Recently a Mr. Buckley Y DNA tested and was placed in Y Haplogroup H and he is a Y DNA match to me and other Romany paternal lineages. The Y DNA participant passed away, but a close family member is in charge of his Y DNA test.
They trace their Buckley family back to John Darius Buckley b. unknown date in Maryland?, d. unknown date in Wilson County, Tennessee, husband of Sarah Hall.
John Darius Buckley & Sarah Hall had a son named William Hall Buckley b. 1773 in Virginia whom married Rebecca Johnston.
I can not personally vouch for the genealogical research done on this Buckley family tree, I can only vouch to the fact that the Y DNA participant tested positive for Y Haplogroup H* which is South Asian in origin and because he is a Y DNA match to me and to other Romany Y DNA participants, it is a very safe conclusion that this Buckley lineage is also of Romany ancestry.
Most every Romany of the UK knows Romanies ended up in the American Colonies late 1600's - 1700's era, but not enough research attention gets made towards this small piece of Romany history to the American Colonies, but thanks to Y DNA evidence, little by little we are identifying those Romany paternal lineages whom carry this rare South Asian Y Haplogroup H-M82.
No other European population is known to carry Y Haplogroup H-M82 outside of the Romany male population of Europe.
To date, of the Colonial American Romany paternal lineages identified through Y DNA evidence, are of the Lock / Locke, Ingram, Bailey, Campbell, Buckley surnames whom were all in Colonial American late 1600's, early to mid 1700's era. Those are the surnames known to me whom have been Y DNA tested and positive for Y Haplogroup H-M82, there maybe even more Romany paternal lineages of Colonial America that have not been identified as of yet.
The history books talk about Romanies of the UK having been transported to the American Colonies as convicts, oral family stories also talk about ancestors having been transported, and using today's DNA technology, there is clear evidence some Romanies remained in the American Colonies, willingly or against their will.
I don't know about you all, but for me, finding another Y Haplogroup H-M82 Colonial American Romany paternal lineage, is quite exciting stuff!
Mr. Buckley ( deceased ) is a member of the Y Haplogroup H DNA project.
It is quite unfortunate that the American history books fail to make any mention of Romanies having been transported to the original 13 American Colonies, and virtually nothing was known about who they were.
But there is obviously more to the Romany story then the stories everyone knows about, because part of the stories ended up in the American Colonies who's stories are only now starting to be better known.
For me, what is the most fascinating part of the Colonial American Romany paternal lineages, they all have direct ties to Colonial Virginia. While it does not appear this Buckley lineage spent a lot of time in Colonial Virginia, it does appear that they too resided in Colonial Virginia for a short time period before moving on.
