Not all Norstedts originate from Höjen, some belong to I1-L813 FGC9493+

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Earlier blog posts have shown that the family Norstedt from Höjen outside Falun is characterized by haplogroup I1-L1302, more precisely I1-BY211 or I1-BY2828.

But not all Norstedts belong to this family. Jonas Olsson who lived 50km away also took the name Norstedt. He was born at Larsbo mill, Söderbärke, 1723-07-18 and had many descendants.

Now two now living from different branches have tested their Y-DNA. The haplogroup is not yet definitively determined, but by all accounts they belong to haplogroup I1-L813. This is how their branches to the most recent common ancestor Johan Norstedt and the most distant ancestor Jonas Ersson look like.

norstedt_larsbo_L813
Norstedt from Larsbo – I1-L813

The results can be found in The Norstedt project.

There are now two DNA-tested separate Norstedt families

  • Norstedt from Höjen – haplogroup I1-BY211
  • Norstedt from Larsbo – haplogroup I1-L813

norstedt-hg-karta

I1-BY211 and I1-L813 both belong to the main group I1 but are then very distantly related. They are estimated to have a common ancestor who lived around 4700 years ago. The ISOGG tree for I1 exists here.

Update: SNP testing has shown them to be FGC9493+, a subbranch of L813 (2017-01-14). 

Jakob Norstedt
jakob@hoijen.se

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