This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: truthseeker68 Surnames: CARSON Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.carson/2927/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Be sure you pay a little more and get AT LEAST the 37 marker test. We Carsons are so plentiful that if you just do the cheapest 12 marker test, you will get so many 'Exact matches" that you will be misled about who you are really related to directly. My brother had the 37 marker test, but it also gives you results for the 12 and the 25 markers. At just 12 markers, my brother had 999 (yes, exactly) Exact matches to his Y-DNA results. But when we looked at the 25 markers, there wasn't even 1 exact match to his Y-DNA results...in fact, by 25 markers, we only had 1 Carson that was just 1 "step" away (one marker different) and at 37 markers we still had the same person at 1 step away, and one person each at 2 steps, 3 steps and 4 steps. So by the time you get to 67 markers, you really get a good idea of who might be in the same direct line to your family. Thanks, Gary, for posting the Y-DNA chart with the tested Carson males. Do you know why the R1b1a2 Haplogroup is listed as "un! grouped"....do we need more matches in the family trees to put some of us in specific groups? Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.