Category Archives: DNA STUDIES

I have received the Big-Y test results from ftdna.com and they have designated my haplogroup as Z59, based on my being positive for that SNP (and the SNPs that preceded it in time designated as I1 M253, DF29 and Z58, but negative for … Continue reading →

Two months ago I posted an essay on use of y-dna genetic testing to further “deep history” genealogical research [Using y-dna testing in “deep family history” research]. As a follow-up to that discussion, I will provide two examples of very different … Continue reading →

The following paper was prepared by a distant cousin (MG) who corresponds with me on y-DNA studies and is printed with his permission. The paper summarizes the current findings of DNA research as they relate to our branch of the … Continue reading →

In my last correspondence on these pages, I posted a note from a y-dna group administrator that suggested that it would be useful to test for certain y-DNA SNPs before trying to interpret the 111 markers for which I had … Continue reading →

Naming a Most Recent Common Ancestor: My cousin Anthony Crump whose y-DNA values show that we share a Recent Common Ancestor, and who has decided, like myself and my correspondent from Ottawa, to take an 111 marker y-DNA test. The … Continue reading →

Note: I am currently completing the process of transferring my y-DNA 46 marker results form ancestry.com to ftdna.com. On the basis of what ftdna.com has have received so far (my DNA test kit that I returned to them and the … Continue reading →

Note from William: The current turmoil created by Ancestry.com’s decision to no longer conduct or support y-DNA testing has led to considerable confusion. For myself and others whose previous y-DNA tests have indicated that we share a Recent Common Ancestor … Continue reading →

Last year, having used DNA evidence to solve a 200 year old family mystery, I posted a series of speculative essays on my paternal line, that included The DNA Evidence for Norse Origins of My Paternal Lines. Several other posts … Continue reading →

WHB -On preceding web-pages, I have discussed the DNA evidence for concluding the near certainty that specific branches of families surnamed Saunders (and their descendants named Burnett), Kerley and Crump are related.  This suggests that a review of existing genealogical … Continue reading →