Here, here. Laurence Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 23:23:19 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SCOT-DNA] Pickish DNA > From: steve@planetcentral.com > To: SCOT-DNA-L@rootsweb.com > > All, > > I don't quite know how to begin this posting. I'm floored to see such a > series of postings. Of course there are no known Picts living that can be > tested. However, DNA can point to where one's lineage originated even by > clarifying a lack of other connections. For instance, if one has a good > documents back to Northwestern England in the 1100's, AND one has no DNA > connections back to the Norse, back to the French, the Romans or any other > invading country, then there's a compelling argument that one might be a > descendant of the very early settlers of England, such as the Picts. > > No, no Picts currently are living in England, or are they? > > I have signed my project up for EthnoAncestry's test based on SNP testing > they're conducting looking at distant ancestry that an R1b haplogroup is > simply too broad to solve. Many of our descendants, based on markers in > the FTDNA tests, are showing a high probablility of what EA is calling the > S21 subgroup which seems to be showing connections to the ancient Sinclair > Earldom lines. Their S29 may be pointing to Viking invaders. Only the test > will prove if it's accurate, that and more participants. > > I recommend this group look into the test with interest. While no one can > promise proof of descent from certain ancient peoples, we can learn enough > from what the results show (and what they don't show) to begin to form > educated hypotheses. I offer as evidence the FTDNA project to look for > descendants of the Jewish Priest class, i.e. descendants of the Levis and > Cohens. > > EthnoAncestry is in no way a scam. Jim Wilson and David Faux are highly > respected DNA professionals. David will, for certain, be mortified to > learn of such a series of postings. He's been contributing to the greater > collection of knowledge on DNA testing for many years now. > > Please, I ask you, stop this line of postings until you learn a great deal > more about the gentlemen offering the test, their history in DNA and their > incredible credibility in all matters of genealogy. > > Kind Regards, > > Steve St. Clair > > www.StClairResearch.com _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Spaces is here! It’s easy to create your own personal Web site. http://spaces.live.com/signup.aspx