I also agree that the DNA data can be useful in conjunction with more traditional genealogical data. I run a project for AYLETT and would encourage anyone that would like to join this to gte in touch with me on r.s.aylett@hw.ac.uk. Ruth -- On 31 Dec 2012, at 14:56, Liz Jones <esjones@btopenworld.com> wrote: > Hi Roger > > Thank you for your testimony that DNA can be a useful tool! It's especially handy when trying to break down brick walls or connect two branches of a family. Good luck with the Lamson Project! > > Kind regards > Liz > > > ________________________________ > From: Roger Lamson <rlamson@conknet.com> > To: Liz Jones <esjones@btopenworld.com> > Sent: Monday, 31 December 2012, 14:50 > Subject: Re: [Ess] Denman DNA Project > > Hi Liz: > > Though I have no known connection to your family, I encourage other Denmans to join your DNA project. I have been involved with a Lamson Family DNA project at FTDNA since 2006 and find it very valuable. > > The primary reason the I am a member of Essex-UK is that our project seeks Lamsons (Lampson, Lambson, Lambton) for the DNA project. If any readers have interest, please, contact me, rlamson@mcttelecom.com > > Thank you and good luck, > > Roger Lamson > Sutton Mills, New Hampshire, USA > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Liz Jones" <esjones@btopenworld.com> > To: <Essex-UK@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2012 5:51 AM > Subject: [Ess] Denman DNA Project > > >> Hi >> >> My name is Liz Jones and I have >> started a Denman DNA Project at Family Tree DNA. I have been researching the >> history of the Denman surname since 1999. Through my research I have >> become very interested in the history of the Denman name and its origins, as >> well as tracing my own Denman line. I know from the censuses that Essex has one >> of the earliest mentions of the Denman surname. >> >> >> A Surname Project traces members of a >> family that share a common surname. The project is just getting started, and we >> expect to have many exciting discoveries. Participating is an opportunity to >> uncover information not provided in the paper records, which will help with >> your family history research. We will also discover which family trees are >> related. As the project progresses, the results for the various family trees >> will provide information about the evolution of the surname. Are all people >> with the surname Denman related? Where did the name originate? I can’t promise >> you the answers to these questions but by contributing to the study we will all >> learn more about the name. >> >> Early indications are that there are at >> least two lines of origin of the Denman surname. >> >> The Y DNA test tells you about your >> direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and back in time. You >> must be male to take this simple cheek swab test, and you should bear the >> Denman surname, although if you believe there is a Denman or variant in your >> direct male line, despite having a different surname, you are also welcome to >> participate. If you are female, you will need to find a direct line male Denman >> in your family tree to take the test and represent your tree, such as your father, >> brother, uncle or cousin. >> >> Tests ordered through this project are >> charged at the special group rate which provides a substantial saving on the >> standard FTDNA price. By the way, I don’t work for Family Tree DNA, nor do I benefit >> financially – I’ve just volunteered to start and administer the Denman project >> in the hope that it will be of help to Denman researchers. >> >> Further information is available here: https://www.familytreedna.com/group-join.aspx?Group=Denman, or if you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact >> me using the same link. >> >> Kind regards >> Liz Jones >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Any problems, please contact the List Admin: Essex-UK-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ESSEX-UK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- Ruth Aylett Professor of Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh EH14 4AS, UK Tel: 44-131-451-4189 Fax: 44-131-451-3327 http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/~ruth/ "Life is beautiful"