UPDATED 5/24/2020 | ORIGINAL 07/04/2010
It’s official. The George Samuel Reid paternal (Y-DNA) test has been completed, and the results indicate that our ancestral heritage links to the E1b1b Haplogroup, subgroup E1b1b1a. Testing was initially performed by FamilyTreeDNA.com and is shared for comparison on the FTDNA site linked to our last known Reid/Reed/Reede ancestor Jacob Reed, ca.1769, Pennsylvania.
Testing was subsequently performed by Ancestry.com and those results are linked to various public family trees hosted by Ancestry.com. An ethnicity estimate compiled and updated by Ancestry.com can be found here. It is important to note that the ethnicity results found on the link here are a compilation of all ancestral lines linked to the individual donor who provided the test results, not just to the donor’s Reid ancestors. Each relative of the DNA test donor who shares a DNA link to a common Reid ancestor will have their own unique ethnicity estimates, as their individual composite ancestral lines will have different origins from the donor who provided the DNA information for this page.
While the haplgroup designation and ethnicity estimates are enlightening, the ability of the DNA testing to aide in our ancestral research is what is most compelling. Already we have connected with several previously unknown Reid/Reed family members whom with we are certain share a common ancestor. Certainly, there will be more connections made as others submit their DNA for testing.
Since receiving the test results, we have joined the following DNA project groups to share what we know of our Reid line, and to increase our exposure to world-wide DNA testing participants:
- E-M35 Project (FamilyTreeDNA)
- Virginia-SW (FamilyTreeDNA)
- Reed DNA Surname (FamilyTreeDNA)
- Clan Donnachaidh (FamilyTreeDNA)
- Reid Reed Read Families (Ancestry.com)
- Scotch-Irish, Lancaster-PA, Ulster Ireland (Ancestry.com)
Check back often for updates on this exciting technology and the specific results of our new found connections with distant relatives.
George Samuel Reid Family Roots 
I have looked in vain for george samuel reid in the dna groups you listed??
Are you in these groups under a different name? Can someone please email me at irishreid47@outlook.com
Thank You
Michael Reid
Caution to researchers in attributing one YDNA to an entire surname line and locale. As each YDNA finding is projected back from a line of descendants, it is difficult to determine where/when it was first introduced.
For example, there are Botetourt and old Montgomery Co Reed/Reid/Read five descendants previously unknown to each other finding different YDNA, I-Y13432 + I-M223 and the slightly unusual Danube/Volga group L-B374.
Using YDNA requires steady footing as it finds the unrecorded fathers. That’s nothing new, but it can be a surprise to those hoping to rely on one YDNA to rule out other findings.
Your blog data is such a contribution. Sincere thanks, TJ
Thank you for your contribution.