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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: DNA testing - genetic genealogy
« on: Thursday 10 February 11 23:22 GMT (UK)  »
Here is a link to another interesting story about a man who confirmed through DNA testing that his grandfather, who had always gone by the surname Brown, was actually a Baumgardner:

http://randymajors.com/2010/12/man-who-wasnt-john-charles-brown.html

This story is an excellent example of how Y-DNA testing can help confirm a surname change.

Nancy

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: DNA testing - genetic genealogy
« on: Monday 22 November 10 18:11 GMT (UK)  »
Lizzie,

The Family Finder test looks at your autosomal DNA as opposed to Y-DNA or MT-DNA.  Here is a link to a page on our Phillips DNA website that tries to explain autosomal DNA:

http://www.phillipsdnaproject.com/faq-sections/27-dna-questions-faqs/316-atdna-in-depth

Robert,

I don't believe there are any labs in the UK that are offering autosomal DNA tests to the general public, but there are several that offer the Y-DNA and MT-DNA tests.  One of them is Oxford Ancestors at this link:

http://www.oxfordancestors.com/

However, I feel duty bound to point out that it costs 180 pounds for a 15 marker Y-DNA test at Oxford Ancestors, whereas a 37 marker Y-DNA test at Family Tree DNA (an American company) only costs 95 pounds.

Perhaps Debbie Kennett, who is a Brit, can give you some more insights.

Sincerely,
Nancy Kiser
Colorado, USA

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: DNA testing - genetic genealogy
« on: Wednesday 27 October 10 20:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi, Annie,

I noticed that no one has tried to answer your question, so I will give it a go.  I am an American and I manage several DNA projects.

Although you cannot take a Y-DNA test because you do not have a Y chromosome, you can take an MT-DNA test, which is a test of your mitochondrial DNA.  This is DNA you inherited from your mother and it traces your direct maternal line.  This test will tell you about your deep maternal roots pre-Nottinghamshire.

You can also take an AT-DNA test which is a test of your autosomal DNA.  One of the reasons people take AT-DNA tests is to discover how their DNA compares to populations from around the world.  The AT-DNA test offered by Family Tree DNA shows the amount of ancestry you share with four different major population groups from around the world.

As Debbie Kennett mentioned in an earlier message, Family Tree DNA is currently offering a sale on a combination MT-DNA and AT-DNA test.  Please note that Family Tree DNA calls their autosomal test the Family Finder test.  Here is a link to their website where you can read more about it:   http://www.familytreedna.com/Default.aspx?c=1

Sincerely,
Nancy Kiser


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Worcestershire / Re: The Village, Kings Norton
« on: Thursday 18 March 10 22:44 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: RobPhill on Monday 25 September 06 15:43 BST (UK)
Hi Mike,
thanks for your prompt reply. I think that John Gwilliam was born about 1846/7., so he would have been at the forge after about 1865. He did his apprenticeship in Defford with John Roper. He married Ellen, b. 1848 and had  6 children. He was shown on the 1881 census as living at "The Village, Kings Norton" on the 1881 census . Whether he owned the forge or merely worked there, I don't know. It's a part of the family I haven't got round to investigating too deeply as yet. Interesting that the workhouse was near to the green as I have found a young child named Phillips (my family name) in the workhouse in 1881 - could be a relative! More research to carry out - lovely!!
Rob.

Rob,

My name is Nancy Kiser and I am the volunteer administrator of a Phillips DNA project and one-name study.  We have a descendant of Henry Beynon Gwilliam/Phillips who was born 7 May 1835 in Shropshire in the project.  This person thought he was the descendant of Eliza Beynon and a man named Charles Gwilliam, but his yDNA matches Phillips Family Group 17, which can be viewed at this link:   http://www.phillipsdnaproject.com/ylineage-main/pedigrees-by-family-group/70-family-group-17

It is known that Eliza Beynon became the wife (possibly common law) of a man named Thomas Phillips after the birth of Henry, so it is possible (even likely, it seems to me) that Thomas was the father of Henry, although for some reason Eliza claimed the father was Charles Gwilliam.

