From: Ad 

I wonder how many east yorkshire folk moved to the southern states of the
US....when the name comes out it will be fun to find out....

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6293333.stm

"White men with a rare surname from the east of Yorkshire may have
black African roots, research has suggested.

University of Leicester scientists found men carrying a Y chromosome
previously seen only among people of West African origin.

The connection has been traced back to a man living in the area in the
1780s but could be linked to migration patterns dating back to the Romans.

The scientists said they are ethically bound to withhold the men's surname.

Researchers, exploring the association between surnames and the Y
chromosome, spotted the Y chromosome in the man by accident, who was knew
nothing of the ancestry.

A further 18 males with the same surname then formed the basis of their
study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics. "

""Our study suggests that this must have happened some time ago."

Africans were first recorded in the north of England 1,800 years ago as
Roman soldiers defending Hadrian's Wall. "


Adam

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