Stacey,   If you sign into your myFTDNA website you'll see that you belong to the WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype - western Atlantic when in Europe).  This means you have a VERY common Haplotype.  If you click on the Y-DNA tab on FTDNA's toolbar and then click on Matches you'll see that you have 2969 matches, the most distant of which will be a genetic distance of one (you can differ by a value of one on one marker with a Powell).   What this really tells you is that you need to wait for more markers to be reported.  As you get you 25 marker results and your 37 marker results your matches will drop off rapidly and they will be much more meaningful.   I suggest that you click on the My Account tab and then on Match and E-mail Settings and click on No under the Y-DNA12 Matches and Y-DNA25 Matches.  This will greatly reduce the number of e-mails you'll receive about matches.  When you get your 37 marker results and match e-mail about them they can be meaningful.   When looking at your 12 marker matches on your myFTDNA website you can enter the Powell surname in the last name box, click on Run Report and your matches will be reduced to 8.  Three at 0 steps (genetic distance) and 5 at 1 step.  You'll want to watch these as your additional markers are reported.  Unfortunately two of these people have only tested to 12 markers so we know they will disappear at the next level.  The other six have tested to at least 37 markers.   Just sit tight and wait for additional markers to be report.  As they come in be sure to keep asking questions. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX Powell Surname DNA Project http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> wrote: From: Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:38 AM Ok, Jim, now what? I don't mean to sound like an idiot but my inexperience with all this is a handicap with understanding this. Stacey

I have another question for you. Regarding a GEDCOM I uploaded. I created this GEDCOM from Ancestry.com and when I looked at my pedigree on FTDNA after I uploaded... it apprears as though my father's father is a female and my father's mother is a male. Because the box outlines are pink and blue I would assume that means female and male. I don't know how to fix this issue. I've looked at my family tree on Ancestry.com and everything appears to be good there. I have tried uploading this several times and every time it comes up with the same result. Stacey On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: > Stacey, > > If you sign into your myFTDNA website you'll see that you belong to the > WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype - western Atlantic when in Europe). > This means you have a VERY common Haplotype. If you click on the Y-DNA tab > on FTDNA's toolbar and then click on Matches you'll see that you have 2969 > matches, the most distant of which will be a genetic distance of one (you > can differ by a value of one on one marker with a Powell). > > What this really tells you is that you need to wait for more markers to be > reported. As you get you 25 marker results and your 37 marker results your > matches will drop off rapidly and they will be much more meaningful. > > I suggest that you click on the My Account tab and then on Match and > E-mail Settings and click on No under the Y-DNA12 Matches and Y-DNA25 > Matches. This will greatly reduce the number of e-mails you'll receive > about matches. When you get your 37 marker results and match e-mail about > them they can be meaningful. > > When looking at your 12 marker matches on your myFTDNA website you can > enter the Powell surname in the last name box, click on Run Report and your > matches will be reduced to 8. Three at 0 steps (genetic distance) and 5 at > 1 step. You'll want to watch these as your additional markers are > reported. Unfortunately two of these people have only tested to 12 markers > so we know they will disappear at the next level. The other six have > tested to at least 37 markers. > > Just sit tight and wait for additional markers to be report. As they come > in be sure to keep asking questions. > > Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX > Powell Surname DNA Project > http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm > > --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website > To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:38 AM > > > Ok, Jim, now what? > I don't mean to sound like an idiot but my inexperience with all this is a > handicap with understanding this. > > Stacey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Did you try to load the GEDCOM file that I modified? Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX Powell Surname DNA - http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm -----Original Message----- From: powell-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:powell-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stacey Dixon Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:01 PM To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website I have another question for you. Regarding a GEDCOM I uploaded. I created this GEDCOM from Ancestry.com and when I looked at my pedigree on FTDNA after I uploaded... it apprears as though my father's father is a female and my father's mother is a male. Because the box outlines are pink and blue I would assume that means female and male. I don't know how to fix this issue. I've looked at my family tree on Ancestry.com and everything appears to be good there. I have tried uploading this several times and every time it comes up with the same result. Stacey On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: > Stacey, > > If you sign into your myFTDNA website you'll see that you belong to the > WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype - western Atlantic when in Europe). > This means you have a VERY common Haplotype. If you click on the Y-DNA tab > on FTDNA's toolbar and then click on Matches you'll see that you have 2969 > matches, the most distant of which will be a genetic distance of one (you > can differ by a value of one on one marker with a Powell). > > What this really tells you is that you need to wait for more markers to be > reported. As you get you 25 marker results and your 37 marker results your > matches will drop off rapidly and they will be much more meaningful. > > I suggest that you click on the My Account tab and then on Match and > E-mail Settings and click on No under the Y-DNA12 Matches and Y-DNA25 > Matches. This will greatly reduce the number of e-mails you'll receive > about matches. When you get your 37 marker results and match e-mail about > them they can be meaningful. > > When looking at your 12 marker matches on your myFTDNA website you can > enter the Powell surname in the last name box, click on Run Report and your > matches will be reduced to 8. Three at 0 steps (genetic distance) and 5 at > 1 step. You'll want to watch these as your additional markers are > reported. Unfortunately two of these people have only tested to 12 markers > so we know they will disappear at the next level. The other six have > tested to at least 37 markers. > > Just sit tight and wait for additional markers to be report. As they come > in be sure to keep asking questions. > > Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX > Powell Surname DNA Project > http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm > > --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website > To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com > Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:38 AM > > > Ok, Jim, now what? > I don't mean to sound like an idiot but my inexperience with all this is a > handicap with understanding this. > > Stacey > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > POWELL-DNA-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 POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

i have not >________________________________ > From: Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> >To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com >Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2012 2:37 PM >Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website > >Did you try to load the GEDCOM file that I modified? > >Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX >Powell Surname DNA - http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm > >-----Original Message----- >From: powell-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com >[mailto:powell-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Stacey Dixon >Sent: Tuesday, September 25, 2012 12:01 PM >To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website > >I have another question for you. Regarding a GEDCOM I uploaded. >I created this GEDCOM from Ancestry.com and when I looked at my pedigree on >FTDNA after I uploaded... it apprears as though my father's father is a >female and my father's mother is a male. Because the box outlines are pink >and blue I would assume that means female and male. I don't know how to fix >this issue. I've looked at my family tree on Ancestry.com and everything >appears to be good there.  I have tried uploading this several times and >every time it comes up with the same result. > >Stacey > >On Sat, Sep 22, 2012 at 10:59 AM, Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: > >> Stacey, >> >> If you sign into your myFTDNA website you'll see that you belong to the >> WAMH (Western Atlantic Modal Haplotype - western Atlantic when in Europe). >> This means you have a VERY common Haplotype.  If you click on the Y-DNA >tab >> on FTDNA's toolbar and then click on Matches you'll see that you have 2969 >> matches, the most distant of which will be a genetic distance of one (you >> can differ by a value of one on one marker with a Powell). >> >> What this really tells you is that you need to wait for more markers to be >> reported.  As you get you 25 marker results and your 37 marker results >your >> matches will drop off rapidly and they will be much more meaningful. >> >> I suggest that you click on the My Account tab and then on Match and >> E-mail Settings and click on No under the Y-DNA12 Matches and Y-DNA25 >> Matches.  This will greatly reduce the number of e-mails you'll receive >> about matches.  When you get your 37 marker results and match e-mail about >> them they can be meaningful. >> >> When looking at your 12 marker matches on your myFTDNA website you can >> enter the Powell surname in the last name box, click on Run Report and >your >> matches will be reduced to 8.  Three at 0 steps (genetic distance) and 5 >at >> 1 step.  You'll want to watch these as your additional markers are >> reported.  Unfortunately two of these people have only tested to 12 >markers >> so we know they will disappear at the next level.  The other six have >> tested to at least 37 markers. >> >> Just sit tight and wait for additional markers to be report.  As they come >> in be sure to keep asking questions. >> >> Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX >> Powell Surname DNA Project >> http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm >> >> --- On Sat, 9/22/12, Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> From: Stacey Dixon <staceydixon.sd@gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Our Website >> To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com >> Date: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 8:38 AM >> >> >> Ok, Jim, now what? >> I don't mean to sound like an idiot but my inexperience with all this is a >> handicap with understanding this. >> >> Stacey >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> POWELL-DNA-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 >POWELL-DNA-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 POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >