Seraphina's paternal Y-DNA haplogroup N1 (N-M128) belongs to Finno-Ugric/Baltic lineage.

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​Y-DNA haplogroup N1 is a paternal lineage with an origin in South Asia. Its primary modern distribution is in northern Eurasia, from Siberia to Northern Europe.

 

Sub-clades like N1c1 are prevalent in populations around the Baltic Sea and in northern Russia, and are associated with Uralic-speaking peoples.

 

The haplogroup N1a is another sub-clade, most common in northern Europe and among indigenous peoples of Siberia. 

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Distribution and migration

 

Origin: The broader Y-DNA haplogroup N is believed to have originated in South Asia around 38,000 years ago, with the N1 lineage emerging about 18,000 years later.

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Northern Eurasia: The descendants of N1a and N1c are most common in northern Europe and among Siberian indigenous peoples.

 

Other regions: N1 is also found at lower frequencies in parts of China, Korea, and Japan, reflecting its ancient migration across Eurasia. ​​​​​​

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Sub-clade N1a (N-M231)

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N1a (N-M231) - a paternal lineage marker common in Northern Eurasia, especially among indigenous Siberian peoples and Finns/Baltics.

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Defining Marker: Defined by the SNP (Single Nucleotide Polymorphism) M231.

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Major Sub-clades: Includes branches like N1a1 and N1a2, which have distinct geographic distributions.

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Geographic Spread: Found widely in Siberia, Northern Europe (Finland, Latvia, Lithuania), Uralic regions, and parts of East Asia (Korea, China).

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Genetic History: Represents ancient paternal lines, often associated with Finno-Ugric speakers and indigenous Siberian groups. 

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Although the full Y-DNA sequence of Seraphina's father is not known, the information present in her full twin brother's genome is enough to establish that his Y-DNA belongs to the sub-clade N1a (N-M231). This became possible by cross examining Seraphina's and her full twin brother's deep dive matches (ancient relatives), as well as comparing certain Reference SNP-clusteres (rs) found in Y chromosome partially present in his genome carried by Seraphina with Seraphina's husband's whose Y-DNA haplogroup is N1c1.

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Ancient Paternal Lines

 

Seraphina nad her full twin brother share an ancient relative, sample VK 395, 1050 AD, whose Y-DNA haplogroup is identified as N1a1a1a1a1a2a1a2h1 (V15159). He might very well be one of the male relatives belonging to Seraphina's father's direct Y-DNA paternal line. 

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Sub-clade N1a represents such notable and noble lines as Rurikids, Gedeminas House, Grand Princes of Kiev including Dmitry Alexandrovich (1250-1294), Alexander Nevsky (1221-1263), as well as noble paternal linages. 

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Y-DNA: N1a (Gediminas, Rurikids, Grand Princes of Kiev)

 

Princes taking their kin from Gediminas (Y-DNA: N1a)

 

• Sanguzsco

• Trubetskoy

• Golitsin

• Zaslavsky

• Szartoryski

• Mstislavsky

• Belsky​

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Princes and nobles taking their kin from Rurik (Y-DNA: N1a)

 

• Dolgorukov (Dolgoruky)

• Rzevsky

• Tatishev

• Shakovskoy

• Hilkov

• Gagarin

• Putyatin

• Lobanov-Rostovsky

• Massalsky

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