The Lost Creek DNA Project


Test Information

  • Taken by W.A. Myers, Jr. 
    Vendor 23andMe 
    Test Type mtDNA (Mitochondrial) 
    Most distant ancestor Mary Green,   b. 1812, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Most recent common ancestor Charlotte Elnora Tyler,   b. 28 Jun 1922, Otter Creek, Vigo, Indiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Mar 1996, Cayman Islands Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Haplogroup K2a6 - Confirmed 

K2a6 : found in the North Caucasus, central and north-western Europe

In Europe, mtDNA K is particularly common in Northwest Europe, with peaks observed in Belgium (14%), Ireland (12%), the Netherlands (10%), Iceland (10%), Denmark (9%) and France (8.5%). In the Eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East, haplogroup K reaches high frequencies in Cyprus (20%), among the Druzes of Lebanon (13%), in Georgia (12%), as well as among the Avars (13%) and the Dargins (12%) of Daghestan.