Hi all, For surname lineage, ie a Calvert surname study, only the male line can be used. This is DNA passed from father to son and can help to connect which line you are most closely related to. It would be very interesting especially in cases like the 'sons' of George Calvert 1668, purportedly John and George. If descendants of both are a close match then the hypothesis would have further evidence to back it up. MaryLynn --- James Calvert <j.calvert@attbi.com> wrote: > I checked the DNA testing site at Ancestry.com. > They are not testing at the > moment. I left my name for them to contact me when > they begin testing again. > According to what I understand, you can leave the > records on file with them and > others can see if they also match. > > They do three types of tests. The first is paternal > DNA. The second is > maternal. They also do a test to determine Native > American heritage. I do not > believe the Calverts will be interested in Native > American ancestry, but it may > come up in your other lines. > > I will let you know when I receive something from > Ancestry.com. > > Jim > > At 12:15 AM 1/12/2003 -0500, you wrote: > > > > Do to other research I have made on the Sumer > civilization. I have found out > > that the DNA is divided into three groups. > > One part is from the male, one is the female and > the third is the mother, > > This was found out in the 1970s The mother part is > the basic DNA, It is the > > part that is passed on generation to generation. > > > This is why the Hebrews do the genealogy > through the mother. > > > > I have a lot to learn but it sure interesting. > > Darrell > > > > > ==== CALVERT Mailing List ==== > Have you written a Calvert book or other Calvert > publication? Do you have a Calvert-related item for > sale? Please contact the listowner for instructions > on posting! > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com

FamilyTree DNA also does testing. I have looked into the different companies offering testing and have a personal preference for FamilyTree DNA. Companies offering the DNA testing service include: Family Tree DNA (Houston, TX) http://www.familytreedna.com/ Relative Genetics (Salt Lake City, UT) and Ancestry.com http://www.relativegenetics.com/ http://www.ancestry.com/genetics/ Oxford Ancestors (England) http://www.oxfordancestors.com/ Ancestry.com was not doing the actual testing, they had an agreement with Relative Genetics. It would be easier for testing to be done by one company, but not absolutely necessary. There will be a slight variation in the actual markers tested among the different companies. For a group study, the company is given the known genealogies of the participants. The company writes a report interpreting the DNA results with the known genealogies. The numbers of participants will affect this results. Participants representing the different lineages makes the results more meaningful. A couple of articles are: "The Y Chromosome in Genealogical Research", Thomas Roderick, National Genealogical Society Quarterly, vol 88 #2, June 2000 pp122-143. "In the name of the father," Mark A. Jobling, Trends in Genetics Vol 17 #6, June 2001, pp 353-357. http://www.le.ac.uk/genetics/maj4/SurnamesForWeb.pdf The Payne DNA project is now in its second phase. At one time they had a report from the first phase on the site. I have not checked it recently, but here is the site: http://papayne.rootsweb.com/dna-project/ Beth