DNA Genealogy

[Oldhiker]

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

[WVHighlander]

You mean like finding out I am more English than I really thought! :crap:


Shhh....don't let Chas see I wrote that..

[Chas]

You mean like finding out I am more English than I really thought!


Shhh....don't let Chas see I wrote that..

Too late, too late!

I have always known that I was 1/4 Scottish. My paternal grandfather came from Aberdeenshire. During a recent visit from my mother (who is 93), she let slip that he had courted my grandmother (who's father was a local land owner) for 5 years before becoming a civil servant and taking up a post in India. So by extrapolation, my grandmother was Scots as well. In the space of a few minutes, I went from 1/4 Scottish to 1/2 Scottish.

As for DNA testing, I have always thought this - Do not ask a question, if you cannot live with the answer.

Really WVHighlander, being part English might not be desirable - but it isn't a bad thing.

Regards

Chas

[BJay]

I saw you tried the family tree DNA group. I sent my specemin away two months ago and was recently contacted saying my material was received. My question is how long did you have to wait for any results after being told they received your specemin.

[WVHighlander]

Dram,

At 12 markers most of my hits are Ireland, Western Scotland, and Northern England.


As for names...

at 25 markers its Cochran (my surname) and Cockerham

at 12 markers the top contenders are Cochran, Doty, Johnson/Johnston, Ramsay/Ramsey, Murphy, McConnell, and Beaty/Beatty/Beattie

The 12 markers are at a quick glance since I am looking at over 1300 people. These names have the largest blocks on the spreadsheet.

As for exact matches in the 25 marker there are 16 people....with a total of 66 matches.

And I don't understand you last question; however, from the 70 some odd people in my surname project (Cochran-e) I have 8 exact matches.

[Dram]

And I don't understand you last question; however, from the 70 some odd people in my surname project (Cochran-e) I have 8 exact matches.

Sorry, that was a bit confusing. I was wondering out of those that you match in your surname project how close are you to your closest surname match? For example do you match a Cohcrane at 25 markers?

[WVHighlander]

8 exact matches at 25. There is ONE guy I am really watching to see if I match him at 37...

[cck]

I saw you tried the family tree DNA group. I sent my specemin away two months ago and was recently contacted saying my material was received. My question is how long did you have to wait for any results after being told they received your specemin.

As I recall it took a couple of months to get a reply from them. That was about a year and a half ago. They may be busier now. Once you hear from them, you will start getting a stream of reports.

[serenitylala]

How much do these DNA tests cost?

We've done extensive genealogy in my family. My mom's side had the fortunate nature of being anything and everything that was royal, so it made it easy to trace her lines back before 300 AD.

She comes out of William the Conqueror and Robert D' Montgomerie... along with a number of European lines and the Scottish line of Malcolm and some Slavic Kings. So basically, if it was a King or Queen in Europe and the Isles, my mom is descended from them.

My father's side on the other hand is largely German and the genealogy ends in Germany in the 1600s... Can't trace it back more than that and well, it would be nice to see if it came from somewhere other than Germany.

[WVHighlander]

It starts at $169 and goes up. However, I purchased mine over Christmas when there was a sale going on. It has been very interesting so far.