Maple DNA

Surnames/tags: MAPLE_DNA MAPLE MAPEL

This page summarizes DNA findings for the descendants of Benjamin Maple Sr, progenitor of the Maple family in America.

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Y Chromosome DNA

We are recruiting males with the MAPLE surname for Y-DNA testing. See Space: MAPLE Y-DNA Haplogroup.

5 descendants of David Maple Sr. have done advanced Y-DNA SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) testing at Family Tree DNA. Here is a list of mutations that Bruce Maple has tested positive for in a Big Y-700 test, in the order which they are believed to have occurred.^[1] The age estimates are approximate, and they should not be taken too literally.

Mutations in the MAPLE/MAPLEY branch of the Y-DNA family tree:^[2]

R haplogroup SNP. . . . Estimated date of origin . . . . . . . . . Origin / Surnames

M207 ........................ 26,000 BCE

M343 ............,,,,,....... 17,000 BCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eurasian Steppe

M269 ........................ 4400 BCE

L51 ............................ 4000 BCE

U106 ......................... 2900 BCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bohemia?

Z381 ......................... 2600 BCE

L48 ............................ 2400 BCE

L47 ............................ 2100 BCE

Z159 (+Z160) ............ 1700 BCE <--- (Lowest branch determined by Genographic test)

S6924 ........................ 1600 BCE

S3251 (+CTS3777) ... 1300 BCE <--- (FTDNA analysis of Genographic test)

FGC8563 ................... 1000 BCE

CTS9369 .................... 900 BCE

A688 .......................... 600 BCE

BY3317....................... 100 BCE <--- Lowest branch determined by L47 panel

BY3838 ...................... 0 CE . . . . . . . . Davidson (Scotland), Graham (Scotland)

FGC46245 ................. 350 CE . . . . . . Maple (USA), Mapley (England), Moore (Ireland), Morrison (Scotland)

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BY109788 [+BY145308,

BY147243, BY165742] ......................... 500 CE . . . . . . . Maple (USA), Mapley (England), Webber

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BY63743 [+BY55180, BY57990, BY105812,

BY109766, BY110579, BY123756, BY131076,

BY132470, BY133231, FT14948, FT16695

FT18136, FT24498, FT27252,

FT98665, M145] ................................... 1500 CE . . . . . . Maple (USA), Mapley (England, Australia, USA)

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BY135865 [+BY141141, BY151378, Y168385] . . . . . . . . Descendants of Benjamin Maple Jr

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FT94958, BY229352 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Descendants of Jasper Maple

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BY121933 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Descendants of Claude Maple

For a discussion of the significance of these results, see Space: Maple Origins.

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These results are part of the R1b-U106 Y-DNA Haplogroup Project at Family Tree DNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/u106/about/background):

See Group 53 (FGC8563>CTS9369>A688>BY3317>BY3838>FGC46245>BY63743>BY135865>) (approximately on page 8) of the U106 Project results (https://www.familytreedna.com/public/U106?iframe=yresults).

Also see N175517 (Maple) in The Tree Structure of U106 (http://www.jb.man.ac.uk/~mcdonald/genetics/report.html).

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References

1. ↑ Family Tree DNA, Y Haplogroup tree.
2. ↑ The age estimates are given by Family Tree DNA.

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Autosomal DNA

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Benjamin Maple Sr had three known children: Benjamin Jr, Ruth, and Catherine. Descendants of each are grouped separately below.

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Descendants of Benjamin Maple Jr:

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David Maple > David Maple Jr > David Maple III > Jasper Maple > David Maple > Jasper Maple > John Maple > Claude Maple > Bruce Maple

Bruce Maple (Y haplogroup R-FGC46245) has done autosomal DNA testing with Family Tree DNA and Ancestry DNA (GEDMatch #A727534)

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Mary Maple > Mathias Roseberry > Elizabeth Roseberry > Thomas Mitchell > Sarah Mitchell >William Nelson

A private descendant of William Nelson has autosomal DNA (40 cM) that matches Bruce Maple as a 5th - remote cousin .^[3] This includes an 8.59 cM DNA segment on chromosome 14 that is shared by a descendant of Harold Maple. This is consistent with all 3 having a nearest common ancestor - Benjamin Maple Jr.

