I have had success in recruiting DNA candidates through Ancestry, by culling the tree pages for entries for the ancestor in question. I then send the owner of each pertinent tree an Ancestry message explaining my objective and asking if they are descendants. Many don’t reply. Many have the individual in their tree only as a collateral, with no blood relationship—but the balance of them are usually interested in testing. Particularly when/if I offer to pay for it. The latter is, of course, more doable with atDNA (my project) than with the more expensive Y-DNA. But when you really need that data, it’s worth it. Mysteriously, one of the lines for which I need more tests is one of the most prolific couples. Surely, out of 14 children, more than 2 descendants can be located on Ancestry or somewhere. The only two I’ve found had already been tested, which was nice. But where are the rest of them? :-| Janis Walker Gilmore Pawleys Island, SC, & Seattle, WA On Nov 19, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Stephanie Ray via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Good stuff, Marianne- thanks! > On Nov 19, 2015 9:18 AM, "Marianne Granoff via" <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > >> >> I would also recommend looking on Facebook and even using Google for >> people with your surname. I have been successful in finding people >> with the surname I was researching and then sending them a short >> message about why I am looking for people with that surname to be DNA >> tested. You can offer to pay for part of a test as an >> incentive. Keep a list of those you have contacted. Sometimes they >> will get back to you months later. >> >> I have also kept up correspondence with some of the people I have >> found, and sent them email or messages when someone new joined the >> surname group or was tested. In one case, it took over five years >> for the person to be tested, but that was the person who broke >> through my roadblock because he was a perfect match to my second >> cousin (my closest male relative with that surname), and he had a lot >> of information about his family history. >> >> It only takes one person if it is the right person :-) >> >> Marianne Manley Granoff >> Albuquerque, NM >> >> At 06:46 AM 11/18/2015 -0800, you wrote: >>> Does anyone have any recent successes in recruiting candidates for >>> yDNA/Surname testing? There are 5 of us in a "group" within a surname but >>> 3 of us have paper trails that fall short of the probable common ancestor. >>> We need some New Englanders who probably feel no need to do DNA testing as >>> they've been in the same area for generations and all KNOW how they're >>> related. I'm assuming some good candidates are not genealogists or family >>> historians, so cannot be reached through traditional genealogical >> channels. >>> >>> >>> Of course, I'll try via Ancestry and Family Tree DNA to try to find >>> candidates we don't have to "beg to spit" (nod to Blaine Bettinger) but >>> would like to find a good representation of descendant lines. >>> >>> Thoughts or suggestions? >>> >>> >>> Mary E Hall >>> Santa Barbara, CA >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- >>> No virus found in this message. >>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4460/11025 - Release Date: 11/18/15 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Maranne, what time frame are you talking about? Post-1940, peoplefinders.com can help, as it groups together people living at the same address (you can guess at the family relationships by their ages). Also, Facebook sometimes shows family and friends... On Nov 19, 2015 2:24 PM, "Janis L Gilmore" <janis.gilmore@gmail.com> wrote: > I have had success in recruiting DNA candidates through *Ancestry*, by > culling the tree pages for entries for the ancestor in question. I then > send the owner of each pertinent tree an *Ancestry* message explaining > my objective and asking if they are descendants. Many don’t reply. Many > have the individual in their tree only as a collateral, with no blood > relationship—but the balance of them are usually interested in testing. > > Particularly when/if I offer to pay for it. The latter is, of course, more > doable with atDNA (my project) than with the more expensive Y-DNA. But when > you really need that data, it’s worth it. > > Mysteriously, one of the lines for which I need more tests is one of the > most prolific couples. Surely, out of 14 children, more than 2 descendants > can be located on Ancestry or somewhere. The only two I’ve found had > already been tested, which was nice. But where are the rest of them? :-| > > Janis Walker Gilmore > Pawleys Island, SC, & Seattle, WA > > > On Nov 19, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Stephanie Ray via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > Good stuff, Marianne- thanks! > On Nov 19, 2015 9:18 AM, "Marianne Granoff via" < > genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > wrote: > > > I would also recommend looking on Facebook and even using Google for > people with your surname. I have been successful in finding people > with the surname I was researching and then sending them a short > message about why I am looking for people with that surname to be DNA > tested. You can offer to pay for part of a test as an > incentive. Keep a list of those you have contacted. Sometimes they > will get back to you months later. > > I have also kept up