Using M267 to Locate Older Ancestries

Many thanks, Adam.

The results of my BigY test show that I come under the J-M267 Haplogroup.

My confirmed Haplogroup is J-Y131865.

The earliest direct male ancestor I can identify is Jonas Lax who was born about 1770. Records show him being in Silesia in 1800 as the tenant of an inn distilling spirits.

Is there anything I can do to identify the most promising lines for further research?

Best wishes,

Peter Lax

Greetings Peter Lax You are in the unenviable position of having done everything possible as far as testing goes and now having to wait for others to take the same step you already have. This can be frustrating because there are many M269 persons who could well be within your parent branch of FGC9941, either on your same twig or one of the others, but who simply haven't done enough testing to know for sure. The only way forward is to cultivate the branch until the pieces begin to come together in some recognizable way. What I can suggest is that you join the FTDNA project which is monitoring developments and also trying to encourage additional testing, so that you can remain updated whenever something new emerges. Here is the project: https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/cherson-family-project/about This project focuses solely on the ZS222 sub-branch of M267, of which you are a part.