The Brown Genealogical Society does coordinate the Brown DNA study with FamilyTreeDNA. Jim Brown is the name of the coordinator and he is very good. Frank Brown Kansas City I believe that the Parke Society coordinates all the Park/e/s DNA results. Maybe the Brown Society would do something similar? Beverly Park Peavler On Dec 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Barbara Brown Allen wrote: > Hello BROWNs: This DNA business has been one of the most > frustrating experiences of my life! My brother Blake Brown > volunteered his DNA for me, and so far we have not connected with > ANYONE, and in fact, my brother is in the "unique group" because of > it. He is haplogroup R1a; kit number is 41860. I would LOVE to meet > a BROWN with an R1a halplogroup designation. > > Also, don't forget The Brown Society at brownsociety.org where you > can find my brother's test results. > > And then, of course, I just had to do my mtDNA test, didn't I? > Well, those results show only migration patterns, ethnic & > geographic origins. I can't imagine ever connecting with a female > relative based on the mtDNA results. > > Good luck, everyone! > Barbara > > > -----Original Message----- >> From: Carolyn Brown <cpink@flash.net> >> Sent: Dec 19, 2009 11:30 AM >> To: brown@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BROWN] All DNA testees >> >> My husband, Allen, tested with FamilyTreeDNA.com and has 4 matches >> there (one 25/25, and 3 67/67) I have also uploaded his results to >> the Ancestry.com DNA database, no matches there and no input from >> other Browns there. Now that more labs are starting to do the >> testing we need a place to be able to compare the results. >> >> FamilyTreeDNA has over 300 Browns in their Brown project. I haven't >> been able to find out how many Ancestry.com has and have no idea >> about the other labs. Results are no good if you can't compare >> them. FamilyTreeDNA.com also has a site called www.YSearch.org >> where anyone from any lab can upload their results and search by >> matching results or by name. You don't have to have tested at their >> lab and it is free. I would like to see if we can either get >> everyone on the list who has tested to upload their results to >> either that site or Ancestry.com (though I think you have to be a >> subscriber there, I am) or let us know if there is another site >> that can be viewed for comparison with their DNA. >> >> For those who have tested it is then obvious if a line is yours or >> not. What do you all think? >> >> Carolyn and Allen Ethridge Brown >> >> --- On Sat, 12/19/09, Eleanor Prieskorn <dalell@embarqmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> From: Eleanor Prieskorn <dalell@embarqmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [BROWN] Plus JohnEbenezerBrown bor... REPLY to Ellie >> and Frank >> To: brown@rootsweb.com >> Date: Saturday, December 19, 2009, 10:06 AM >> >> >> Infor@familytree.com for us. >> Ellie >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brown- >> bounces@rootsweb.com] On >> Behalf Of Carolyn Brown >> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 10:22 PM >> To: brown@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [BROWN] Plus JohnEbenezerBrown bor... REPLY to Ellie >> and Frank >> >> What lab did you test with and how close are the matches? >> >> Carolyn Brown >> >> --- On Fri, 12/18/09, Carol Brown Parker <parkerar@nbnet.nb.ca> >> wrote: >> >> >> From: Carol Brown Parker <parkerar@nbnet.nb.ca> >> Subject: Re: [BROWN] Plus JohnEbenezerBrown bor... REPLY to Ellie >> and Frank >> To: brown@rootsweb.com >> Date: Friday, December 18, 2009, 7:22 PM >> >> >> Sorry to hear you are in the same boat too. Well that thought has >> crossed my >> >> mind too. Another thought is >> that our surname was not Brown. My ggrandfather oldest son of John >> Ebenzer >> Brown told my grandfather >> that our surname was really Flanagan and we are from Dublin >> Ireland. So I >> have also ticked the name Flanagan >> as well as Brown plus asked for to have any name that matches with >> the DNA >> of my brother. >> >> Carol >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <FBrown726@aol.com> >> To: <brown@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 9:06 PM >> Subject: Re: [BROWN] Ancestry.com I use it and it awesome! Plus >> JohnEbenezerBrown bor... >> >> >>> I did the DNA test and my best matches are with folks with the >>> names of >>> Maxwell and Ramsey. Did the bull jump the fence? >>> >>> Frank Brown >>> Kansas City >>> >>> >>> >>> I had my brother do the Brown DNA when it first came out. No >>> matches yet >>> ....still waiting. >>> >>> Carol Brown Parker >>> >>> Me too; and still no matches. >>> Ellie >>> Warsaw MO. >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brown- >>> bounces@rootsweb.com] On >>> Behalf Of Carol Brown Parker >>> Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 5:51 PM >>> To: brown@rootsweb.com >>> Subject: Re: [BROWN] Ancestry.com I use it and it awesome! Plus >>> JohnEbenezer >>> Brown born Nov 1822 >>> >>> Have used it for years. I would not be where I am today without it >>> either. >>> An example flew to Toronto >>> to visit my brother spent the day at the archives with him and >>> hardly got >>> a >>> thing. Upgraded to a newer >>> version of FTM put in the same data could not believe what my FTM >>> found >>> in >>> Ancestry for me. So >>> many documents that lead to other ancestors. It is well worth the >>> yearly >>> fee >>> >>> and I have just received >>> the FTM 2010 which is great. Very cost effective. >>> >>> My only brick wall is my gggrandfather John Ebenezer Brown born >>> Nov 1822 >>> also in census showing as John C. Brown >>> and John E Brown. The first name is the real one as I found the >>> decendant >>> with his John's family bible and I took pictures of the pages. It >>> dates >>> back >>> >>> to 1855 and then I made my own bible from the pages. My >>> ggrandfather said >>> he >>> >>> was from Dublin >>> Ireland and have found no proof of that but census says NY and >>> sometimes >>> Vermont. >>> >>> I had my brother do the Brown DNA when it first came out. No >>> matches yet >>> ....still waiting. >>> >>> Carol Brown Parker >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes >>> in >>> the subject and the body of the message >>> No virus found in this incoming message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 9.0.716 / Virus Database: 270.14.113/2573 - Release Date: >>> 12/18/09 >>> 01:35:00 >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes >> >>> in the subject and >>> the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in >> the subject and the body of the message >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.717 / Virus Database: 270.14.114/2575 - Release Date: >> 12/19/09 >> 02:33:00