Lindsey You can actually save yourself a lot of time and effort by creating and posting a GEDcom Tree. There is free software, and all you need to enter are your ancestors with bmd dates and places. Many of your Matches would cheerfully search your Tree for Common Ancestors (I examine every Match Tree I can find - I have some deep roots (memorized surnames) and can scan a Tree pretty quickly). If you don't post a Tree, we are forced to contact you. And what can we ask? Give you a link to our Tree; or provide a long list of surnames (which usually involve more questions)? Many will just bypass you and look for others with Trees. Only a small percentage of atDNA testers are proactive. GEDmatch accepts GEDcoms linked to your DNA. They don't accept or show surnames. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Dec 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Thank you--I was thinking of a list of surnames, however, such as I entered at FTDNA, not a GEDCOM--I don't have one and don't want to take time to make one. Much of my genealogy is in notebooks (I started in 1990) and some in text format on my computer. > > Lindsey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LornaMoa <lornamoa@gmail.com> > To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 6:54 pm > Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH > > Lindsey, > Belinda answered your other points > > You can upload a gedcom to GEDmatch and associate your kit numbers to > the appropriate people in the gedcomm > > Lorna Henderson > http://LornaHen.com > >> On 3/12/15 11:36, Lindsey Britton via wrote: >> Can ancestral surnames be added to the profile so that matches can see them? >

Jim, You are right about the temptation to bypass those without trees. I tend to ignore anyone who didn't post a surname list at FTDNA, although I must admit that mine is not complete because some of my lines go back to the 1500s and well beyond. So length is one reason I am reluctant to make a GEDCOM--privacy is the other--I have always refrained from putting much genealogical information online where it might be misquoted, appropriated, or improperly used. But I can understand why this policy would make others reluctant to contact me. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bartlett <jim4bartletts@verizon.net> To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 11:27 am Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Lindsey You can actually save yourself a lot of time and effort by creating and posting a GEDcom Tree. There is free software, and all you need to enter are your ancestors with bmd dates and places. Many of your Matches would cheerfully search your Tree for Common Ancestors (I examine every Match Tree I can find - I have some deep roots (memorized surnames) and can scan a Tree pretty quickly). If you don't post a Tree, we are forced to contact you. And what can we ask? Give you a link to our Tree; or provide a long list of surnames (which usually involve more questions)? Many will just bypass you and look for others with Trees. Only a small percentage of atDNA testers are proactive. GEDmatch accepts GEDcoms linked to your DNA. They don't accept or show surnames. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Dec 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Thank you--I was thinking of a list of surnames, however, such as I entered at FTDNA, not a GEDCOM--I don't have one and don't want to take time to make one. Much of my genealogy is in notebooks (I started in 1990) and some in text format on my computer. > > Lindsey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LornaMoa <lornamoa@gmail.com> > To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 6:54 pm > Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH > > Lindsey, > Belinda answered your other points > > You can upload a gedcom to GEDmatch and associate your kit numbers to > the appropriate people in the gedcomm > > Lorna Henderson > http://LornaHen.com > >> On 3/12/15 11:36, Lindsey Britton via wrote: >> Can ancestral surnames be added to the profile so that matches can see them? >

Some people feel a proprietary interest in the research they've done on their forebears but I think you have to release the concept that you own the details of your ancestors. The ghosts of your ancestors have chosen you to document their lives because they want that to be known to the world. Sometimes you get a pesky ghost who channels your energy into document *their* life because they know no one else is around to do it. People misquote and appropriate my research all the time, it's a form of flattery perhaps, at least you can say you were the first to find the information. But if you don't publish as often and as widely as possible, you're doing yourself the disservice that you may never break down that brick wall because the cousin looking for you, can't find you. -----Original Message----- From: Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> To: jim4bartletts <jim4bartletts@verizon.net>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 12:06 pm Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Jim, You are right about the temptation to bypass those without trees. I tend to ignore anyone who didn't post a surname list at FTDNA, although I must admit that mine is not complete because some of my lines go back to the 1500s and well beyond. So length is one reason I am reluctant to make a GEDCOM--privacy is the other--I have always refrained from putting much genealogical information online where it might be misquoted, appropriated, or improperly used. But I can understand why this policy would make others reluctant to contact me. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bartlett <jim4bartletts@verizon.net> To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 11:27 am Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Lindsey You can actually save yourself a lot of time and effort by creating and posting a GEDcom Tree. There is free software, and all you need to enter are your ancestors with bmd dates and places. Many of your Matches would cheerfully search your Tree for Common Ancestors (I examine every Match Tree I can find - I have some deep roots (memorized surnames) and can scan a Tree pretty quickly). If you don't post a Tree, we are forced to contact you. And what can we ask? Give you a link to our Tree; or provide a long list of surnames (which usually involve more questions)? Many will just bypass you and look for others with Trees. Only a small percentage of atDNA testers are proactive. GEDmatch accepts GEDcoms linked to your DNA. They don't accept or show surnames. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Dec 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Thank you--I was thinking of a list of surnames, however, such as I entered at FTDNA, not a GEDCOM--I don't have one and don't want to take time to make one. Much of my genealogy is in notebooks (I started in 1990) and some in text format on my computer. > > Lindsey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LornaMoa <lornamoa@gmail.com> > To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 6:54 pm > Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH > > Lindsey, > Belinda answered your other points > > You can upload a gedcom to GEDmatch and associate your kit numbers to > the appropriate people in the gedcomm > > Lorna Henderson > http://LornaHen.com > >> On 3/12/15 11:36, Lindsey Britton via wrote: >> Can ancestral surnames be added to the profile so that matches can see them? > ------------------------------- 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

