Hey Cuz: Are You back with US? If so I'm glad-- if not-- Whats the reason of DNA and how would it be got from the previous Dports that have gone lone ago.? I can see how DNA would tie together now. On the ones that would take part. Paul D IN KC ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Y DNA Testing > Steve & all- > > Yes, we have talked before about doing this Y DNA testing. > It would be great to know what I've always suspected, that all Davenport's > are connected in some way. But, wouldn't it take away all the fun of > genealogy? > > Our indecision is basically based on ignorance. We are not at all familiar > with this process and would need to learn more. > > Thank you for your concern..........cuzzin Teri > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > The Pamunkey Davenport Chronicles are available on CD. > Visit the link below for a free preview and instructions on ordering. > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/chronicles.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Bonnie: In one way, those who have passed on are still with us. If one is a male, then, baring illegitimacy or adoptions, your Y DNA will be the same or mostly the same as your surname ancestor from 1000, 5000, or more years ago. There are random mutations that may change it by 1 to 3 markers. With more than 3 markers difference you are distantly related to someone else, but are not considered related for genealogical purposes. For genealogical purposes we are concerned with relationships within the past 1000 years, the period within which we might be able to find documentation. Females and males can be tested for their matrilineal DNA, the Mt DNA, which shows relationship farther back in time than the Y DNA. It is inherited from your mother's mother's mother, etc., and the surname changes in each generation. In some cultures, it is more difficult to use Mt DNA due to the need to firmly identify female's family names. This is the case for English Protestant families, but less true for Scottish or non-Protestant British families where the wife retains her family name after marriage. So testing you or me will give results that identify our ancestry for possibly thousands of years in the past for our direct male or female line. Which is why in Y DNA studies, the men need to have the surname you are interested in. So while I have Davenport ancestry, testing my Y DNA only tells us about my Perkins ancestry. I hope that helps. Let me know if it just left you confused. The web pages in the previous posts do a much better job of explaining the theory and you should look at them. Regards, Steven C. Perkins On 16 Jan 2003 at 11:21, Bonnie Davenport wrote: Date forwarded: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 10:16:07 -0700 Date sent: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 11:21:42 -0600 Forwarded by: [email protected] From: Bonnie Davenport <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] Y DNA Testing To: [email protected] Send reply to: [email protected] Hey Cuz: Are You back with US? If so I'm glad-- if not-- Whats the reason of DNA and how would it be got from the previous Dports that have gone lone ago.? I can see how DNA would tie together now. On the ones that would take part. Paul D IN KC ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 8:45 AM Subject: [DAVENPORT] Y DNA Testing > Steve & all- > > Yes, we have talked before about doing this Y DNA testing. > It would be great to know what I've always suspected, that all > Davenport's are connected in some way. But, wouldn't it take away all > the fun of genealogy? > > Our indecision is basically based on ignorance. We are not at all > familiar with this process and would need to learn more. > > Thank you for your concern..........cuzzin Teri > > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== > The Pamunkey Davenport Chronicles are available on CD. > Visit the link below for a free preview and instructions on ordering. > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/chronicles.htm > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > ==== DAVENPORT Mailing List ==== The Pamunkey Davenport Chronicles are available on CD. Visit the link below for a free preview and instructions on ordering. http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nvjack/davnport/chronicles.htm ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237