A really ancient connection

 

FTDNA. 

I've had a really strong connection to Los Angeles since my first visit in 2006, owning property there for eleven years, and learning about my historic LA roots with my 5th-great-grandfather Francisco Suastegui who lived there in 1835. There are many other Campuzano connections to LA, some still living in greater LA County. But the connection highlighted by FamilyTreeDNA's Ancient Connections, takes distant to a new level.

Google Maps. San Nicolas Island.

FTDNA says I share a common maternal line ancestor dating back to 12,000 BCE with 12 men from the San Nicolas Island culture who lived between 3650 and 2200 BCE. That's super distant. I do not know a lot about this culture, but with some quick Google searching, I've found some interesting articles. I'm posting this here for future viewing (pdf, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden & Cal State University; BBC from 6 Aug 2024).

It's interesting that the removal of the Nicoleño people from San Nicolas overlaps with Francisco Suastegui's time in Los Angeles.

At this stage, I'm still awaiting updates to my mtDNA haplogroup and other updates to the Mitotree.