprisingly under Hg = R-U106 >Z18>L257)
23112	Thomas Nichols Sr./ b. bef 1645, Rhode Island (Wales?)	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	++
N- 21903	Thomas Nichols Sr./ b. abt 1635, Wales; d. 1708, Rhode Island	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
145503	Nathan Nichols/ b. 1748, Frederick Co., Virginia	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	++
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
Unexpected Match Between Nicholls, Nickell, and Nichols Lines (Hg = R-P312)
35326	George Nicholls/ b. 1692, Cornwall County, England	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
12895	James Nickell/ d. 1796, Rockingham Co., N. Carolina	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
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	++
Exact 37/37 Match for Nichols of early Bledsoe Co., Tennessee (Hg = R-P312)
34391	William Nichols/ in Bledsoe Co., Tennesee, by 1812	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
39081	William Nichols/ b. ca 1790; d. 1872, Lauderdale Co., MS	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
77943	John Nichols/ in Tennessee by 1807	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
233635	John Nichols/ b. 1780, d. 1845, Arkansas	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
A-7	Nicholas (distant match to above 3?) / ~1810, West Wales	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
Match Between Nichols Lines Mostly of 18^th Century North Carolina (Hg = R-P312)
153891	Reuben D. Nichols/ b. 1805, Mississippi; d. 1840s, Arkansas	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	++
40533	Henry Nichols (Jeremiah^2) / b. ca 1770, North Carolina	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	++
127824	Henry Nichols (Hesekiah^2) / b. ca 1770, North Carolina	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	++
165616	Joel Nichols / b. ca 1752, Pitt Co., North Carolina	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	++
234443	Henry Harmon Nichols / b. 1855, Louisiana; d. bef 1880, Louisiana	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
175256	Reuben Nichols (Joel^2, Samuel^3) / b. ca 1765, Pitt Co., North Carolina	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
112863	William Nichols/ b. ca 1800 Pitt Co., North Carolina	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