That is the price for one individual to get the 25 marker test. And I sure would like to see on of you Indiana Clouds take the test because I think my Alabama Cloud line comes from the same ancestor. Ray Shirley > [Original Message] > From: John Cloud <johnnyecloud@yahoo.com> > To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: 6/2/2004 11:10:35 PM > Subject: Re: [CLOUD] Qualifying for Group Rate for CLOUD line DNA genealogical testing. > > excuse my ignorance... > > is that a total price? $169.00 for all 25 samples, or > is it $169.00 per submission? > > John Cloud > "Indiana Clouds" > --- TomKingSr@aol.com wrote: > > Hi Ken Cloud: > > > > Thanks very much for letting me know that you would > > possibly be interested in > > participating in establishing a CLOUD line DNA > > group. > > > > The bottom price group rate is about $100 for a 12 > > marker analysis from the > > Family Tree DNA organization. The more markers one > > pays for, increases the > > possibilities of a match further back in one's > > family line. > > > > As I recall, the minimum number of markers that > > are available is 12 and > > costs $100.00 at the group rate. I think the maximum > > number of markers available > > is 37. The group rate for a 25 marker analysis is > > $169.00; and that is what I > > choose for my KING family DNA Analysis. > > > > Yes, Ken, the tests are somewhat expensive; but if > > enough persons participate > > in the DNA tests, we can prove without a doubt, that > > most CLOUD lines are > > related to William CLOUD that migrated to the USA > > from England to the Wm. Penn > > Colony during the early 1700's. We might be able to > > go even further back in time > > with the DNA results. > > > > We would only need four more CLOUD line males to > > sign up to secure group rate > > pricing for DNA testing from the Family Tree DNA > > organization. Hopefully, we > > can find a few more CLOUD descendants that might be > > interested in the DNA > > testing; and perhaps one of them would be willing to > > be the group administrator. I > > would not have the time available to serve as such; > > due to my wife's health > > situation and my age related health problems. > > > > Ideally, we should try to get someone from each > > major CLOUD group that > > migrated south or west from PA. For example, > > descendants that went south and west to > > AL, SC, TN, GA, MS, and TX; plus a central group or > > two that migrated > > westward to Ohio, Indiana, Colorado, CA and Oregon. > > Maybe one from the New England > > area where I found a line of Cloud's while > > researching our CLOUD line. I am from > > the SC and AL line. > > > > I hope to be able to attend the upcoming July Cloud > > Family Gathering in > > Knoxville, TN. Maybe we can find someone in > > attendance that would like to use DNA > > testing to help extend his or her ancestral CLOUD > > line, or to confirm what has > > already been discovered, or to determine if they > > were adopted somewhere along > > the line; or have other ancestral background like > > Jewish, American Indian or > > African heritage. > > > > I am repeating your message below so others who > > didn't read it initially, may > > have a second opportunity to do so now. > > > > Thanks again. Tom King, Sr. Sterling, VA. > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > (X-Message: #2) Copy from Digest List. > > Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2004 11:52:22 -0400 > > From: "Ken Cloud" <kec@cox.net> > > To: CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com > > Message-ID: <000701c447f0$6dab4300$6501a8c0@ken> > > Subject: Re: [CLOUD] Re: CLOUD-D Digest V04 #46 RE > > DNA Testing > > Content-Type: text/plain; > > charset="iso-8859-1" > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > > > Depending on the cost, I would be interested in > > participating. I come from > > the northern Clouds, Ind, Ohio; etc. > > > > Ken Cloud > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <TomKingSr@aol.com> > > To: <CLOUD-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 11:47 AM > > Subject: [CLOUD] Re: CLOUD-D Digest V04 #46 RE DNA > > Testing > > > > In a message dated 6/1/2004 9:00:36 AM Central > > Daylight Time, > > CLOUD-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > > http://mykindred.com/dna/ > > > > Thanks Tom for referring me to the above link. It > > has what appears to be an > > excellent listing of sources for information on DNA > > testing and research > > related to genealogy. I printed the list and will > > try to explore several of your > > references as I move forward with my plan to use the > > Family Tree DNA organization > > to help me with research on my KING line, where I > > have reached a dead-end. > > > > It would be great if we could get six people from > > our CLOUD line to > > participate in a DNA examination of the various > > branches of our Cloud line. > > > > Tom King, Sr. > > Sterling, VA. > > -------------------------End-------------- > > > > > > ==== CLOUD Mailing List ==== > > > > > .............................................................. > > Join the Cloud Family Association: > > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cloud > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! 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