It would be very interesting to see if your yDNA matches that of Phillips Family Group 17.  The Phillips DNA project is offering a free DNA test to any man named Phillips who lives in the UK and can supply a five generation Phillips lineage.  Please contact me if you are interested in participating.

Sincerely,
Nancy Kiser
Volunteer administrator
Phillips DNA Project and One-Name Study
www.phillipsdnaproject.com

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Fife / Re: Tracing PHILP/PHILLIPS from Fife
« on: Wednesday 17 March 10 22:16 GMT (UK)  »
We have a Philp family in the Phillips DNA project whose roots are in Dunfermline, Scotland.  Here is the lineage:

1.  Robert Philp b 1620 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, m Issobell Cunynghame
2.  Robert Philp b 3 Sept 1650 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, m Jonet Gray
3.  George Philp b 7 Sept 1673 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, m Agnes Russell
4.  John Philp b 22 June 1721 Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, m Bettsey or Betty Weems
5.  John Philp b 3 April 1747 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, m Helen Greig
6.  John Philp b 22 March 1767 Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, m Margaret Sharp
7.  Andrew Philp b 7 Aug 1790 Aberdour, Fife, Scotland, m Isabel Hoy
8.  Andrew Phillips Hoey b 29 Jan 1824 Inverkeithing, Fife, Scotland, m Ann Low Taylor
9.  Alejandro Phillips Low b 25 Dec 1862 Scotland, m Maria Elena Arias Retana
10.  Jose Ernesto Phillips Arias b 29 Oct 1905 San Jose, Costa Rica, m Irma Jemenez Rojas

This family is very interesting, because they immigrated to Costa Rica in the 20th century, intermarried with Costa Ricans and now speak only Spanish.  However, their yDNA tests as Haplogroup I2a1, which is commonly found in Scandinavia.  The presence of this haplogroup in the British Isles probably reflects the influence of Vikings.  Here is a link to our website if you want to look at this particular Philp family, which is labeled as Family Group 54: www.phillipsdnaproject.com

Sincerely,
Nancy Kiser
Volunteer administrator
Phillips DNA Project and One-Name Study

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One Name Studies: N to S / PHILLIPS, all
« on: Wednesday 17 March 10 19:28 GMT (UK)  »
Hello, my name is Nancy Kiser and I am the volunteer administrator of a Phillips DNA project and one-name study.  Here are links to our independent website and our website at GOONS:

http://www.phillipsdnaproject.com/
http://one-name-study.phillipsdnaproject.com/

Our project has been in existence for four years and has over 450 participants.  We have identified more than 60 distinct, unrelated Phillips families in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, United States, Canada and other countries around the world.  The Phillips lineages of our participants are posted on the yLineages pages at our independent website.

Since the surname Phillips has deep roots in the British Isles, we would like to encourage more participation from the British Isles in an attempt to identify the heritage of Phillips worldwide.  To that end, we are offering free DNA tests to any men named Phillips who live in the British Isles and who are willing to supply a five generation Phillips lineage.

I am a lucky American who has scored a DNA match with a British man.  He traces his Phillips lineage back to the early 1700s in the Birmingham area.  We have unusual yDNA for a family named Phillips and our DNA matches the DNA of some 3000 year old Bronze Age skeletons found in a cave in Germany.  These facts lead us to the conclusion that our Phillips line is probably Anglo-Saxon and may have been a part of the Anglo-Saxon invasion associated with the formation of Mercia in the English Midlands during the 500s and 600s.

It would be very interesting and rewarding to help everyone in our project make the same kind of connections and discoveries I have been able to make through DNA testing.  The DNA test is painless and private and merely consists of swabbing the inside of the cheek to obtain some cells for analysis.  The DNA donor can be kept entirely anonymous.  If anyone reading this message is interested, you may contact me on this message board or through the contact page provided on our independent website.

Thank you for taking the time to read my message and I hope to hear from some of you soon!

Sincerely,
Nancy Kiser
Colorado, USA

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