Genetic Family Reunion: DNA Reveals Alex Haley's Scottish Roots

[@conniehusband1365]

Delightful!

[@VredesStall]

So Alex Haley (the late author of "Roots") has a y-dna signature that is R1b.... is this not so?? That being said... has the family of Alex Haley (or his nephew Chris) ever find out who their original european "Haley" progenitor was??

[@jamretro1336]

VredesStall I don't think "Haley" was his ancestor. It was an overseer, not the master.

[@ellet7946]

the caption clearly reads hes Haleys nephew.

[@quavonhall7050]

William Baugh was the original European in the Haley Family

[@erickanew]

@@ellet7946 lol, I know right

[@fidelnenas8390]

James Carter you need to watch Queen miniseries starrIng Halley Berry. Queen was the child of Easter a slave and Jamie the son of the slave owner not the overseer. Queen is Alex Haley’s paternal grandmother.

[@indiansage9295]

Chris handsome all the men in his family is,and this such a beautiful thing in so happy.chris dont worry about haters/bullies whatever you know your family tree roots you dont have to prove nothing to nobody.

[@Thisismyusername7]

Did the DNA test also prove that he has Mandinka roots?

[@MeganSmolenyak]

It was a Y-DNA test, so only revealed information about his direct paternal line.

[@Thisismyusername7]

@@MeganSmolenyak thank you for clarifying