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