I haven't been able to determine how private the samples will be after the results become part of the study. Is this concern addressed anywhere? -------------- Original message -------------- From: Darwin Newton <denewton@sktc.net> > Merle > > I don't necessarily think that DNA is a total answer to our genealogical > problems, but it offers some answers that can't be found in any other > "source" . I found indicators that your Israel appeared to be born in > Virginia in the late 18th century. There are many missing records of > that area in that era and when you couple that with the variety of > repositories that the remaining records are housed, it becomes an > exceedingly challenging task to find that one notation in some deed, > court record, or will, that may unlock that door you keep pounding on. > IF you get a "close" match with someone already in the project with a > likelihood of a common Newton ancestor in the last several generations, > you may be able to concentrate your "microscopic" efforts in a few > counties instead of every county of current Virginia, West Virginia, & > Kentucky that were part of 18th century Virginia. > > Of course there is also the possibility that you will manifest a "new" > genetic pattern that could be from an untested line or because of an > "undocumented" event that occurred in your or another participant's > lineage. That's why the project's "value" can and will be greatly > enhanced as more & more of we Newton males "jump in the pool" as it > were. I would encourage you to do at least a 25 marker test (more if > you can tolerate the financial "pinch") as I have experienced MANY 12 > marker "matches" with individuals with no apparent NEWTON ancestor and > only one who wasn't a "Newton" at 25 markers. > > Greg Bonner, who's the administrator of the project, is much more > knowledgeable than I about the specifics, ramifications and nuances of > this process and can be contacted at the link at the bottom of the > project page. > > Thanks for your PARTICIPATION!!!!! > > Darwin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message

Hi Folks, The samples are stored for a long time, in case one wants to order additional tests in the future. This way, you don't have to re-swab and re-mail every time. But nothing else is done with them because that's not part of their business model. Best, Gregg Bonner Bethany, Oklahoma, USA ldnewton2@comcast.net wrote: I haven't been able to determine how private the samples will be after the results become part of the study. Is this concern addressed anywhere? -------------- Original message -------------- From: Darwin Newton > Merle > > I don't necessarily think that DNA is a total answer to our genealogical > problems, but it offers some answers that can't be found in any other > "source" . I found indicators that your Israel appeared to be born in > Virginia in the late 18th century. There are many missing records of > that area in that era and when you couple that with the variety of > repositories that the remaining records are housed, it becomes an > exceedingly challenging task to find that one notation in some deed, > court record, or will, that may unlock that door you keep pounding on. > IF you get a "close" match with someone already in the project with a > likelihood of a common Newton ancestor in the last several generations, > you may be able to concentrate your "microscopic" efforts in a few > counties instead of every county of current Virginia, West Virginia, & > Kentucky that were part of 18th century Virginia. > > Of course there is also the possibility that you will manifest a "new" > genetic pattern that could be from an untested line or because of an > "undocumented" event that occurred in your or another participant's > lineage. That's why the project's "value" can and will be greatly > enhanced as more & more of we Newton males "jump in the pool" as it > were. I would encourage you to do at least a 25 marker test (more if > you can tolerate the financial "pinch") as I have experienced MANY 12 > marker "matches" with individuals with no apparent NEWTON ancestor and > only one who wasn't a "Newton" at 25 markers. > > Greg Bonner, who's the administrator of the project, is much more > knowledgeable than I about the specifics, ramifications and nuances of > this process and can be contacted at the link at the bottom of the > project page. > > Thanks for your PARTICIPATION!!!!! > > Darwin > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWTON-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 NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your homepage.