I prefer to spend time researching rather than publishing, but I have been publishing in journals over the past several years mainly to call attention to my Britton DNA project. When larger autosomal databases and more powerful and user-friendly tools become available, my priorities may change. For the present, however, autosomal DNA is too time intensive although I will continue to work on it whenever I see a chance to identify a common ancestor and I will probably try GEDMATCH. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Wjhonson <wjhonson@aol.com> To: lplantagenet <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com>; jim4bartletts <jim4bartletts@verizon.net> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 3:11 pm Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Some people feel a proprietary interest in the research they've done on their forebears but I think you have to release the concept that you own the details of your ancestors. The ghosts of your ancestors have chosen you to document their lives because they want that to be known to the world. Sometimes you get a pesky ghost who channels your energy into document *their* life because they know no one else is around to do it. People misquote and appropriate my research all the time, it's a form of flattery perhaps, at least you can say you were the first to find the information. But if you don't publish as often and as widely as possible, you're doing yourself the disservice that you may never break down that brick wall because the cousin looking for you, can't find you. -----Original Message----- From: Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> To: jim4bartletts <jim4bartletts@verizon.net>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 12:06 pm Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Jim, You are right about the temptation to bypass those without trees. I tend to ignore anyone who didn't post a surname list at FTDNA, although I must admit that mine is not complete because some of my lines go back to the 1500s and well beyond. So length is one reason I am reluctant to make a GEDCOM--privacy is the other--I have always refrained from putting much genealogical information online where it might be misquoted, appropriated, or improperly used. But I can understand why this policy would make others reluctant to contact me. Lindsey -----Original Message----- From: Jim Bartlett <jim4bartletts@verizon.net> To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 11:27 am Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH Lindsey You can actually save yourself a lot of time and effort by creating and posting a GEDcom Tree. There is free software, and all you need to enter are your ancestors with bmd dates and places. Many of your Matches would cheerfully search your Tree for Common Ancestors (I examine every Match Tree I can find - I have some deep roots (memorized surnames) and can scan a Tree pretty quickly). If you don't post a Tree, we are forced to contact you. And what can we ask? Give you a link to our Tree; or provide a long list of surnames (which usually involve more questions)? Many will just bypass you and look for others with Trees. Only a small percentage of atDNA testers are proactive. GEDmatch accepts GEDcoms linked to your DNA. They don't accept or show surnames. Jim - www.segmentology.org > On Dec 3, 2015, at 8:23 AM, Lindsey Britton via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > > Thank you--I was thinking of a list of surnames, however, such as I entered at FTDNA, not a GEDCOM--I don't have one and don't want to take time to make one. Much of my genealogy is in notebooks (I started in 1990) and some in text format on my computer. > > Lindsey > > > -----Original Message----- > From: LornaMoa <lornamoa@gmail.com> > To: Lindsey Britton <lplantagenet@aol.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Wed, Dec 2, 2015 6:54 pm > Subject: Re: [DNA] Questions about GEDMATCH > > Lindsey, > Belinda answered your other points > > You can upload a gedcom to GEDmatch and associate your kit numbers to > the appropriate people in the gedcomm > > Lorna Henderson > http://LornaHen.com > >> On 3/12/15 11:36, Lindsey Britton via wrote: >> Can ancestral surnames be added to the profile so that matches can see them? > ------------------------------- 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