Family Groups
In decoding the DNA results, we find that there are at least two distinct families - One family which originated in the town of Cliburn in old Westmoreland County, England, and another which originated in King's Lynn, near London. There may be additional genetic families, but for the sake of clarity we are listing these families are the progenitors of the Genetic Lines. The various sub-branches and families of these lines will be listed within each group. On paper, there is a lot of confusion about which people are connected to which groups, and that is why the DNA results are so vital - they prove undeniably if there is a link between members of certain family groups or not. As we populate these tables and information below we will also be attempting to build a DNA Family Tree that will hopefully show us how and when the genetic code of the Claiborn/Clyborn families have changed over time.
Westmorland Families
One of the defining genetic characteristics of these families is that they belong to Haplogroup R-M269.