For all who are members of, or interested in Y-DNA haplogroup J2, made up of paternal-line descendants who share the M172 mutation. J2 is commonly found among peoples of the Mediterranean and northern Middle East. Major branches are J2a and J2b.
Results of my cousin's WGS+ test at yseq.net. Our grandfather's line lived in Vorarlberg, Austria from at least 1600, with relatives across the border in Bavaria.