Joyce, so far the MTDNA has done thing except put me in contact with others who share the halogroup (mine is H which is from Europe) and mutations that I do. So far, 174 share the same low resolution, while only 29 share the high resolution (good explanation at www.familytreedna.com). However, I have not found a common ancestor from these groups, so the origin probably goes back a long, long way (expansion times for Europe range between 35,000 and 50,000 years). MTDNA is passed between females only (i.e. I have my mother's, which she received from her mother, which she received from her mother....and on and on...) Male children of a woman also have her MTDNA, but do not pass it on. So, having a surname is of little use in tracing an ancestor. More like finding a needle in a haystack. I hope this answers your question. Rhoda -------------- Original message -------------- From: "joyce wilson" <momajo54@hotmail.com> > Rhoda, > > Just what did doing your mtdna do for you? I have been thinking of sending > a kit to a very aged aunt. This would follow back with Boydstun, Smith,, > Hawkins, Hickman lines. Nothing to to with Bryants---. But I have been > wondering just what exactly the mtdna does for you. If this mtdna might be > something that I would want later for future research or what? I contacted > the Hawkins group leader and he said that it would not do much for me > concerning Hawkins. But I still wonder, just what it would show me. ???? In > other words what would I get for my paternal aunts dna? What would I get if > I had my brothers done etc.??? > > I have OBryant/Bryant lines though my great grandmother, fathers side so am > at a dead end there I think. I cannot get beyond my ggggrandfather Caleb > OBriatn from S.Carolina and then Ga. Have not made a positive connection yet > to a male of that line to encourage them for Ydna > > Thanks > Joyce > > > >From: "John Bryant" > >Reply-To: bryant@rootsweb.com > >To: bryant@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [BRYANT] DNA Report- progress is slow for Bryant's > >Date: Sun, 08 Jul 2007 20:57:27 -0500 > > > >Hope 4th Bryant male cousin shows up on a database. > > > >That why a big data base of Bryant tested is important. > > > >Johnb. > > > > > >I'm reading the Y DNA emails with great envy. My 3-great-grandmother Nancy > >Bryant was from NC; married William W. Williamson from AL, and died 1891 in > >Hardin County, TN. I've done my MTDNA, but unfortunately that doesn't help > >at all in this case. So... the envy. :-) > > > >Rhoda Copeland Bryant > > > >-------------- Original message -------------- > >From: "John Bryant" > > > > > Hi, > > > William how many marker did you ordered. > > > If your DNA is Irish Type III, I have a lot of none public Data > > > There are 5 Bryan's ; 19 'O'Brien's; that are currently Irish Type III > > > The ones that I talk to seem to have good documentation. They were from > > > Surry County NC. > > > When you fill out your personal page at familytreeDNA you will have the > > > option to compare to their whole data base and join surname projects. > >Then > > > you can download to y-search to compare to their database. > > > john b. > > > > > > John > > > I have submitted my DNA into the Family Tree project, my results will > >not be > > > done until the 20th of August, can you tell me if my results will be > > > compared to all various spellings of Bryan, Bryant , O'brien. > > > I'm hoping so, as it looks as tho only 53 in Bryan spelling. As I have > >found > > > in my research the last name spelling of mine did include the t on the > >end, > > > Bryant. I believe at some point the t was dropped from the Bryan > >surname. > > > > > > William Bryan > > > > > > ---- John Bryant wrote: > > > > Current Bryant samples on file > > > > Total tested FamilyTreeDNA 57 > > > > Listed on Y-Search 34 > > > > Sorenson Database 23 > > > > Total in projects including other surnames > > > > O'Brien project 96 all surnames > > > > Bryan project 53 all surnames > > > > It hard to tell how many these are duplicates. > > > > > > > > Report on other surnames > > > > > > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/GENEALOGY-DNA/2007-07/1183864284 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > John Bryant > > > > 6JN52 Y-Search > > > > R1b1c* > > > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/r1b/ > > > > Irish Type III > > > > http://au.geocities.com/t120r61/Irish_Type_III.htm > > > > #57501 at O��Brien project > > > > http://www.familytreedna.com/public/obrien/ > > > > Josiah Bryant Cooperative Research Group > > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ourbryants/index.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >BRYANT-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 > >BRYANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > >in the subject and the body of the message > > _________________________________________________________________ > http://imagine-windowslive.com/hotmail/?locale=en-us&ocid=TXT_TAGHM_migration_HM > _mini_pcmag_0507 >