Seven men from the North of England sharing Revis as their surname can trace their DNA to Africa. Blonde (though now mostly bald and gray) and blue-eyed John Revis is one of them. After tracing his family history to the U.S. and England, he donated a DNA sample to Leicester University. Researchers found that portions of his Y chromosome could be linked to Africa.
John Revis:
It was a shock to find out that, because I was so blond and blue-eyed when I was younger, people thought I was Nordic or German.
But the researchers said that if my DNA were examined then people would assume they were looking at a North African man.
I suspect there must have been some big Berber tribesman who came to Britain with the Romans and spread his seed all over Yorkshire.
Before you gasp, have a look at these images of the Berber people at the William Coupon Gallery. It is easy to see that most if not all could pass as white. Also, African slaves arrived in Europe during Roman Times around 1800 years ago allowing plenty of time for population admixture.
Mr. Revis, however, might be just a tad confused. According to the King et al. study published in the European Journal of Human Genetics, Mr. Revis actually has an hgA1 Y chromosome that has a West African origin. Of 18 Yorkshire men who have the Revis surname, seven have the same chromosome and their most recent common ancestor lived in Yorkshire in the 18th century.
The researchers conclude:
Our findings represent the first genetic evidence of Africans among ‘indigenous’ British, and emphasize the complexity of human migration history as well as the pitfalls of assigning geographical origin from Y-chromosomal haplotypes.
Statements like this one made by Mr. Revis’s wife is just plain silly in light of the fact the environment and culture in which you grew up and live determine much of the food you like to eat and what you like to do.
I can hardly believe it. John has always seemed very English to me. He likes his roast beef and Yorkshire pudding on a Sunday. He has never asked me to cook anything unusual. My friends think our news is hilarious.
The closest John ever came to the traditional Berber life was when he went camping with the Scouts. I don’t think we’ve been in a tent since we got married.
I, on the other hand, do not like Yorkshire pudding. Is that because I am genetically Chinese or because I grew up in California? Ponder that!
This is London, January 27, 2007
Tags: genetics, genes, dna, john revis, revis, health, genealogy, africa, yorkshire
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Tamara, the moors were not black. They were Berbers. The Europeans called all blacks as moors.
This the pic of the Moorish general who conquered Spain and Portugal
Tariq ibn Ziyad
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/77/Tariq_ibn_Ziyad.JPG
The claim that the Moors were black is an Afrocentric one.
To say the guy is African is ridiculous. Haplogroups don’t necessarily belong to certain ethnicities and races. R1b for example is common in Europe but has also found amongst africans in the Cameroon. Would those africans then describe themselves as white or European? No they see themselves as Africans and native (R1b in Africa has been there a long time). Ethnicity is about shared history and culture not just genes. Many of the haplogroups that are found in Britain came in the stone age and neolithic and have nothing to do with Romans, Vikings, Celtics, Anglo-Saxons or anyone else. They came when ethnicity was not so defined and there were no major borders. R1a is described as a Viking gene. Has anybody thought it might have reached Britain before the Vikings. The same as E, J etc. He may have A1 haplogroup but I bet he carries I, R1a, R1b genes as well all from Eurasia, so he’s mostly of stone age ancestry anyway. He’s just as European as anyone. If there wasn’t some admixtures we would be constantly carrying the same blood, we always need new blood to some degree, but it never interferes with the origins of most of the inhabitants. All white Brtish are paleolithic in origins, somewhere down the line even with some admixture from the neolithic and later. Thanks for listening.
Not all people have 46 chromosomes, some people are born with disorders like down syndrome which is a chromosome deficiency, are you counting them out as human beings? Not all people have the same body functions, as some people’s bodies cannot function at all, or at least parts of the body. A paraplegic person cannot operate their limbs, does this mean that everybody is paraplegic? NO, it doesnt. We are created with all of the same rights, but not the same person. Do not exclude any human being, as anybody has the same human rights as anybody else. No exceptions.
What is wron with people ??The north africans are now white? they are africans , i have north african blood.Can you see in those pictures that some looked mullattos?? the orinal moor was black dark as wesley snipes the actor.Have you seen the video amedius from the late austrian rapper famous in the 80s? have you seen a dark skin men with a turban in the palace at the begining of the video?well that is a pure moor not the one who are mixed with european , the european royal family used to be obsess with moors and lots of the black moors worked for them , there is pictures of black moors every where in the european royal palaces .Moors are not white , we know we are not.