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.
ID Numbers
As I build out the genealogical records of this site I will be assigning a random ID number to each member of the family. This number doesn't necessarily have any specific meaning. I just need a way to differentiate two people with the same name so that I can make individual pages for both. Simply writing "John Le Franceys" doesn't work because there are more than one person with that name. "John of Cliburn" runs afoul of the same problem. Believe it or note, "John of Cliborn (b. 1200)" still has the same problem. Thus, the only solution is to assign random ID numbers to both of them. I am certain that this will come up a lot so the ID numbers will be a way to keep everyone separated and cut down on confusion.
Where possible I will stick to the familiar and common genealogy ID types, but since this page will host multiple family trees that are not related, I cannot use just one system for everyone. Different families will have a letter abbreviation to denote which family group they belong to. W for Westmorland and C for Col. William.
Westmorland Families
One of the defining genetic characteristics of these families is that they belong to Haplogroup R-M269.
Legends
King's Lynn Families
The defining characteristic of these families is that they belong to haplogroup I-M170.