Quote Originally Posted by WVHighlander View Post
Family Tree DNA is who I am thinking about using. Do you know if I get the 37 or 67 marker (I am leaning toward 67) if it shows you the detail you just spoke of...ie like your mentioning of the the Lagin tribe...or did you have to do that research after you received the results?
the first 12 markers will tell you your haplotype or ancient ancestry. You wil find out of Celtic, Norse, saxxon, chinese etc.

the next test 25, 37, 67, 111 will help you pinpoint which people you match and how closely. This gives you a focus on where to concentrate you paper trail search. You will get MRCA details, Most Common Recent Ancestor giving you a probaility of sharing a common ancestor and the time frame for that match. It might say something like 98% chance of sharing a common ancestor 300 years ago. So then you look in 1700's for the common ancestor.

You can upgrade the markers later down the road to refine if you find matches, no need to speed all your money at one time.

Also beware you might find somethings of a surprise. NPE or non paternal events

Overall I find it very effective