mtDNA
H1
Last reviewed: 2026-04-06
Phylogeny alignment: PhyloTree.org and public mtDNA references at last review; always check your subclade naming.
What this may suggest
Important note
- • One direct lineage only — not your full ancestry.
Overview
H1 adds slightly more structure than H alone, but popular maps exaggerate precision. For colonial-era Norman Atlas content, H1 tells you nothing definitive about whether a grandmother came from Perche versus another French region without full pedigree work.
Migration story
See linked regions on the map for broad, low-resolution corridors.
Norman Atlas — possible relevance
- ◇Colonial New France corridor — more about settlement history than haplogroup proof.
- ◇Themes tied to Normandy’s formation and ducal period may be worth exploring next.
Linked regions (careful wording)
Related peoples & historical layers
No group here “maps to” your haplogroup — these are atlas entries for further reading.
- Franks
Frankish peoples and successors; dominant in northern continental corridors from late antiquity through the Carolingian period.
See the Historical peoples (macro) layer on the map — not the same as genetics.
- Normans
Northmen integrated into Frankish political frameworks from the Rouen grant onward — identity is socio-political, not a static 6th-century ethnicity block.
See the Historical peoples (macro) layer on the map — not the same as genetics.
Atlas regions
- Channel Trade Corridor
Journeys
Stories
Branch navigation
Ancestor clades: H
No subclades listed in this seed dataset.
Interpretation & confidence
- • Haplogroups trace one paternal (Y-DNA) or one maternal (mtDNA) line—not full ancestry, culture, or identity.
- • Wording stays probabilistic: “associated with”, “found among”, “may connect to”, “possible historical relevance.”
- • Confidence labels and sources belong on regional or migratory claims; broad labels alone are never proof.
Bibliography & public references
- PhyloTree.org (mtDNA)treeOpen link
- Wikipedia — Haplogroup H (mtDNA) (overview)reviewOpen link
- Allen Ancient DNA Resource (AADR) — Harvard Reich labdatabaseOpen link
- Norman Atlas synthesis notesynthesisAtlas editorial synthesis — verify claims against current phylogenetic trees and open ancient-DNA compendia.