Phyllis, The 37 marker is an excellent choice for Y-DNA. Your male tester must have the last name of Shelton. Hopefully the results will place you into an existing Shelton line and give you some more history. Margaret Phyllis Raker wrote: >I have been wanting to find a Shelton in our line, and think I can do >this ------ and get him to do the DNA. > >Would the 37 marker (now $119) be a good one to do. >(My sister in law and I would be paying for this.) > >Therefore, would someone advise about which one to go for. > >Thanks. > >The Sheltons I search are in Kentucky -- Owen / Gallatin / Carroll counties. >William Hayden Shelton, whose father I believe to be Frederick, was born >1839 in Owen Co. >I have the line solid coming forward......................BUT can't get >behind them. > >Would hope the DNA might give light as to whom we connect before 1839. > >Phyllis Raker > >------------------------------------------------ > Shelton Y-DNA study: >http://www.home.comcast.net/~tinasgenealogy/dna.html >------------------------------------------------ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SHELTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >