Don and list, This topic, regardless of intent or nobility, is inapporpriate for this forum. Please discontinue it here, and / or move to a more-appropriate forum. No need to comment - rules are rules. Ken Hollingsworth listowner. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Maxwell" <dmaxwelljr@hotmail.com> To: <MAXWELL-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 7:39 AM Subject: [MAXWELL-L] Announcing the Maxwell DNA study webpage > IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT > Wilmer "Max" Maxwell and I (Don Maxwell ) are putting together a MAXWELL > FAMILY DNA project , acting as the group > co-administrators. > The TEMPORARY webpage for this project is: > > http://hometown.aol.com/dnamaxwell/myhomepage/index.html > > and (as alternate) > > http://www.geocities.com/ragswell/finaldna.htm > > Here is some basic information about the Maxwell DNA study: > > We have already established (ie obtained samples from) a core group of > approximately 12-14 living male Maxwell descendants (LMMD). These > individuals were carefully chosen based on the the following: > 1. availability and willingness of a LMMD to participate. > 2. "probable" relationships to early (colonial and Rev War era) Maxwell > clans based on standard genealogical techniques. > 3. LMMD in Maxwell lines already thoroughly studied thru standard techniques > and currently at a "brickwall". > 4. Those lines with "proposed but unproven" relationships to other known > Maxwell lines. > > Current lines with samples in process > > CLANS- > > 01 Thomas Maxwell (1738-1785 Pa)/Anne Blackmar>>Henry Maxwell /Magdalena > Whistler...RESULTS POSTED on webpage. > 02 John, b1770 Co. Down>>Robert/Margaretta Mowery RESULTS POSTED on webpage > 03 Robert Maxwell (d 1792 PA)/Elizabeth>>sons: Thomas M., Jas., John, Robt > ...to WVa line. RESULTS POSTED on webpage. > 04 Henry Maxwell/Agnes Carson>>seven sons>>York Co.Results due in 2-3 > weeks... > 05 William Maxwell b. 1755 or 1763 /Nancy Robinson>>famous Ohio printer>> > RESULTS POSTED on webpage. > 06 John Maxwell /Izabel McGrew>>Robert Maxwell/Deborah Wierman > 07 Samuel Maxwell>>Edmund Maxwell clan > 12 William Maxwell >>Charles>>David/Sarah Ball > 15 Rev. Thomas Maxwell/Mary Pemberton of Va > 17 James Maxwell>>William/Elizabeth Parke, of PA&TN > 18 William b bef 1740 m. Eliz McCutcheon>Thomas Maxwell /Nancy > Purviance>>Chester Co, Pa. RESULTS POSTED on webpage > 19 Albert Maxwell/unknown>>5 sons>>Perry Co., PA > 20 John Maxwell m. Mary> William Maxwell /Ruth Duff>>Orange Co., > VA...Results due in 2-3 weeks... > 21 Rufus King Maxwell/Phoebe Goss>>Wm/Betty Keith>>AL&TN > > ^^^^^^^NOTE: Clans 1, 3, 5, and 18 matched exactly, they therefore have a > common MAXWELL ancestor and are closely related! > > Lines with a "priority status"(sponsorship to pay fees MAY BE available) > > 09 Nathaniel/Esther Carson>>parents unkn, 12 ch. MALE MAXWELL descendent > found status pending > 14 Thomas Maxwell Sr./unk Hamilton of NJ> Thomas Maxwell Jr. of Montg Co > Ohio>J. Warren Maxwell, George McCann Maxwell, Nathanial Van Maxwell > etc...MALE MAXWELL FOUND status pending. > 08 James Maxwell/Margaret Hammond>>parents unkn >>LOOKING FOR LIVING MALE > MAXWELL > 10 RobertMaxwell/Catherine (Boyd?) of Lancaster Co , Pa.>>m: Porterfield > Pa>NC > 11 William Maxwell /Sarah Duncan>>Cumb. Co, 9 children > 13 Audley Maxwell /Hannah Powell clan of PA&GA > 16 Abraham, Chester Co s/o Robt/Elizabeth? > 19 Albert Maxwell /unknown>>5 sons>>Perry Co., PA (living male Maxwell known > but status pending). > 22 James Maxwell b 1650 /Alice Adams of Kent Co., Delaware>>Robert/Millicent > Bedwell , James , William (living male Maxwell known but status pending). > > General background information > > There are about 200 such family studies currently in progress. > We chose the paternal lineage study because ......the Y chromosome is passed > unchanged from father to son, generation after generation (ie a son can only > get Y chromosomal genes from the father...mutations occur only every 40 > generations or so).....you can see why this would allow distant cousins to > compare genes and prove a common ancestor! Depending on how sophisticated > test you run you can predict 50% chance of linking to a MRCA ("most recent > common ancestor") at 6-7 generations. > Maternal lineage tests are available (mitochondrial DNA), but they test for > a "anthropologic pattern" (ie nonspecific family origins). Y chromosomal > studies test for a "specific family" relationship. > > To participate: > > you will need a living male MAXWELL(s) to provide a sample....hopefully you, > your son, an uncle, father or male Maxwell cousin will be willing? > The testing doesnt prove exact relationships (theoretically it will be able > to in the future but not yet), but does prove or disprove a close family > relationship. > > Therefore those of us stuck at a "brick wall" genealogically > MAY be able to identify other common lines and therefore focus our research > on a "closely related line" as a "back door" to ID the father of the "brick > wall" .... and hopefully link to other known Maxwell lines.We hope there > will be some "surprise results" which will help us focus on specific closely > related lines previously unknown thus opening a "backdoor" connection to > common lines in Ireland/Scotland! > > Family Tree DNA of Houston, Texas > We chose the company, Family Tree DNA to do the DNA processing. > Family Tree DNA's webpage is: > > http://www.familytreedna.com/ > > and family reconstruction projects: > > http://www.familytreedna.com/family_reconstruction.html > > There is normally a $149.00 fee for the test (other companies' fees range > from $123-$237). If you wish to participate in the Maxwell family study you > will receive a discounted rate of $99.00 plus $4.00 s&h. To receive this > discount you must order your collection kit thru the > > Maxwell DNA Study website: > > http://hometown.aol.com/dnamaxwell/myhomepage/index.html > > or (alternate) > > http://www.geocities.com/ragswell/finaldna.htm > > We will request that a collection kit to be mailed to you. We will also need > your address and your genealogically documented line (oldest 4 generations) > back to your oldest known Maxwell ancestor. > The sample is simple to obtain ...you rub a Qtip on the inside of your mouth > (at home) and mail it back to the company....test results take about 5 to 7 > weeks!!! > > Privacy Concerns > If you have concerns about providing DNA you can read the article pasted > below. Remember: you control the release of all information, we hope you > will sign the Family Tree DNA release so they can notify you by email of any > future common ancestors (they will not release your name or identity to > anyone you do not approve). You would be providing such a small sample, > there would be no way for a unscrupulous person or anyone whom you did not > release your results to, to identify you specifically. > GENETIC GENEALOGY CONCERNS. By Kristen Knight of Ancestry.com. I can > understand the worries of the individuals who responded to the Genetic > Genealogy information. I had similar concerns when I first heard about > genetic testing for genealogical purposes. So I did my homework and found, > to my relief, that I had nothing to worry about concerning genealogical DNA > testing and privacy with Ancestry.com. First and foremost, Ancestry.com is > meticulous at protecting customer data, including DNA analysis. It does not > share personally identifiable data with anyone, including the U.S. > government, or the LDS Church. The only way this data would be shared is if > the user requests it. .......Secondly, the DNA tests themselves protect the > customer from any possible misuse by insurance companies or other entities. > The Ancestry GenWeb DNA tests do not analyze, nor do they provide a report, > on the entire DNA strand, but rather these tests only look at specific > markers. These markers provide no health-related data. The markers analyzed > do not actually create proteins, or "do" anything in the body. They are > rather markers that simply "sit" in the DNA, and are passed on from > generation to generation with little variance, making them ideal for > assessing common ancestry between individuals. Even if another individual > were to access this information (through a means other than Ancestry.com), > it would tell them nothing that would have anything to do with the health, > ability, IQ, hair color, or other attributes of the individual tested. As > others learn of the characteristics of this kind of testing, it is hoped > that they will begin to see the power of genetic testing to help solve even > difficult genealogical questions. Many customers have been able to verify > their research through Genetic Genealogy. Others have been able to get past > a previously dead-end paper trail. For many family historians Genetic > Genealogy has given them answers that have saved countless hours and a lot > of money. For information on using DNA testing to aid genealogical research > see: http://www.ancestry.com/genetics/main.htm > > If you visit our website you will see that we will protect your privacy by > posting only the 4 oldest generations of Maxwells along side their migration > pattern and the 12 -25 loci (numbers) for your specific Y chromosome (ie we > do not post your name). > > I know this is alot to absorb...so please feel free to visit our webpage and > review the links, especially the the FAQ (frequently answered questions). > Please feel free to contact either one of us if you have any further > questions! > > I hope you find this idea as new and exciting as we do. Hopefully this will > give some of the needed "jumpstart" we need for those of us with dead end > lines! > > Thank you so much for your consideration. > > Sincerely, > > Don Maxwell > Wilmer "Max" Maxwell > > Maxwell Family DNA Study Co-Administrators > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > >