Ed and group, I'm beginning to see the advantages and the usefulness of such a project. Uncovering relatives among the living could certainly help us piece together the relatives of our ancestors and how they themselves might have been connected. Being that my line back to Heinrich Zeller (1704 - ca 1773) is pretty solid, I would be open to joining the project as well. I am a bit curious though about what happens to these DNA samples used for testing, who has access to them, and/or who actually owns them once they are submitted. Does the company handling the samples own them? Do they sell them to others? Store them? etc. etc. Michael -----Original Message----- From: EdSellers@aol.com [mailto:EdSellers@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 04:43 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Michael, the way I see DNA helping our research is through determining how or if we are all related to each other. I have proven my line pretty solid back to the early 1800's, but past that it gets pretty fuzzy. Who knows, maybe you and I are close cousins. I am immediately going to try to recruit one of Micah Sellers (1786-1876) decendants to join in this project. I am fairly certain that Micah and my GGGgrandfather were brothers, but I have not yet been able to prove that. Ed In a message dated 10/14/03 2:39:17 PM Central Daylight Time, msellers@acresgaming.com writes: Maybe I'm missing something on this, but without the presence of the DNA of an ancestor for the purpose of comparison I don't see how it can be "one of the tools available to help sort out the past". I can see its usefulness and purpose in terms of determining if people alive today are related or not, but I guess I don't see how it would help determine if we are related to someone already passed without having their DNA as well. Please feel free to clue me in on what I'm missing. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: EdSellers@aol.com [mailto:EdSellers@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:51 AM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Marie, I do not wish to become the administrator of a surname project website as suggested at the following website,<www.familytreedna.com/surname.asp> but I would certainly be willing to be one of the six males to submit DNA at a cost of $99 each. I sure hope this comes to fruition. Ed Sellers In a message dated 10/14/03 1:13:31 PM Central Daylight Time, tsellars@hlsk.com writes: Marie: I am no expert in DNA but from what I have read, a father's Y Chromosome is passed to his son's virtually unchanged. Based on this information we would be able to determine how many Sellers lines we are working with and which line a person is descended from. It is also able to tell an approximate time frame of the common ancestor. One web site I read indicated that at least 6 males would be needed for the research. DNA testing is not the total answer for genealogy but just one of the tools available to help sort out the past. The cost is expensive but not out of reach if we have enough people to volunteer. Tommy Sellars Thomas W. Sellars, CPA HEREFORD, LYNCH, SELLARS & KIRKHAM, P.C. Tel (936) 756-8127 Ext 203 Metro (936) 441-1338 Fax (936) 756-8132 Firm website: www.hlsk.com

http://www.familytreedna.com/privacy.html Privacy and Confidentiality Statement Your unique locator number will accompany your collection tube to the testing lab. The computer-generated number and your Surname, i.e. Smith, Glennon, Rothschild is the only information about you that the testing facility will see. Once your test has been completed, the results of the Y-DNA or MtDNA (Mitochrondrial DNA is from the female side) will be entered in a secure database. A comparison between your specific genetic markers and those of others in the database will then be performed. If a genetic match is found between you and another person when you have ordered, paid for, and submitted both (or multiple) samples (you and a theoretical relative) you will be informed via email. If a genetic match is found between you and another individual who enters the library at some time in the future, both will be given the information that a potential match is in the database provided that BOTH of you have signed the Release Form. Only if both parties agree will contact information concerning the separate parties be made available to the other party. In this way, all persons in the database will have the right to decide if they want to contact their probable genetic match(es). Your unique number and your surname but no other information is all that the lab will be provided by Family Tree DNA. Only Family Tree DNA will have the ability to cross-reference your unique test kit number with the personal information you provided us in order to determine the names and contact information of family match(es). Privacy and confidentiality will be strictly maintained. -----Original Message----- From: Sellers.Michael [mailto:msellers@acresgaming.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:54 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Ed and group, I'm beginning to see the advantages and the usefulness of such a project. Uncovering relatives among the living could certainly help us piece together the relatives of our ancestors and how they themselves might have been connected. Being that my line back to Heinrich Zeller (1704 - ca 1773) is pretty solid, I would be open to joining the project as well. I am a bit curious though about what happens to these DNA samples used for testing, who has access to them, and/or who actually owns them once they are submitted. Does the company handling the samples own them? Do they sell them to others? Store them? etc. etc. Michael -----Original Message----- From: EdSellers@aol.com [mailto:EdSellers@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 04:43 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Michael, the way I see DNA helping our research is through determining how or if we are all related to each other. I have proven my line pretty solid back to the early 1800's, but past that it gets pretty fuzzy. Who knows, maybe you and I are close cousins. I am immediately going to try to recruit one of Micah Sellers (1786-1876) decendants to join in this project. I am fairly certain that Micah and my GGGgrandfather were brothers, but I have not yet been able to prove that. Ed In a message dated 10/14/03 2:39:17 PM Central Daylight Time, msellers@acresgaming.com writes: Maybe I'm missing something on this, but without the presence of the DNA of an ancestor for the purpose of comparison I don't see how it can be "one of the tools available to help sort out the past". I can see its usefulness and purpose in terms of determining if people alive today are related or not, but I guess I don't see how it would help determine if we are related to someone already passed without having their DNA as well. Please feel free to clue me in on what I'm missing. Michael Sellers -----Original Message----- From: EdSellers@aol.com [mailto:EdSellers@aol.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 11:51 AM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Marie, I do not wish to become the administrator of a surname project website as suggested at the following website,<www.familytreedna.com/surname.asp> but I would certainly be willing to be one of the six males to submit DNA at a cost of $99 each. I sure hope this comes to fruition. Ed Sellers In a message dated 10/14/03 1:13:31 PM Central Daylight Time, tsellars@hlsk.com writes: Marie: I am no expert in DNA but from what I have read, a father's Y Chromosome is passed to his son's virtually unchanged. Based on this information we would be able to determine how many Sellers lines we are working with and which line a person is descended from. It is also able to tell an approximate time frame of the common ancestor. One web site I read indicated that at least 6 males would be needed for the research. DNA testing is not the total answer for genealogy but just one of the tools available to help sort out the past. The cost is expensive but not out of reach if we have enough people to volunteer. Tommy Sellars Thomas W. Sellars, CPA HEREFORD, LYNCH, SELLARS & KIRKHAM, P.C. Tel (936) 756-8127 Ext 203 Metro (936) 441-1338 Fax (936) 756-8132 Firm website: www.hlsk.com

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq.html answers lots of questions. marie, iowa -----Original Message----- From: Sellers.Michael [mailto:msellers@acresgaming.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 6:54 PM To: SELLERS-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [SELLERS] Sellers DNA Testing Ed and group, I'm beginning to see the advantages and the usefulness of such a project. Uncovering relatives among the living could certainly help us piece together the relatives of our ancestors and how they themselves might have been connected. Being that my line back to Heinrich Zeller (1704 - ca 1773) is pretty solid, I would be open to joining the project as well. I am a bit curious though about what happens to these DNA samples used for testing, who has access to them, and/or who actually owns them once they are submitted. Does the company handling the samples own them? Do they sell them to others? Store them? etc. etc. Michael