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Lineages and Results of Y-chromosome DNA Testing for Surname CORBIN
and Variations, such as, CORBEN, CORBAN, CORBON, CORBYN, CORBINE, etc.
Haplogroup R1b
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Y-DNA Haplogroups Represented in the Project
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 G  (n = 2 / 1) I1 (n = 4 / 2 ) R1b (n = 14 / 6)

R1b is the most common haplogroup in western Europe, so it is not surprising that it is the most frequent haplogroup in the project.  R1b is the haplogroup believed to have re-populated Europe from an Iberian refugium when the last glacial ice sheet retreated about 10-12,000 years ago.
Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype — WAMH / SWAMH
Of the many haplotypes represented within R1b, the most common 12-marker haplotype is called the "Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype"; when extended across all markers, it has been called the "Super Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype."  In the results tables below, the R1b modal haplotype is highlighted in cyan and is used as an arbitrary standard against which to compare our R1b member.  (Because the most common subclade of R1b is R1b1b2, the modal values for R1b are also those of R1b1 and R1b1b2.)  The modal value for each marker is taken independently; no one individual is modal for all values, so no one actually has this entire haplotype at 37 or 67 markers.  FTDNA members whose 12-marker haplotype matches one of the four most common 12-marker R1b haplotypes will find they have a WAMH logo on their member page.  Genetically speaking, being WAMH is rather like being surnamed SMITH, which means anyone with this haplotype can expect to need at least 37 markers to clearly distinguish themselves from other R1b1b2's.
Fourteen CORBIN project members are Haplogroup R1b.  They fall into three subclades and six lineages:
R1b1b2 (n = 6 / 4) R1b1b2d (n = 6 / 1) R1b1b2g (n = 2 / 1)
(n = number tested / number of lineages)
R1b Haplogroup Subclades as Defined by SNP Mutations
Three of our members have undergone deep SNP testing, with the results that one is R1b1b2*, one is R1b1b2d (old R1b1c6), and one is R1b1b2g (old R1b1c9).  The fact of the matter is that most R1b's will turn out to be R1b1b2, by far the most common subclade of R1b.  Because R1b1b2 includes such a large percentage of western European males, the search is ongoing for SNPs to define subclades of R1b1b2.  In light of the discovery of new SNPs, the FTDNA panel of R1b SNPs has recently (5/08) been expanded to include more subclades.
Mutations FTDNA Subclade Remarks
M207/UTY2 M306/S1 P224 P227 P229 P232 P280 P285 S4 S8 S9 R Eurasia
__ M173/P241 P225 P231 P233 P234 P236 P238 P242 P286 P294 R1 Eurasia
__ -SRY10831.2 [back mutation] R1a Eurasian Steppe, Eastern Europe 
__ M17 M198 R1a1  
__ M56 R1a1a  
M157 R1a1b  
M64.2 M87 M204 R1a1c  
P98 R1a1d
PK5 R1a1e  
M343 R1b SW Asia, Europe, especially western Europe 
__ P25 R1b1  
__ M18 R1b1a Sardinia 
P297 R1b1b  
__ M73 R1b1b1 central Asia
M269 S3 S10 S13 S17 R1b1b2 (old R1b1c) Europe, predominantly western
__ M37 R1b1b2a European Australians
M65 R1b1b2b Basque 
M153 R1b1b2c Spanish; New World Latinos
SRY2627 / M167 R1b1b2d (old R1b1c6) Iberia; SW England and Ireland
M222 / USP9Y + 3636 R1b1b2e (old R1b1c7) NW Ireland; W Scotland; "Niall"
P66 R1b1b2f Italy
U106 / S21 R1b1b2g (old R1b1c9) 25% of western European males —
found in Norway, Italy, Germany, Scotland, England,
Ireland, Wales; includes the "Frisian" group
(40% of men in northern Holland are S21+)
__ U198 / S26 R1b1b2g1 null439; concentrated in England —
also found in Spain, Norway, southern Germany
P107 / S29 R1b1b2g2 confined to England (pre-Anglo-Saxon)
U152 / S28 R1b1b2h 10% of western European males —
found in Greece, Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
France, Poland, Norway, Netherlands, Scotland,
England, Wales
__ M126 R1b1b2h1 European 
M160 R1b1b2h2 European
S68 R1b1b2i? <5% of R1b's — found in Sweden and Scotland
currently tested only by EthnoAncestry
M335 R1b1c  
M124 P249 P267 R2 Asia, especially central and southern (India)

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Red labels indicate markers that typically mutate more frequently than those labeled in black. Marker 464 mutates most rapidly of all and sometimes has five to seven counts (a-g), not just four (a-d).
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Haplogroup Subclade R1b1b2
Subclade R1b1b2 — WV
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R1b Modal Values 55GU9   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 Modals per Charles Kerchner.
                 
CORBIN N62418 32FVK   13 23 14 11 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 29                                                                                                               Pvt3, Pvt2, Robert Franklin1 — of VA
This individual has transferred in from the National Geographic Society's Genographic Project.  He has just begun working on his paper genealogy, so we may not have a lineage for him for awhile.  It is probable that his paternal grandfather, Robert Franklin CORBIN, was either born in or at some time lived in Virginia.
His haplotype is rare, especially for an R1b1b2.  He has only three 12/12 matches in the FTDNA database, all in surname NORMAN, and just two 12/12 matches in the Ysearch database, one with a NORMAN, of Virginia, and the other with a BAILEY.  Two of these NORMANs have tested to 37 markers, so your project admin strongly recommends upgrading to 37 markers to find out whether this match is maintained or falls away.  Because of the rarity of this haplotype, the possiblity of an NPE with NORMAN is rearing its head, so upgrading to more markers here is critical.
   
Subclade R1b1b2* — SC: Newberry Group / SHERMAN-CORBIN
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R1b Modal Values 55GU9   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 12 11 13 23 10 13 12 30 24 Modals for FTDNA markers per Charles Kerchner; modals for SMGF markers per SMGF.
                 
0 CORBIN 95794 UZMCM Deep 13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 20 16 35 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 11 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 14 22 20 14 12 11 13 11 11 12 12                   Pvt7, Pvt6, James Dewey5, John Leslie4, Ira A.3, Ira A.2, Ira1 — of MA and Newberry Co., SC
SHERMAN SMGF -   13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15           12 12                                       14     14               12 11 13 23 10 14 12 30 24 Pvt6, Pvt5, Neil Carter4, Abraham Carter3, John2, Luther1 — of Wayne Co., NY
SHERMAN N47499 -   13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29                                                                                                                                 Pvt15 , Pvt14, James Wright13, Clarence Davison12, Samuel Wright11, Bowen Gardner10, Wright9, Samuel8, David7, Ebenezer6, Samuel5, Hon. Philip4, Samuel3, Henry2, Henry1 — of Dedham, Essex
1 SHERMAN SMGF -   13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15           12 12                                       14     13               12 11 13 23 10 14 12 30 24 Pvt13, Pvt12, Henry Clapp11, Benjamin Franklin10, James9, James8, Benjamin7, Thomas6, Peleg5, Hon. Philip4, Samuel3, Henry2, Henry1— of Dedham, Essex
SHERMAN 9544 -   13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 21 16 35 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 11 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 14 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12                   Pvt14, Pvt13, Charles Melvin12, John Henry11, Rodney10, Daniel9, Justin8, Samuel7, Daniel6, Samuel5, Hon. Samuel4, Edmond3, Henry2, Henry1 — of Dedham, Essex
3 SHERMAN 90066 -   13 24 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 23 15 15 18 16 35 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 11 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 14 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12                   Pvt [awaiting lineage]... Hon. Philip4, Samuel3, Henry2, Henry1— of Dedham, Essex
SHERMAN 21545 -   13 25 14 11 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 28 15 15 16 17 11 11 19 19 15 15 20 16 35 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 11 10 12 22 23 16 10 12 12 16 8 14 23 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12                   Pvt13, Pvt12, Fred Sterling11, Samuel Sterling10, Sterling9, Enoch8, Josiah7, Enos6, Benjamin5, Hon. Samuel4, Edmond3, Henry2, Henry1 — of Dedham, Essex 
  SHERMAN Charles
Henry
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test subject
                                                                                                                                                          Pvt [awaiting test subject] Charles Henry9, Nathan8, Capt. Nathan7, Nathaniel6, Benjamin5, Hon. Samuel4, Edmond3, Henry2, Henry1 — of Dedham, Essex
Considering the resemblance of CORBIN #95794 to the R1b modal haplotype, it's not surprising that his 12-marker haplotype is fairly common, but most of his matches are low level and in other surnames, so have no consequence.  He does, however, have significant high-level matches with descendants of Henry SHERMAN (c1517-c1590) of Dedham, Essex, England, so it does appear that this CORBIN has an NPE, a "non-paternal event" (e.g., a hidden adoption, deliberate name change, or illicit paternity), in his patrilineal line.  (See the SHERMAN DNA Project at FTDNA.) 
Having been born in Massachusets, it had been expected that this CORBIN might match with descendants of Clement CORBIN, of Brookline, MA, and Woodstock, CT, but Clement's descendants are Haplogroup G2a, so our subject being Haplogroup R1b1b2 rules out any possibility of a near genetic connection.  However, a descendant of Henry SHERMAN of Dedham, namely, Charles Henry SHERMAN, did marry a granddaughter of Philip CORBIN of Danbury, CT, who is a genetic match with and presumed descendant of Clement, which shows these families were, indeed, in contact.  Even though a living patrilineal descendant of Charles Henry has not yet been found to be tested, I've added a line in the table for him, so I could show his lineage (over to the right).  If you are a descendant on this line, please join the SHERMAN project and be tested.
Cells in the table highlighted in cyan are modal for Haplogroup R1b.  Cells highlighted in purple appear to be characteristic of these SHERMANs.  Other brightly colored cells highlight mutations exclusive to this line.  The red table cell highlights what appears to be a "recLOH" (recombinant loss of heterozygosity) event for Marker YCAIIab.  While it appears that Marker YCA11b has undergone four mutations (going from 23 to 19), what has really happened is that the 23-repeat "b" part has been lost and replaced with a second copy of the 19-repeat "a" part.  In other words, it represents one mutation event, not four.
#95794 has undergone deep SNP testing at FTDNA, including the Garvey Panel [U-series plus P107], with these results:
M207+ M173+ M343+ P25+ M18- M73- M269+ M37- M65- M126- M153- M160- SRY2627- M222- P66- P107- U106- U152- U198-
The first four positive SNP test results prove he is R1b1.  The negative results for M18 and M73 rule out R1b1a and R1b1b1.  The positive result for M269 proves he is R1b1b2 (old R1b1c).  The remaining negative results rule out any R1b1b2 subclade known at the time he was tested, which means based on FTDNA's haplotree, he is root R1b1b2 (a.k.a., R1b1b2*).
Four SHERMANs have been tested at SMGF (the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation), and two of them match our CORBIN subject.  SMGF tests a slightly different suite of markers, but 28 of them are the same, so some comparison is possible, as shown above.  SMGF tests nine additional markers, which are not part of the FTDNA Standard sets, but these nine can be ordered "a la carte" from among FTDNA's "Advanced Markers."  There is no way to contact SMGF test subjects.  If you are one of these two individuals, please contact me, and please consider joining the Sherman Project and so testing your missing markers.
   
In the lineages above, names in boldface are the immigrants — all to New England in the early 1600s.
The progenitor of these SHERMANs is Henry SHERMAN (c1517-c1590) of Dedham, Essex, England.  As the nearest common ancestor of these SHERMANs existed well before the appearance of Ira CORBIN, it seems that the CORBIN has to be the one with the NPE.  (I guess if you're going to have an NPE, it's nice to have a good match with a well known family, especially an illustrious one.)
The Hon. Philip SHERMAN (1610-1687) in the lineages above became the first Secretary of the State of Rhode Island in 1639.
Another notable descendant of Henry SHERMAN of Dedham is Sen. Roger SHERMAN (1721-1793), Signer of the Declaration of Independence and (later) U.S. Senator from Connecticut, on this line:
Roger7, William6, Joseph5, Capt. John4, John3, Henry2, Henry1
 
Subclade R1b1b2 — MD: Baltimore Group
Surname Kit # YSearch
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R1b Modal Values 55GU9   13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 29 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 29 15 15 17 17 11 11 19 23 16 15 18 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 22 20 13 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 Modals per Charles Kerchner.
                 
CORBIN 86798 5SQTG   13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 13 13 13 29 19 9  9 11 11 26 14 18 29 15 15 17 17 11 10 19 23 16 15 19 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 21 20 12 12 11 13 11 11 12 12 Pvt6, Pvt5, Alexander Noel4, Alexander Noel3, David G.2, William1 — of Baltimore Co., MD, then Huntingdon Co., PA
CORBIN 86668 -   13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 13 13 13 29 19 9  9 11 11 26 14 18 29 15 15 17 17 11 10 19 23 16 15 19 17 36 38 12 12 11 9 15 16 8 10 10 8 10 10 12 23 23 16 10 12 12 15 8 12 21