Comments for Ancestry Resources http://www.ancestralquest.com Helping You On Your Ancestral Quest Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:31:16 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on What percentage of Jamaicans have any kind of mixed ancestry? by LexDIamondz http://www.ancestralquest.com/general/what-percentage-of-jamaicans-have-any-kind-of-mixed-ancestry/comment-page-1/#comment-175 LexDIamondz Sat, 17 Apr 2010 14:31:16 +0000 http://www.ancestralquest.com/general/what-percentage-of-jamaicans-have-any-kind-of-mixed-ancestry/#comment-175 Theres a distinction between mixed-race and simple mixed ancestry. Most Jamaicans and about 1/3 of all Haitians have some type of mixed ancestry, just as a general result of slavery. Also, the gene pool of Jamaica in particular is quite small since they're on an island, so most of the White DNA would presumably diffuse throughout the island through intermarriage. So although only about 7 percent of the population is self-described mulatto, in reality anywhere from 25-75% of all Black jamaicans could have White blood. The same is true for Haiti. The CIA factbook lists haiti as 5% mulatto but they're not making the distinction between the Haitian concept of mulatto and the American concept of mulatto. In Haiti, a mulatto is not simply a lightskinned person, but someone who could nearly pass for white, and there is a DISTINCT difference between the to. Mulâtre is someone who's hair texture, facial features and skin tone approach those of a White person, whereas a Grimeau/Grimelle is a person who is simply lightskinned. Both have significant European ancestry, but the social connotations of the two labels are different. There are plenty of broke Grimeaux, but very few impoverished Mulattos. So back to the DNA question, I'd say about 1/3 of all Haitians posess some significant White ancestry, with 5% being quadroons and the rest being Blacks & Mulattos of various shades. The remaining 2/3 is probably of nearly all Black ancestry, with perhaps some Taino admixture. Theres a distinction between mixed-race and simple mixed ancestry. Most Jamaicans and about 1/3 of all Haitians have some type of mixed ancestry, just as a general result of slavery. Also, the gene pool of Jamaica in particular is quite small since they’re on an island, so most of the White DNA would presumably diffuse throughout the island through intermarriage. So although only about 7 percent of the population is self-described mulatto, in reality anywhere from 25-75% of all Black jamaicans could have White blood.

The same is true for Haiti. The CIA factbook lists haiti as 5% mulatto but they’re not making the distinction between the Haitian concept of mulatto and the American concept of mulatto.

In Haiti, a mulatto is not simply a lightskinned person, but someone who could nearly pass for white, and there is a DISTINCT difference between the to. Mulâtre is someone who’s hair texture, facial features and skin tone approach those of a White person, whereas a Grimeau/Grimelle is a person who is simply lightskinned. Both have significant European ancestry, but the social connotations of the two labels are different. There are plenty of broke Grimeaux, but very few impoverished Mulattos.

So back to the DNA question, I’d say about 1/3 of all Haitians posess some significant White ancestry, with 5% being quadroons and the rest being Blacks & Mulattos of various shades. The remaining 2/3 is probably of nearly all Black ancestry, with perhaps some Taino admixture.

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