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

Mary, trust me, this is emminently doable! We just went through this with a prospective participant in our Cobb DNA project... here is the thing. Not only might these people not have as good of a grip on their ancestry as you might think, they also might be happy to participate to establish the "gold standard" for their family group. They also can test just to be sure they are who they think they are- that there was no NPE, or mix-up at a hospital! Another nice thing is that after they test into a family group at FTDNA, they will have access to the names and contact info of their relatives, should they be so inclined. Should you run across any tough nuts, don't forget he also could have brothers, sons, nephews, etc., etc., etc. who may be more amenable. Now is an especially good time bc of the holidays... people are thinking of family, and there's a sale on at FTDNA! Try peoplefinders.com to get in touch, and best of luck to you! On Nov 18, 2015 6:48 AM, "Mary E Hall via" <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> 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 >