02144nas a2200217   4500008004100000245016300041210006900204300001400273490000700287520140000294653002101694653001601715653002201731653000801753653002001761100001601781700002101797700001301818700002401831856007101855       2009                        eng d00aMtDNA Origins of an Enslaved Labor Force from the 18th Century Schuyler Flatts Burial Ground in Colonial Albany, NY: Africans, Native Americans, and Malagasy?0 aMtDNA Origins of an Enslaved Labor Force from the 18th Century S  a2805-28100 v363 a<p>A burial ground located in the Town of Colonie, NY along the Hudson River revealed fourteen individuals dated from the 17th through the early 19th centuries. Bioarchaeological analysis suggested some of these individuals were of African ancestry who had worked and died on the property owned by the prominent Schuyler family. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) analysis was carried out on skeletal remains of seven adults using restriction fragment length polymorphism typing and direct sequencing of the control region to infer their origins and relatedness. Results show that none of the individuals were maternally related, with four individuals identified as African haplogroup L, one identified as Native American haplogroup X, and two identified as haplogroup M and M7. Individuals of African ancestry correlate with published mtDNA data on African Americans and their geographical origins corroborate with the various exit points during the African slave trade to New York State. Individuals identified as haplogroup M7 and M resemble lineages found in Madagascar. Historical documents suggest several hundred people were imported from Madagascar through illegal trading to New York by the end of the 17th century. This study highlights the diverse origins of the enslaved labor force in colonial New York and contributes to our understanding of African American history in the northeast.</p>
10aAfrican American10aancient DNA10aColonial New York10aDNA10aNative American1 aLee, E., J.1 aAnderson, L., M.1 aDale, V.1 aMerriwether, D., A.  uhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305440309003112