This descendant of William Nelson also shares a 3.2 cM segment on chromosome 16 with Bruce Maple and a descendant of Emily (Henderson) Elek.

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Benjamin Maple III? > William Maple > John B Mapel > John V Mapel > Mary Mapel > Ella Shriver

A descendant of Ella Shriver shares 5.4 cM (over 2 segments) with Bruce Maple.

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David Maple > Ezekiel Maple > Ezekiel Maple > George Maple > Wm. Maple > Virginia Maple >> Levi Madison

William Maple > Benjamin Maple- > Mary Maple > George Maple > Wm. Maple > Virginia Maple >> Levi Madison

Levi Madison shares a 12 cM segment with Heath Vogel (descendant of David Maple Sr).

Levi Madison also shares 5.3 cM (on 2 segments) with Bruce Maple.

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David Maple > David Maple Jr > William Maple > Amelia Maple > Andrew Henderson > Emily Henderson

+ ...... David Maple Jr > Joseph Maple > Isaac Maple > Elizabeth Maple > Emily Henderson

A private descendant of Emily (Henderson) Elek has autosomal DNA (39 cM) that matches Bruce Maple as a 4th - remote cousin .^[4] This is consistent with having a nearest common ancestor - David Maple Jr.

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David Maple > David Maple Jr > David Maple III > Jasper Maple > John Maple > Grover Maple > Harold Maple

A private descendant of Harold Maple has autosomal DNA (90 cM) that matches Bruce Maple as a 4th cousin. This is consistent with having a nearest common ancestor - Jasper Maple.

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David Maple > David Maple Jr > David Maple III > Jasper Maple > John Maple > Joseph Maple > Stanley Maple

A private descendant of Stanley Maple has autosomal DNA (27.9 cM across 2 segments) that matches Bruce Maple as a 4th - 6th cousin. This is consistent with having a nearest common ancestor - Jasper Maple.

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Descendants of Ruth (Maple) Atchley:

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Jesse Atchley Sr > [uncertain] Thomas Atchley > Joshua Atchley >>>> Jack Foster.

Several descendants of Joshua Atchley have done autosomal DNA testing:

Heath Vogel (descendant of Benjamin Maple Jr) shares a 7.1 cM DNA segment with Mellissa (Foster) Fetter and a different 5.6 cM segment with Jack Foster.

Bruce Maple shares 5.6 cM on chromosome 8 with Lazarus kits for Robert Foster and Katherine Foster.

Levi Madison (descendant of Benjamin Maple Jr) shares 2 segments (totaling 4.7 cM) with Jack Foster. Bruce Maple shares 1.8 cM with Levi and Jack on one of these segments (on chromosome 16). This chromosome 16 segment may be DNA passed down from Benjamin Maple Sr or his wife Elizabeth (or it might be DNA passed down a different line from a more distant common ancestor who lived hundreds of years earlier).

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Descendants of Catherine (Maple) Mellott:

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John Mellott >>> Mary Mellott >>>>> Allen Brown

Allen Brown shares a 3.5 cM segment with Levi Madison (a descendant of Benjamin Maple Jr).

Allen Brown shares a 4.6 cM segment with a private descendant of Harold Maple.

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John Mellott >Obediah Mellott

A private descendant of Obediah Mellott shares 4.32 cM (in 2 segments) on chromosome 14 with Bruce Maple and a private descendant of Harold Maple. These chromosome 14 segments may be DNA passed down from Benjamin Maple Sr or his wife Elizabeth.

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If you have DNA matches with descendants of Benjamin Maple Sr, please post your comments here or send Bruce Maple a private message.

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