Hi Barbara, You didn't say how he is your nephew. If he's your brother's son, then he will be a match for your father. If he's your sister's son, he goes back your brother-in-law's line. It's tracks from a son to his father to his father's father and his father's father's father, etc. It doesn't dogleg through any female lines. If you consider the heritage of his oldest know relative, that's the path to pursue (e.g. Russian, Jewish, Scot, etc.). You should also look at his surname. It may have changed a bit when his line immigrated to the US. In my case, it changed from Seibert to Smith. I did it & have had good results but no breakthroughs. I'm hoping to link up to family in Alaska to learn how my great-grandfather wound up here in CA. I lost the AK side between 1880 & 1900. He had two son's up there in his first family. He got his citizenship due to the Alaskan Purchase, divorced wife #1 & came to SF where he started his 2nd family. He brought his oldest son Julian Smith but Julian had returned to Kodiak, AK by 1880. Jim -- James R. Smith Author/Speaker/Researcher Author: San Francisco’s Lost Landmarks California Snatch Racket, June 2010 San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, Nov 2010 www.HistorySmith.com Barbara/Bill Pompei wrote: > If my nephew gets his DNA tested for genealogical purposes does he had to > indicate a certain direction that he's interested in? Does he just do the > test and then check his results against various surname groups to see where > he fits or ???? > > He's willing to have it done but I don't know where we go from there. > > If there is an interruption of the male line then it won't work - right? It > has to be a line where we know that the males had male children down the > line to him . right? > > Thanx - I know someone will have all the info and maybe others would like > the answer to this question. > > The only surname I know that has a direct male line is GRACE. They were > primarily in Pennsylvania and probably Ireland before that. > > Thanx > Barbara in Sacramento > > > > ----------------------------------------- > NORCAL ARCHIVES: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/ > Enter NORCAL. Browse by month. > Or click the "Search all archives" link to search by keyword. > ----------------------------------------- > To post a message to the NORCAL mailing list, send an email to NORCAL@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORCAL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

My family name society tests to determine/confirm lines. There are 2 major male lines (plus miscellaneous others). DNA testing disproved a common belief that these 2 gentlemen were brothers or uncle/nephew. We test to confirm lines; and sometimes place folks into a line. We are testing to establish other line profiles. In our family heritage, many folks fled to Canada as loyalists after the Revolutionary War; and DNA testing can confirm a "Robert" or "Obadiah" or "Unknown" heritage. We have folks that we know are "Robert" descendants, but do not have the records to confirm. Sometimes testing solves mysteries; sometimes it just opens other avenues of interest. -----Original Message----- From: norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:norcal-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of James R Smith Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 5:06 PM To: norcal@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NORCAL] DNA testing? Hi Barbara, You didn't say how he is your nephew. If he's your brother's son, then he will be a match for your father. If he's your sister's son, he goes back your brother-in-law's line. It's tracks from a son to his father to his father's father and his father's father's father, etc. It doesn't dogleg through any female lines. If you consider the heritage of his oldest know relative, that's the path to pursue (e.g. Russian, Jewish, Scot, etc.). You should also look at his surname. It may have changed a bit when his line immigrated to the US. In my case, it changed from Seibert to Smith. I did it & have had good results but no breakthroughs. I'm hoping to link up to family in Alaska to learn how my great-grandfather wound up here in CA. I lost the AK side between 1880 & 1900. He had two son's up there in his first family. He got his citizenship due to the Alaskan Purchase, divorced wife #1 & came to SF where he started his 2nd family. He brought his oldest son Julian Smith but Julian had returned to Kodiak, AK by 1880. Jim -- James R. Smith Author/Speaker/Researcher Author: San Francisco's Lost Landmarks California Snatch Racket, June 2010 San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, Nov 2010 www.HistorySmith.com

So how do I begin to have his DNA tested? Is there a company on line that sends you a kit or ? This nephew is from my brother/Dad's line and this would be a direct line of males. I understand it's about $100 ? Barbara Sacramento