At the end of April Marina Silva published a paper titled 'Genomic history and selection in Roman and early medieval Britain' (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.04.28.721361v1) in which they noted five ancient DNA samples that are sub R-S5245. Two are R-S5247 and three under R-S5246 which are known for the Sinclairs of Roslin. All but one date before the Anglo-Saxon period.
The samples are:
R-S5247
C12820 (250-400CE Clifton, Yorkshire)
C11708 (450-600CE Droxford, Hampshire)
R-S5246
C12901 (243-401CE Catterick, Yorkshire)
C11855 (200-410CE Napier Rd, Kent)
C12264 (100-410CE Blackfriars, Leicestershire)
This Roman era possible English origin for the Sinclairs of Roslin is most stunning.
We await for Family Tree DNA to verify these samples and upload to their y-dna tree. Errors do occur so ftdna verification is most essential. Especially the timeframes.
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