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. ==============================================================
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. > ======================================================== >