correspondence with some of the people I have > found, and sent them email or messages when someone new joined the > surname group or was tested. In one case, it took over five years > for the person to be tested, but that was the person who broke > through my roadblock because he was a perfect match to my second > cousin (my closest male relative with that surname), and he had a lot > of information about his family history. > > It only takes one person if it is the right person :-) > > Marianne Manley Granoff > Albuquerque, NM > > At 06:46 AM 11/18/2015 -0800, you wrote: > > Does anyone have any recent successes in recruiting candidates for > yDNA/Surname testing? There are 5 of us in a "group" within a surname but > 3 of us have paper trails that fall short of the probable common ancestor. > We need some New Englanders who probably feel no need to do DNA testing as > they've been in the same area for generations and all KNOW how they're > related. I'm assuming some good candidates are not genealogists or family > historians, so cannot be reached through traditional genealogical > > channels. > > > > Of course, I'll try via Ancestry and Family Tree DNA to try to find > candidates we don't have to "beg to spit" (nod to Blaine Bettinger) but > would like to find a good representation of descendant lines. > > Thoughts or suggestions? > > > Mary E Hall > Santa Barbara, CA > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4460/11025 - Release Date: 11/18/15 > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Sorry, Janis, I meant this question for you! Shouldn't be doing this stuff while I drive! On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 3:19 PM, Stephanie Ray <stephanieray52@gmail.com> wrote: > Maranne, what time frame are you talking about? Post-1940, > peoplefinders.com can help, as it groups together people living at the > same address (you can guess at the family relationships by their ages). > > Also, Facebook sometimes shows family and friends... > On Nov 19, 2015 2:24 PM, "Janis L Gilmore" <janis.gilmore@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I have had success in recruiting DNA candidates through *Ancestry*, by >> culling the tree pages for entries for the ancestor in question. I then >> send the owner of each pertinent tree an *Ancestry* message explaining >> my objective and asking if they are descendants. Many don’t reply. Many >> have the individual in their tree only as a collateral, with no blood >> relationship—but the balance of them are usually interested in testing. >> >> Particularly when/if I offer to pay for it. The latter is, of course, >> more doable with atDNA (my project) than with the more expensive Y-DNA. But >> when you really need that data, it’s worth it. >> >> Mysteriously, one of the lines for which I need more tests is one of the >> most prolific couples. Surely, out of 14 children, more than 2 descendants >> can be located on Ancestry or somewhere. The only two I’ve found had >> already been tested, which was nice. But where are the rest of them? :-| >> >> Janis Walker Gilmore >> Pawleys Island, SC, & Seattle, WA >> >> >> On Nov 19, 2015, at 9:22 AM, Stephanie Ray via < >> genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: >> >> Good stuff, Marianne- thanks! >> On Nov 19, 2015 9:18 AM, "Marianne Granoff via" < >> genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> I would also recommend looking on Facebook and even using Google for >> people with your surname. I have been successful in finding people >> with the surname I was researching and then sending them a short >> message about why I am looking for people with that surname to be DNA >> tested. You can offer to pay for part of a test as an >> incentive. Keep a list of those you have contacted. Sometimes they >> will get back to you months later. >> >> I have also kept up correspondence with some of the people I have >> found, and sent them email or messages when someone new joined the >> surname group or was tested. In one case, it took over five years >> for the person to be tested, but that was the person who broke >> through my roadblock because he was a perfect match to my second >> cousin (my closest male relative with that surname), and he had a lot >> of information about his family history. >> >> It only takes one person if it is the right person :-) >> >> Marianne Manley Granoff >> Albuquerque, NM >> >> At 06:46 AM 11/18/2015 -0800, you wrote: >> >> Does anyone have any recent successes in recruiting candidates for >> yDNA/Surname testing? There are 5 of us in a "group" within a surname but >> 3 of us have paper trails that fall short of the probable common ancestor. >> We need some New Englanders who probably feel no need to do DNA testing as >> they've been in the same area for generations and all KNOW how they're >> related. I'm assuming some good candidates are not genealogists or family >> historians, so cannot be reached through traditional genealogical >> >> channels. >> >> >> >> Of course, I'll try via Ancestry and Family Tree DNA to try to find >> candidates we don't have to "beg to spit" (nod to Blaine Bettinger) but >> would like to find a good representation of descendant lines. >> >> Thoughts or suggestions? >> >> >> Mary E Hall >> Santa Barbara, CA >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2016.0.7227 / Virus Database: 4460/11025 - Release Date: 11/18/15 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >>