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--------------
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! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/