Hello List: I planned on making this post a couple weeks ago. Five test results were due about May 23, 2003. However, the University of Arizona lab that Family Tree DNA uses, was training a couple new people and one technician just got married. So everything has been delayed a couple weeks. The five included two Newberrys, a Mackinac Island Michigan Davenport, Clark County Kentucky Davenport, and a "family folklore says Rev. John Davenport." I got tired of waiting and will report on the two Newberrys that did come in. This brings our total to 21 participants with results in for 13. ------------ Before I describe the results -- a couple announcements: I have added another Davenport line to the DavenportDNA website. It is Thomas Davenport, "the Pioneer." Thomas, born 1682, was from the Philipstown, Putnam County, New York area. So if there are any "Thomas the Pioneer" descendants -- we are interested in participants. I expect the results for the "documented" descendant of The Rev. John Davenport, (New Haven), will be back by the second week of June 2003. ------------ Now for the results. There were two Newberrys. An Isaac > Francis > Isaac and an Isaac > Francis > William. The results seemed to verify they are related. There was a 24 of 25 marker match. The one marker difference just means that somewhere in one of the two lines after Francis there was a mutation on that location. Mutations that show up in these tests are neither good nor bad. It doesn't affect an individual. Since both these individuals are from the Francis branch - we don't know which participant's line was the original and which had the mutation. This could be discovered if we could test a descendant from one of Francis' brothers - William, Isaac, or Joseph. The more interesting thing about the Newberry results was that it was several markers off the next closest Davenport. They are about 8 markers away from the Pamunkeys and 12 from the Thomas of Dorchester line. In other words there is no common ancestor - at lease in the normal genealogical time frame. This is assuming other Isaac branches are close to the Francis branch. ---------- I will report on the other three test results once they become available - hopefully early next week. ------------ For you participants with tests still out - FTDNA now has a progress report for your test on your personal page at FTDNA. If you have questions -- contact me. ------------ Warning - For those of you not interested in some of the more technical parts of this DNA stuff -- you can stop reading here. This is for those who have been keeping track of the DNA DYS numbers. Family Tree DNA announced on May 19 that the results for DYS# 464 have been adjusted -- down one repeat. So if: 464a was 16 it would become 15 464b = 16 => 15 464c = 17 => 16 464d = 18 => 17 This change affects all FTDNA participants so it doesn't affect how you compare to other FTDNA participants. For those participants that keep track of such things -- revisit your personal page at FTDNA to see your new numbers. I have already made the changes on the DavenportDNA website. --------------- Bill Davenport <A href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> Davenport Surname DNA Project Administrator >http://www.DavenportDNA.com