Hi Folks, Our DNA testing firm FTDNA recently provided a mechanism to group and color-code project / group members whose results form matches. I just ran comparative matche analyses on everyone (82 of them) in the Taylor project tested through FTDNA. As a result, four small groups appear. My criteria were relatively simple: 1) Matches at -only- 12 markers aren't counted (too many false positive results occur at the level of 12 markers); 2) Matches at 25 markers are accepted with a genetic distance (GD) of ZERO or ONE; 3) Matches at 37 markers are accepted with a GD of 0, 1, or 2. Any GD value of 3 or more is just too problematic and so I'm trying to avoid mistakes of being overly inclusive. Just go to the FTDNA webpage at <http://www.familytreedna.com/public/taylorfamilygenes/index.aspx?fixed_columns=on> and look at the "Y Results" tab. Of the four groups that have emerged, the first two groups have members who've undergone SNP testing. Their haplogroup assignment is known to us. Also, the third and fourth groups have members who have tested out to 67 markers. Note that for some of the group members we have their earliest -known- ancestor displayed in a small information block in front of the their Y-STR DYS marker results. I hope that this information may prove to be helpful to some of you investigating your Taylor origins. Dale E. Reddick