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Offline Tricia_2

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DNA Testing - Y DNA
« on: Monday 02 July 12 18:44 BST (UK) »
Hi All :)

I'd welcome some thoughts, please :)

Since our male line is an illegitimate one, and we were hoping to establish that the ancestors who we thought were ours really were ours, we decided on a Y DNA test (42 places). I'm female, so my brother took the test.

And I am now somewhat confused.

The person with whom I had hoped to compare genes is no longer in touch and cannot be contacted.

The 'results' I get from publishing our DNA on Family History sites hasn't yet proved to be very helpful.

The site I originally used, 'DNA Heritage', has closed and transferred their customers to 'Family Tree DNA', who want me to 'update' ~ ie spend more money to have the test done that I thought I had already paid for.

I have also published my info on Ancestry.

When we had the test done, there was much talk of Y DNA going with surnames. However, while I have found some distant matches, I see no coincidental surnames.

On FTDNA, this could well be because the close relationships seem to have been 20+ generations ago, when surnames were rare.

But on Ancestry, the close relationships seem to have been 7 - 15 generations ago, when they were not so rare.

I feel that I have a very useful resource here, but I don't really know what to do with it ~ in spite of reading up on the subject.

I think that I should ~ and probably will ~ contact all these people, who seem to have been related to me, up to 20+ generations ago, but I would also like to discuss this subject with someone knowledgeable, and get some additional input on the subject.

Any thought please?

Thank you! :)

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Also, would it be possible to have a 'DNA' section in the forum, I wonder, please? :)
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #1 on: Monday 02 July 12 18:57 BST (UK) »
You can focus on matches in a shorter timeframe if you upgrade the test at FTDNA. Suggest you take a look at their forum for more advice.
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #2 on: Monday 02 July 12 20:01 BST (UK) »
 ;D

Have you uploaded your data to the gedmatch website - there are hundreds of people over there and the comparison tools gives results that can be very interesting.

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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #3 on: Monday 02 July 12 22:33 BST (UK) »
Hi Craclyn :)

Thanks. I'll take a look at their forum.

But, I felt that, having already paid for one test, I was loathe to pay, again, just for just a few different / additional markers, especially as I was about to order a test for another damily line.
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Glamorgam: Hampton Thornton Svombo Swambo Swanbo Keefe O Keefe Shanahan Shannon Doyle Maldoon Muldoon Davies Llewellyn Jones
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #4 on: Monday 02 July 12 22:34 BST (UK) »
Thanks, Gataki,

I'll have a look at that site.
I may find some more / closer matches :)
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Glamorgam: Hampton Thornton Svombo Swambo Swanbo Keefe O Keefe Shanahan Shannon Doyle Maldoon Muldoon Davies Llewellyn Jones
Birmingham: Neale Sarjant Cole Hiley Berridge Tirebuck

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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #5 on: Monday 02 July 12 22:37 BST (UK) »
I do have another question about DNA tests, but will start a new thread, after I have checked out this info a bit further :)
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 03 July 12 12:42 BST (UK) »
There is information on the FTDNA website about customers transferring from DNA Heritage - see FAQs # 1 & #3 on this page....

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=40#1559

What they are basically saying is that the FREE transfer will only equate to a 25-marker test after transfer (see FAQ #5).   You can then upgrade to 37 or 67 marker test at a discounted price.

FamilyTreeDNA do allow Y-DNA searches based on surnames, if required.
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 03 July 12 12:48 BST (UK) »
Hi Nick :)

Thank you!

I don't know how I missed that! :)

Very helpful!

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It is annoying to have paid extra for a higher number of markers, only to find that I need to pay out yet more for different markers ~ especially when I have other lines to research :(
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Glamorgam: Hampton Thornton Svombo Swambo Swanbo Keefe O Keefe Shanahan Shannon Doyle Maldoon Muldoon Davies Llewellyn Jones
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Re: DNA Testing - Y DNA
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 03 July 12 12:52 BST (UK) »
Well, DNA testing is always a risky business..... I tested 9 months ago, but as yet, not a single 'bite'  :)

Still, the more people who test, the better our chances of a match become  8)
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