They use most of the same DNA points but not all. Linda On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:42 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > Well, I went ahead and signed up with Ancestry.com, and am going to have > my Y-DNA tested, in order to compare with our current DNA. More than a > little confusing, since the name is close, but they use Sorenson. I > don't see how it could be any different, unless they use different > sites. I'd like to get some feedback from any others who may have done > this. I still can't figure out the ancestor of James Robert Coats since > one source says he married Elizabeth Webster before 1805, but could this > have been James Coats of Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott, and was > definately the son of John Gentleman Coats. If anyone can help me with > this conundrum let me know on my personal e-mail or call me at > 618-281-5088 or cell 618-407-2000. Hope everyone made it through the > Holidays in good health and happy. It seems as thought all the people I > grew up with are dropping all around me like flys, from one illness or > another; and I'm only 69. I hope to finish this thing before I go. John > W. Coats > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > >
Also, their testing points won't transfer in to our group though and show up on our charts. On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Linda Coate <lcoate@ancestrees.com> wrote: > They use most of the same DNA points but not all. Linda > > > On Mon, Feb 15, 2010 at 3:42 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > >> Well, I went ahead and signed up with Ancestry.com, and am going to have >> my Y-DNA tested, in order to compare with our current DNA. More than a >> little confusing, since the name is close, but they use Sorenson. I >> don't see how it could be any different, unless they use different >> sites. I'd like to get some feedback from any others who may have done >> this. I still can't figure out the ancestor of James Robert Coats since >> one source says he married Elizabeth Webster before 1805, but could this >> have been James Coats of Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott, and was >> definately the son of John Gentleman Coats. If anyone can help me with >> this conundrum let me know on my personal e-mail or call me at >> 618-281-5088 or cell 618-407-2000. Hope everyone made it through the >> Holidays in good health and happy. It seems as thought all the people I >> grew up with are dropping all around me like flys, from one illness or >> another; and I'm only 69. I hope to finish this thing before I go. John >> W. Coats >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >