Who is Dr. Faux's pa? ---------------------------------------- > From: r_clarkson@comcast.net > To: scot-dna@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 04:08:51 +0000 > Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] Scot ? > > Ah,,, the famous Ken Nordvedt ? I am honoured sir. :-) We meet again. I should have explained myself better. My first line was > ."I have just sent in my alleles I previously received from FtDNA to find out.. " > Anyway, I am not so sure Ethnoancestry has the markers for Pictish DNA, which they appear to claim.... I have spoken to Dr Faux before in e mail, and I gather from his selected occupants of certain Scottish Isles on his web site that I am NOT in the running for this esteemed position. ( assuming that my detective work is correct). > At any rate, sorry for my confusing post, it could have been worded better. > The other side of the coin here is that even though my DNA APPEARS to be Celtic.... I understand that there is really no such thing as "Celtic" dna... just that there are certain allelles that show up in higher frequencies in known Celtic populations. > Anyway Ken, still searching for my origins... > favorite DNA quote... " We are always who we are, we are just not always who we THINK we are.." > Rich > > > -- > Clarkson Family > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: "Ken Nordtvedt" <knordtvedt@bresnan.net> > > > We are just dying to know what Ethnoancestry said about whether you were > > Pictish or not, and which of your STR markers indicated you were or were > > not? > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: > > To: > > Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 8:29 PM > > Subject: [SCOT-DNA] Scot ? > > > > > > >I have just sent in my alleles I previously received from FtDNA to find out > > >if I am a Scot. The name CLARKSON should say it all, but I have found that > > >we tend to change the surname with just about each generation. Claxon, > > >Clason, Claxton, Claxson and Clarkson since about 1850, which was not all > > >that long ago in surname terms. I thought Ethno Ancestry may give the best > > >chance of accuracy... perhaps I am Pictish? At this point, I could be just > > >about anything that one may find in Britain, who can trace back to about > > >1700. I have sent in to DNA Tribes, but they seem to think I am Sudanese! > > >Really. No links to Britain or Scotland after 400 years ? Buyer beware. > > > Richard Clarkson > > > 4jdg5 > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SCOT-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 SCOT-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Get the new Windows Live Messenger! http://get.live.com/messenger/overview

One of the principals with EthnoAncestry...I believe he's the president of the firm. Dave > > Who is Dr. Faux's pa? >

So is that the same as "Faux Pas"??? R Burns >From: "David" <dmcduke@comcast.net> >Reply-To: scot-dna@rootsweb.com >To: <scot-dna@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] Scot ? >Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 22:34:55 -0500 > >One of the principals with EthnoAncestry...I believe he's the president of >the firm. > >Dave > > > > > > > Who is Dr. Faux's pa? > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >SCOT-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message