I find the idea of DNA testing quite fascinating, but I'm not sure if there would be any point to someone in my situation taking part in this type of study. My descent from several of the Germanna Colonists is all well-documented, but it's through my mother's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Leola Kemper Fuller (1877-1963) of Carroll Co., KY, so there's no Y-DNA to contribute to the study. Likewise, even though my great-grandmother's parents were second cousins (once-removed), and shared a common descent from Tillman and Dinah Hitt Kemper, the Mt-DNA goes back to woman with no known link to the Germanna Colony. So, while I appreciate the fact that the study is taking place, I don't really see how I could participate in any meaningful way. I'd be curious to find out if others on the list agree with my assessment of the situation, or am I missing something here. Thanks. Jeff Duvall Jeffery@iquest.net jduvall@iupui.edu -----Original Message----- From: germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:germanna_colonies-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of john.blankenbaker@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 2:11 PM To: germanna colonies Subject: [GERMANNA] DNA Testing I liked the idea that many Germanna people might get their DNA tested so I have ordered the 37 marker test as a part of the Germanna project. I am sending this so that other Blankenbaker (no matter how spelled) descendants might be encouraged to get their DNA tested also.  John Blankenbaker john.blankenbaker@comcast.net ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have to agree with Jeff's assessment. The only participants who will have meaningful results are males with a direct all male line back to a male Germanna Colonist for Y-DNA testing or males and females with a direct all female line back to a female Germanna Colonist. For example, my Dad was able to participate in the Clore family Y-DNA project as he is a direct male descendant of Germanna Colonist Michael Clore. My brother could also participate with meaningful Y-DNA results but neither could participate with meaningful mt-DNA results as our mother and grandmother don't have an ounce of Germanna DNA. In fact if my brother and I go back matrilinealy, our ancestry is not even German. John Blankenbaker has a direct all male line back to a Germanna Colonist so he is an excellent candidate for the Germanna DNA group. Cathi ----- Original Message ----- From: "Duvall, Jeffery A" <jduvall@iupui.edu> To: "germanna colonies" <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA Testing >I find the idea of DNA testing quite fascinating, but I'm not sure if there >would be any point to someone in my situation taking part in this type of >study. My descent from several of the Germanna Colonists is all >well-documented, but it's through my mother's maternal grandmother, Mrs. >Leola Kemper Fuller (1877-1963) of Carroll Co., KY, so there's no Y-DNA to >contribute to the study. Likewise, even though my great-grandmother's >parents were second cousins (once-removed), and shared a common descent >from Tillman and Dinah Hitt Kemper, the Mt-DNA goes back to woman with no >known link to the Germanna Colony. So, while I appreciate the fact that the >study is taking place, I don't really see how I could participate in any >meaningful way. I'd be curious to find out if others on the list agree >with my assessment of the situation, or am I missing something here. > > Thanks. > > Jeff Duvall