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 -- Clarkson Family -------------- Original message -------------- From: John Carr <jcarrgensearch@earthlink.net> > I have no connection with Ethnoancestry. My e-mail was intended to > inform the Carr DNA participants of these offers from Ethnoancestry, > but I accidently clicked send rather than highlighting the Scott-DNA > e-mail address, so it went to this list instead. You should direct > your question to Ethnoancestry via their website or to the > Genealogy-DNA Rootsweb mail list. > > Members of this list who do not monitor the Genealogy-DNA list may > benefit from a discussion about this, but the number of 'experts' is > probably higher on the Genealogy-DNA list. We genealogy DNA > enthusiasts need many more people willing to take these tests before we > will have better answers about what they mean. This is leading edge > stuff. No DNA database for genealogy or anthropology is larger than > the one composed of us volunteer testers. No research agency has the > buying power we do collectively, so no one else can do what we can, in > terms of developing a large database. However the number of people who > have expanded their results to 37 or 67 or more markers plus have SNP > tests is still relatively small considering the diversity of the > database. This to me is the fun part, where you venture and see what > you will get. More people are expending their tests results all the > time. The DNA companies are stretched to keep up with the demand. > Ethnoancestry was deluged after David Faux posted his offer on the > Genealogy-DNA list. So, we should have some real smarts on this in a > few more years. > > John Carr > > On Dec 11, 2006, at 4:13 AM, DEREK HAM wrote: > > > Hi John > > In early December I became interested in your S-series test, so have > > purchased it and am awaiting the kit to send of the sample to London. > > My interest stems fro the fact that my SNP(R1b1c*)/STR/surname > > studies/paternal genealogy suggest my origins are in the Borders > > region. My predictions have been that the deep ancestral roots come > > from either - > > (a) The Dalriadan Scotti in their incursion as the Romans left > > Britain > > or > > (b) The Celtic Rhineland; descendents of a Roman auxiliary soldier > > posted to Hadrians Wall/Velantia Province - this family stayed behind > > in the Borders area when Roman colleagues abandoned Britain to return > > to their Italian homeland. > > > > The odds (60:40) are in favour of Rhineland origins, and your > > S-series test might settle the issue either way; I anticipate a > > positive result in February as it looks likely these markers focus > > more towards eastern Europe sub-groups. > > Can you give me some idea of the time window these SNPs signify? are > > they of the order 3000 or 10000 yrs ago? > > > > Regards > > Derek Ham > > > ------------------------------- > 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

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: <r_clarkson@comcast.net> To: <scot-dna@rootsweb.com> 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