Janet, some of us have British ancestors who left Scotland and other parts of the UK quite early on. The path from ourselves to our original immigrant ancestor is not always 100% clear. Nor is that immigrant's path of immigration always documented. Even if it is, there may be interest in knowing if others from the same family came along. So, there is value in establishing links to others of the same surname both in the place where the British ancestor settled and to folk in the ancestral homeland. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Janet [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 2:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [DUNB] Y-DNA Genealogical Study - Trail/Traill Surname I don't wish to offend anyone, but I'm surprised that families of immigrants from the United Kingdom should seek DNA from just any part of the world. Surely, if you have an interest in British DNA you would be concentrating on only British donors? I understand the migrant issue, it just seems to me to be economically extravagant to ask migrant ancestry to participate. After all, isn't the purpose of finding clear lines of ancestry rather than clear lines of migration that can be found in document. Just curious. Janet ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Surnames: Trail, Traill, Trale, Treyl (and other spellings) > Classification: Query > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/WeC.2ACI/1336 > > Message Board Post: > > REMINDER & INVITATION - The Trail/Traill/Treyl/Trale (etc.) Y-DNA genealogical study is ongoing! We need as many participants as possible in order to establish clear lines of descendancy and migration patterns of the family. Participants must be males with the surname Trail (or any variant spelling), because the study is based on transmission of the Y-chromosome from father to son. We are seeking men with any form of the surname, from any part of the world, especially the United States, Scotland, and Ireland. Migrations of Traills (mostly with the double-L spelling) are known in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the West Indies (Barbados, Jamaica, etc.), as well. All are welcome to join! To learn more or to join the study, go to http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=F60021 . If you want to join the study, please select a test of at least 25 markers -- the more markers, the better. Fewer than 25 will not yield useful results for the purposes of the study. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429