Hi,Dick, Claudia was of enormous assistance to me and we visited her home in Barrie Ontario and undertook a 2,500 journey to our ancestors sites. You are right about the transfer to a new server but you will doubrless have seen the fuss this has caused with the database, I continue to try and contact Dennis Partridge but so far no luck. perhaps he is on holiday Keith ----- Original Message ----- From: "Derek Chase" <chasede@nbnet.nb.ca> To: <chase@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 10:54 AM Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test > Keith > > Yes you will remember Claudia MacArthur-Hume had provided some genealogy > information to us back in the 90's I believe and I think a good portion of > it is on the CHASE database site... > > There have been a lot of changes in the site, such as the "search" and > opening pages...I guess this moved to a new server <?> > > As to the DNA I think it is more or less an indicator of being on the > correct "track" as it were in one's research, but it is not an end in > itself. I think the object is still to "prove" your own lineage as > accurately as possible, but the DNA matching provides a search area. > > Derek > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Keith Hume" <k.hume3@ntlworld.com> > To: <chase@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 6:27 AM > Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test > > >> Dick, >> I did not realise or probably forgot that you and I were both descendants >> of James P. Chase. >> I have powerful evidence that my Hume ancestor Peter married his daughter >> ,Sarah, in what is now New Brunswick and indeed some years ago I visited >> the >> site of Peter's first and later Land Grants >> The difference between you descent is I James P. was my 3 times Great >> Grandfather. The reason for this is my grandfather was born in 1835 near >> Baddeck,( This in a 100 year old letter written by him) and my Dad was >> born >> in 1890 with me being born in 1930. >> If I have no luck getting Dennis partridge I am prepared to put the data >> on >> another website but with an increse in interest I would prefer to leave >> it >> where it is at present. >> Keith >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Derek Chase" <chasede@nbnet.nb.ca> >> To: <chase@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 11:09 PM >> Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test >> >> >>> Yeah ... agreed. >>> >>> I have completed my linkages to join up with the William line, being >>> Capt. >>> George Bedford Chase, who had James P. Chase(my 5th g grandfather) the >>> Loyalist who settled here . That is why i enquired as to who was >>> handling >>> the DNA page update. >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Richard Chase" <rachase@triad.rr.com> >>> To: <chase@rootsweb.com> >>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 6:58 PM >>> Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test >>> >>> >>>> Keith -- The Y chromosome dna does tend to mutate over a number of >>>> generations, that is, the value of an individual allele (or marker) can >>>> change between two generations. But I think that the test results that >>>> we >>>> have for the CHASE individuals who have taken the 25 marker test rather >>>> clearly show that 6 generations is not a limit for valid comparisons. >>>> In >>>> both the Aquila and William lines there are very close matches for >>>> individuals who are 10 generations removed from the known common >>>> ancestor. >>>> >>>> Dick Chase >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: chase-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:chase-bounces@rootsweb.com] On >>>> Behalf Of Keith Hume >>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 3:05 PM >>>> To: chase@rootsweb.com >>>> Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test >>>> >>>> Hi,Charlie, >>>> This gets more and more intriguing!. >>>> Am I right in thinking that her connections are all on the female Chase >>>> line >>>> >>>> as I understand that is the only way this test can be relavent. >>>> Also about 18 months ago I was looking at some articles on DNA testing >>>> and >>>> read that from 6 generations back , using the "male" test you could not >>>> rely >>>> >>>> on the data due to minor mutations. >>>> Do you or anyone on the list know anything about this? >>>> Keith Hume >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: <ChaseDNAteam@aol.com> >>>> To: <chase@rootsweb.com> >>>> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2006 4:24 AM >>>> Subject: Re: [CHASE] DNA test >>>> >>>> >>>>> To: Chase Group >>>>> >>>>> Today we had one of the test takers, who matches the William Chase >>>>> descendants, upgrade from 12 to 37 markers. As we build a base at 37 >>>>> markers we might >>>>> start seeing a difference in the results. If this happens, it could >>>>> show >>>>> a >>>>> difference for the children of William or at some generation. We won't >>>>> know >>>>> until we get some results back. This is also an idea for the Aquila >>>>> descendants. >>>>> >>>>> The basic 12 marker test shows if you have a common ancestor with >>>>> those >>>>> with >>>>> proven research. For some, this might be all you need. For those of >>>>> you >>>>> who >>>>> are still trying to prove your research, this is an additional tool. >>>>> (Upgrades: 12 to 25 or 25-37 = $49; 12 to 37 =$99) >>>>> >>>>> We also have, I think, our first Chase female doing the mtDNA test >>>>> ($129). >>>> >>>>> I >>>>> admit, I know very little about the mtDNA test and how to read the >>>>> results. I >>>>> guess we will learn together. >>>>> >>>>> Charlie Scott >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>>>> CHASE-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 >>>> CHASE-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 >>>> CHASE-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 >>> CHASE-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 >> CHASE-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 > CHASE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message