I thought so too, that the males of a direct line of Strong is preferred. Lynn Wesp from the Thomas Lineage ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Strong & Marilynn Dunne" <dbsandmd@nhb.com> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:40 PM Subject: Re: [STRONG] DNA STUDY > Dave > I thought it was just MEN who could be part of the DNA study! You are > inviting EVERYONE! > M > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David B. Strong" <dbstrong@sos.net> > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:02 PM > Subject: [STRONG] DNA STUDY > > > > Recently there has been an effort to initiate a DNA Study for the > benefit of > > the many researchers and their families who have been unable to > break > > through some of those "brickwalls" . So many of us are able to > trace our > > lineages back several generations before coming up against a > frustrating > > lack of records which tend to make "proof" impossible. Many of us > have > > hunches and a lot of positive evidence pointing to lineage > connections, but > > not enough to establish the links which make the connection. Now > we have > > a new tool which may prove or disprove relationships, and aid us in > persuing > > the most likely research which will prove the connection.... a DNA > Study. > > > > I have established a new webpage initiating the > > LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong DNA Study. See: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm > > The webpage is now fully operational. You are invited to visit the > > webpage, and if possible, join the study. > > > > This study is for everyone.... if possible, please consider > joining even > > if you are certain you have traced your lineage as far back as it > is > > possible to go. For example, if you are a member of the Elder > John Strong > > lines originating in New England, you may already have your lineage > very > > well established back to the 1630's; however, please consider that > by > > joining the study you will be helping others trace their lines as > well. > > How? By establishing a prototype of the Elder John Strong > "haplotype" in > > the DNA Study, you will provide researchers of un-linked lineages > with a > > possibility of matching the Elder John DNA haplotype... proving or > > disproving a relationship link. Interested researchers will not be > able to > > find out the name of their missing link... but they will be able to > > establish whether they are on the right track, and gain some > prediction of > > how many generations back they will have to go in order to establish > a "Most > > Recent Common Ancestor". The same can be said for many lines > being > > researched around the world. The webpage outlines some of the > goals of the > > study which may be useful to every person researching one of the > variant > > surnames, LeStrange, Strange, Strang, Stronge, and Strong. > > > > The DNA Study has certain limitations dictated by the technology > involved. > > Not everyone will be able to join the study, but perhaps they will > have a > > male LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong relative who can join > the > > study. Please try to enlist volunteers from any of these lines in > the > > study. One can join the study directly from the website, and get > the > > advantage of a reduced rate for the test provided to us by Family > Tree DNA, > > a genetic testing company whose services are being used by over 250 > > "one-name" family surname studies. The company has an established > > reputation, and is providing us with a service which may prove > invaluable. > > > > If you have any questions after reviewing the webpage, please let me > know. > > This is a cooperative research effort involving the efforts of > everyone who > > joins the study. There is no proprietarial interest in the results > of the > > study. It's benefits are intended to be available to all. > > > > I invite any and all interested researchers of the various lineages > out > > there to jump in and suggest possible benefits of this study for > their > > particular lines. Volunteers are needed. Please join the study! > > > > Regards > > > > Dave Strong ... > > webmaster: > > Book I: RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) > > IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/contents.htm > > Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13, > > entitled "Lineages"; and Chapt. 15, "DNA Study" > > & > > Book II: THE DONEGAL STRONG PUZZLE: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/indxdrft.htm > > Research and study of Counties Donegal and Fermanagh Strongs and > > related families. > > ============================================================== > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > > Repository for Strong data and documents. > > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > > ========================================================== > > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > > Notes, containing sources, included. > > ======================================================== > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > Ship Captains and other Mariners named STRANG(E) or STRONG(E) > http://members.attcanada.ca/~vickerst/ships.html > ========================================================== > >

{:-) Sure glad to hear that everyone is paying attention to this subject.... and perhaps I could have been a bit clearer about the subject.... but to make a point, this is copied from the text below: "The DNA Study has certain limitations dictated by the technology involved. Not everyone will be able to join the study, but perhaps they will have a male LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong relative who can join the study. Please try to enlist volunteers from any of these lines in the study. " Yes... it does have to be a male Strong, etc., who is tested for the Y-DNA test. BUT, if you are female, and have a male Strong husband, brother, father, uncle, cousin, you can work with that male individual by having him volunteer as a test subject. The point here is that there are many women who would like to persue this subject, and have a male relative who is not as actively interested, but willing to cooperate. Try to enlist these volunteers. Pay for the tests if you have to. Act as the intermediary if they don't have email. Push to do the followup, make sure things happen. Of course, I am NOT advising you to be nags! {:-) But I hope the point is being made. This study is for everyone... in terms of the perameters of what we are trying to prove. And, while it may not be possible for everyone to be a study participant, there are lots of opportunities out there to help the study along! Enough said??? Dave ================================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wesp" <bwesp@ptdprolog.net> To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 7:50 PM Subject: Re: [STRONG] DNA STUDY > I thought so too, that the males of a direct line of Strong is preferred. > Lynn Wesp from the Thomas Lineage > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dave Strong & Marilynn Dunne" <dbsandmd@nhb.com> > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 10:40 PM > Subject: Re: [STRONG] DNA STUDY > > > > Dave > > I thought it was just MEN who could be part of the DNA study! You are > > inviting EVERYONE! > > M > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "David B. Strong" <dbstrong@sos.net> > > To: <STRONG-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 12:02 PM > > Subject: [STRONG] DNA STUDY > > > > > > > Recently there has been an effort to initiate a DNA Study for the > > benefit of > > > the many researchers and their families who have been unable to > > break > > > through some of those "brickwalls" . So many of us are able to > > trace our > > > lineages back several generations before coming up against a > > frustrating > > > lack of records which tend to make "proof" impossible. Many of us > > have > > > hunches and a lot of positive evidence pointing to lineage > > connections, but > > > not enough to establish the links which make the connection. Now > > we have > > > a new tool which may prove or disprove relationships, and aid us in > > persuing > > > the most likely research which will prove the connection.... a DNA > > Study. > > > > > > I have established a new webpage initiating the > > > LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong DNA Study. See: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/dnastudy.htm > > > The webpage is now fully operational. You are invited to visit the > > > webpage, and if possible, join the study. > > > > > > This study is for everyone.... if possible, please consider > > joining even > > > if you are certain you have traced your lineage as far back as it > > is > > > possible to go. For example, if you are a member of the Elder > > John Strong > > > lines originating in New England, you may already have your lineage > > very > > > well established back to the 1630's; however, please consider that > > by > > > joining the study you will be helping others trace their lines as > > well. > > > How? By establishing a prototype of the Elder John Strong > > "haplotype" in > > > the DNA Study, you will provide researchers of un-linked lineages > > with a > > > possibility of matching the Elder John DNA haplotype... proving or > > > disproving a relationship link. Interested researchers will not be > > able to > > > find out the name of their missing link... but they will be able to > > > establish whether they are on the right track, and gain some > > prediction of > > > how many generations back they will have to go in order to establish > > a "Most > > > Recent Common Ancestor". The same can be said for many lines > > being > > > researched around the world. The webpage outlines some of the > > goals of the > > > study which may be useful to every person researching one of the > > variant > > > surnames, LeStrange, Strange, Strang, Stronge, and Strong. > > > > > > The DNA Study has certain limitations dictated by the technology > > involved. > > > Not everyone will be able to join the study, but perhaps they will > > have a > > > male LeStrange-Strange-Strang-Stronge-Strong relative who can join > > the > > > study. Please try to enlist volunteers from any of these lines in > > the > > > study. One can join the study directly from the website, and get > > the > > > advantage of a reduced rate for the test provided to us by Family > > Tree DNA, > > > a genetic testing company whose services are being used by over 250 > > > "one-name" family surname studies. The company has an established > > > reputation, and is providing us with a service which may prove > > invaluable. > > > > > > If you have any questions after reviewing the webpage, please let me > > know. > > > This is a cooperative research effort involving the efforts of > > everyone who > > > joins the study. There is no proprietarial interest in the results > > of the > > > study. It's benefits are intended to be available to all. > > > > > > I invite any and all interested researchers of the various lineages > > out > > > there to jump in and suggest possible benefits of this study for > > their > > > particular lines. Volunteers are needed. Please join the study! > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > Dave Strong ... > > > webmaster: > > > Book I: RESEARCHING STRONG(E) AND STRANG(E) > > > IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/contents.htm > > > Database and manuscript. See especially Chap. 13, > > > entitled "Lineages"; and Chapt. 15, "DNA Study" > > > & > > > Book II: THE DONEGAL STRONG PUZZLE: > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~donegalstrongs/indxdrft.htm > > > Research and study of Counties Donegal and Fermanagh Strongs and > > > related families. > > > ============================================================== > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > > ======================================================== > > > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > > > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > > > > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > > > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > > > Repository for Strong data and documents. > > > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > > > ========================================================== > > > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > > > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > > > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > > > > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > > > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > > > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > > > Notes, containing sources, included. > > > ======================================================== > > > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > > ======================================================== > > Ship Captains and other Mariners named STRANG(E) or STRONG(E) > > http://members.attcanada.ca/~vickerst/ships.html > > ========================================================== > > > > > > > ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== > ======================================================== > THE STRONG QUEST (including The Strong Mail List web site) > http://ro.com/~rts2/quest > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Quest/index.html > > Policies and procedures for the Strong Mail List. > Ancestor / Descendancy Charts of subscribers and visitors. > Repository for Strong data and documents. > Links to Strong websites, research tools, etc. > ========================================================== > A STRONG HERITAGE: The Strong-Gossage Ancestral Database > http://ro.com/~rts2/ancestry > http://members.tripod.com/~RTStrong/Ancestry > > Ancestors of Robert T. (Bob) Strong, Jr., and Velma > (Gossage) Strong. Earliest Strong ancestor: John > Strong, Sr., of St. Peter's Parish, VA, circa 1700. > Notes, containing sources, included. > ======================================================== > >