This is for Bill Davidson or anyone else who can help me understand the Davidson DNA tests. I am going to have a kit (?) sent to my brother, John Davidson, for DNA testing. I went to the Davidson web site, but still feel very confused. I need the kit sent to John in Florida. However, I am the researcher and live in another state. Also, John doesn't have access to a computer at this time. I probably should talk to someone at the DNA Davidson web site about how to handle this. Do you know who I can talk to? I am eager to get it going. Also, I want John to have the most thorough or accurate test recommended. Any suggestions as to the type of test that would be the best? My Davidson ancestors were from Pennsylvania and South Carolina (before the American Rev.). After the Rev., my direct ancestor moved to Jasper County, Georgia. His name was John Davidson, too. Anna Gayle (Davidson) McClure

Anna, Let me try to help you. If you would like to talk about it, please write me privately with your phone number and best times to call and I would be glad to answer all of your questions. (To other people on the Davidson list... this offer on a phone call is open to anyone. ) Let us start here... this is the web site where an order may be placed. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=Y70310&special=True&projecttype=S You can also call them and order over the phone. There is a number on the page I just referenced. PLEASE make sure they know it is for the Davidson Project if you call them. That way you will get the discounted pricing. Next, Fill out the form for the person being tested and their name and address as that is where they will mail the kit to. Put in your email address so the email correspondence will go to you. We will pick up the information as soon as it is in their system and get you registered with the www.davidsongenes.org site. When your brother gets the kit, all he needs to do is swab the inside of his cheek twice - about 8 hours apart. and mail them back in to the company. IMPORTANT... Make sure that he signs the permission form so that his data can be compared with the others in the database. It takes about 6-9 weeks now for the results to come back. All of the rest of the correspondence is by email (except they will send your brother a certificate with the results by postal mail). Third, what test to order. The best test to order based on what we are learning now is the 37 marker test. But it does not matter. If you order the $99 12 marker test, you will have some indication of what family group you might be in. BUT... you will need at least a 25, but preferably a 37 or 59 marker test to be able to see what twig you are on. If you order one test, you can order an upgrade at any time and no new sample is required. You just go to the web site and order the upgrade and they reprocess the original sample submitted. I am giving these prices as some of these group discount prices are not available on the web site unless you are ordering them. 12 Marker male Y-DNA test is $99 at group rates 25 Marker $148 37 Marker $189 59 Marker $269 Upgrade Pricing Refine 12 to 25 $49 12 to 37 $99 12 to 59 $189 25 to 37 $49 25 to 59 $148 37 to 59 $99 As an aside, anyone who has been tested, I recommend that they upgrade to 37 markers. We have recently found that some 12 marker matches are proving not to hold one more markers are analyzed and people are getting false matches. I would like to see some more people who descend from John Goolman Davidson get tested as we have gotten a very unexpected result from the one person who was tested. Again, if anyone would like to chat about this on the phone, email your phone number privately and I will give you a call. john. Nashua, NH At 04:42 PM 5/6/2006, [email protected] wrote: >This is for Bill Davidson or anyone else who can help me understand the >Davidson DNA tests. > >I am going to have a kit (?) sent to my brother, John Davidson, for DNA >testing. I went to the Davidson web site, but still feel very >confused. I need >the kit sent to John in Florida. However, I am the researcher and live in >another state. Also, John doesn't have access to a computer at this time. > >I probably should talk to someone at the DNA Davidson web site about how to >handle this. Do you know who I can talk to? I am eager to get it going. >Also, I want John to have the most thorough or accurate >test recommended. Any >suggestions as to the type of test that would be the best? > >My Davidson ancestors were from Pennsylvania and South Carolina (before the >American Rev.). After the Rev., my direct ancestor moved to Jasper County, >Georgia. His name was John Davidson, too. > >Anna Gayle (Davidson) McClure

Anna, What Davidsons were you related to in PA? ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2006 4:42 PM Subject: Re: [DAVIDSON] Re: DAVIDSON-D Digest V06 #63 (Bill Davidson) | This is for Bill Davidson or anyone else who can help me understand the | Davidson DNA tests. | | I am going to have a kit (?) sent to my brother, John Davidson, for DNA | testing. I went to the Davidson web site, but still feel very confused. I need | the kit sent to John in Florida. However, I am the researcher and live in | another state. Also, John doesn't have access to a computer at this time. | | I probably should talk to someone at the DNA Davidson web site about how to | handle this. Do you know who I can talk to? I am eager to get it going. | Also, I want John to have the most thorough or accurate test recommended. Any | suggestions as to the type of test that would be the best? | | My Davidson ancestors were from Pennsylvania and South Carolina (before the | American Rev.). After the Rev., my direct ancestor moved to Jasper County, | Georgia. His name was John Davidson, too. | | Anna Gayle (Davidson) McClure | | | ==== DAVIDSON Mailing List ==== | DAVIDSON - DAVISON - DAVISSON Web Page | http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~genea/davidson.html | -- ---------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 581 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!