Roanoke Descendants Revealed by DNA Test | In Search Of (Season 2) | History

Today, DNA scientists are closer than ever to proving that the Lost Colony of Roanoke may have survived if their theories are correct. Descendants of the settlers must still exist, probably with mixed Native American and English ancestry that could potentially be traced and compared to the original. male DNA line of settlers are currently

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ing a North Carolina man with a brown last name for just the right combination of genetic markers, so now mr. Brown's results are in and i took a look at the computer to see what it tells us and mr. It is known that Brown is native and European, that is his origin, his family

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, but the only part that interests us is his DNA and that he inherited from his father, who inherited from his father. he.

The question is: could Mr. Brown's inherited DNA line trace back to the Roanoke settlers, William or Henry Brown, if so, then his Y DNA must have European traits, if instead he is Native American, then can't be compatible, this is the moment of truth, could today's gentleman? Brown possibly proves that the Lost Colony survived, first of all he matches other brown men so that's good we know he has a common brown ancestor in his paternal line and I look at this haplogroup his haplogroup is his clan which means that i can tell if he is native american, african, european or asian at a quick glance and mr.

Brown is European so mr. Brown is a good candidate to be one of our lost settlers and mr. Brown is not alone Roberta believes there could be thousands of other

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one day; She could even create a complete list of exactly which colonists survived, for now she is on her way to identifying at least one potential survivor, the current Mr. Brown shares a last name with two of Roanoke's original settlers. He lives in the same area where the colony once was and his genetic background is the perfect combination of Native American and English thanks to the result of this

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Brown could be the link that finally proves that the Lost Colony of Roanoke survived. Roberta continues to push to find more and more potential matches in the hopes that each one will eventually connect back to the original lines of settlers in England. It would be a defining moment in our

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and I think that's one of the reasons why so many people have tried it but you can't do it without DNA. This is the last step. DNA is not the first step. It's the last step. It's the confirmation step we need and I would love it. to be able to do that and if I can't find it maybe someone else can one day we will never know their thoughts but we do know their names William and Henry Brown Morris Allen Rose Paine Virginia Dare and over 100 other people gone but certainly not forgotten that is the case oldest missing persons report in America and yet today there are more people dedicated to solving it than ever, thanks to their efforts the Lost Colony of Roanoke may not be lost for much longer, the

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continues.