Contents

• Biographical information
• Genealogical information

Biographical information

 

Richard (Dick) Johnson is a software engineer, web developer, writer, and researcher.

In his spare time, Dick enjoys running, family history, travel, and photography.

Dick’s email is rjohnson42@gmail.com.

 

Anna van Raaphorst-Johnson is a content specialist. For technical, scientific, historic, and general-audience content, she does research and analysis, writing, editing, and indexing. Anna has had broad experience as employee, consultant, contractor, and pro-bono volunteer.

In her spare time, Anna enjoys active sports, family history, travel, photography, and languages.

Anna’s email is avanraaphorst@gmail.com.

For more information

• vrcommunications.us (our professional website)
• My High-Tech Adventure: Computing As I Knew It 1960-2012 (Dick’s reminiscences of his career in the computer industry 1960-2012)

Genealogical information

Dick’s ancestry

• Johnson-Moseley family history (2014) (history of the Johnson and Moseley families – Dick’s ancestors)

Genealogical information

Based on information currently in Dick’s family tree

• 7/16 German
• 5/16 English
• 2/16 Irish
• 1/16 French
• 1/16 Danish

Dick’s ethnicity

Based on Family Tree DNA (2016)

• West and Central Europe: 90%
• Scandinavia: 8%
• South America: <1%
• British Isles: <1%
• East Europe: <1%

Based on 23andMe data (2019)

• French & German (and Dutch): 38.0%
• British & Irish: 36.6%
• Scandinavian (Denmark): 2.6%
• Eastern European: 2.4%
• Broadly Northwestern European: 17.6%
• Broadly Southern European: 0.6%
• Broadly European: 2.1%
• Sub-Saharan African: 0.1%

Based on 23andMe data (2018)

• British & Irish: 41.3%
• French & German: 12.3%
• Scandinavian: 8.5%
• Broadly Northwestern European: 25.9%
• Sardinian: 0.7%
• Balkan: 0.5%
• Broadly Southern European: 5.2%
• Eastern European: 3%
• Broadly European: 2.5%

Based on AncestryDNA data (2018)

In 2018 AncestryDNA updated their results based on additional reference samples (16,000 instead of 3,000); the breakdown above has been changed to  the following:

• England, Wales & Northwestern Europe: 73%
• Germanic Europe: 11%
• Norway: 9%
• Ireland and Scotland: 6%
• Spain: 1%

Based on AncestryDNA data (2012)

• Great Britain: 58%
• Scandinavia: 18%
• Iberian Peninsula: 7%
• Europe East: 4%
• Europe West: 4%
• Ireland: 4%
• Italy/Greece: 1%
• Finland/Northwest Russia: <1%
• Caucasus: 3%

Dick’s haplogroups

Based on 23andMe data

• Maternal haplogroup: T1a1
• Paternal haplogroup: R1a1a

Anna’s ancestry

• van Raaphorst-Metsch family history (2014) (history of the van Raaphorst and Metsch families – Anna’s paternal ancestors)
• Riedel-Schreiter family history (2014) (history of the Riedel and Schreiter families – Anna’s maternal ancestors)
• Anna’s Ancestor Report (25 Mar 2018)

Based on the information currently in Anna’s family tree

• 9/16 German
• 7/16 Dutch

Anna’s ethnicity

Based on Family Tree DNA data (2016)

• West and Central Europe: 69%
• Scandinavia: 14%
• East Europe: 12%
• Finland: 4%
• Undetermined region: 1%

Based on 23andMe Data (2019)

• French & German (Germany, Netherlands): 64.7%
• Eastern European (Poland): 6.6%
• Scandinavian: 5.3%
• British & Irish: 1.3%
• Italian: 1.2%
• Broadly Northwestern European: 17.5%
• Broadly Southern European: 0.3%
• Broadly European: 3.0%
• East Asian & Native American: 0.1%

Based on 23andMe data (2018)

• French & German: 43.4%
• Scandinavian: 8.1%
• British & Irish: 3.4%
• Eastern European: 2.7%
• Balkan: 2.3%
• Broadly Northwestern European: 33.7%
• Broadly Southern European: 1%
• Broadly European: 4.8%
• North African: 0.2%
• Broadly Western Asian and North African: 0.1%
• Siberian: 0.1%

Based on AncestryDNA data (2018)

In 2018 AncestryDNA updated their results based on additional reference samples (16,000 instead of 3,000); the breakdown above has been changed to “Germanic Europe: 100%.”

Based on AncestryDNA data (2012)

• Great Britain (includes The Netherlands): 64%
• Europe West: 12%
• Europe East: 11%
• Scandinavia: 5%
• Finland/Northwest Russia: 2%
• Iberian Peninsula: 1%
• Middle East: 3%
• Caucasus: 2%

Anna’s haplogroups

Based on Family Tree DNA and 23andMe data

• Maternal haplogroup: T2b (a European lineage that originated in the Near East 45,000 years ago and entered Europe about 10,000 years ago)

Anna’s ancient origins

• Hunter-Gatherers: 44%
• Farmers: 44%
• Metal Age Invaders: 12%
• Non-European: 0%