Gail, I went to the site and clicking on results gets me nothing!!!! Nobody loves me. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail R Blancett" <ablancett@atlantic.net> To: <turner@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [TURNER] Father of Joseph Turner sr. > Donald is already one of our Turner DNA Project members. He has matches > but all are known to be related to the same Joseph Turner where they are > still at a brick wall. > > Because there was a family tradition that they came from Bedford Co. VA, > the researchers originally thought they surely were connected to the big > group (our R1a and R1a1--all are probably actually R1a1). Many of that > group connect to a James Turner of Bedford Co. VA. However, the DNA > testing shows they are not part of that group. > > Several new lines have been added to the results chart and a number of > kits have had additional markers added to their results. Be sure and > check the latest chart (dated 1-27-2007). > > Go to the URL for our project website: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/ > > Click on the word on the left "Results." > > The chart is quite large and it will take a while to download. I think > it may be too large for anyone using WebTV and if you are on a dial-up > you are going to have quite a wait. > > Also, if you use bookmarks for favorites, bookmark our project website > but DO NOT bookmark the results chart. The URL for the results chart > will change everytime it is updated so if you use a bookmark you will > not get the latest updated results. > > I'm working on an outline the newest lines we have added and some > comments I try to share with you as things progress. I believe that one > of the newest results we have gotten is a major breakthrough in terms of > understanding some of relationships of the early immigrants into Maryland. > > One of our members has asked me if I would expand the scope of our > existing Turner DNA Project beyond the stated region that has defined > our project from its beginning. That was to mainly target Turners who > are believed to have their roots in the mid-Atlantic region of the > American colonies (primarily MD, VA, and PA) and then followed various > migration routes--primarily to the south. Most of our project members > (now 234) fit that stated region. > > However, we have had people choose to join even though they knew their > Turners did not fit that targeted area. So, we do have some major lines > from New England in the project as well as a number of lines that are > still in the UK and some from Australia and New Zealand as well. Some > of our members were not in that region but have come into the project as > part of the National Geographic Society's Genographic Project conversion > option. > > When Nancy Grogan and I were setting up the project, we wanted to have > the scope such that there would be a reasonably good chance of finding a > connection between a DNA match and a paper trail that would help us find > the common ancestor. Because Turner is a very common name and the > potential number of members could reach large numbers, we also wanted to > have a project that we felt we could manage. > > We do leave the join link "open" at the FTDNA website rather than > screening members as many of the surname projects do. Thus, we do not > exclude anyone who wants to join our Turner project (as long as they are > a male Turner) even though their family does not fit exactly within the > parameters we have specified. Just understand that because my knowledge > of Turners (which is pretty large) is primarily Southern US, that is the > area that I will be most knowledgeable in terms of actual records and > Turner lines that were in the area and might have some insight as to how > a match is occurring. > > Be sure that if you join it is through the Turner project so you get the > reduced group rate as well as having your results compared to our > members. Once in a while I discover that someone has tested > individually outside of the project and they aren't getting the benefit > of having done the test because their results aren't compared to our > members. > > We also have several members who have had their NGS Genographic project > results moved into our project but they don't send me their lineage. If > they have done only the 12 marker test which is the test used in the > Genographic project, they can't always tell which of our groups they are > really apt to fit into. This is because we have a few groups that are > the same on 12 markers but then clearly split off to form separate > groups when more markers are compared. What would help them as well > our other members is to know what their lineage is and where their > earliest known ancestor was located geographically. > > A quick item I also want to mention. If you e-mail me about our DNA > project and you do not get a response within a reasonable time period > (usually almost immediately or at worst in a day or so), please e-mail > me again. I am finding that a surprising number of e-mails I send out > do not get delivered or they may land in a spam file. I also know that > I am not receiving all the e-mail that people have sent to me. I have > two e-mail addresses but either should work. > > Gail R. Blancett, Administrator, Turner DNA Project > > > > > > > > lisa chatelain wrote: > >>Donald, >> I agree. I think the DNA testing is your answer. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TURNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

I believe there was a Terusha Turner already in Bedford Co., VA, when James Turner moved in. Jeanette -----Original Message----- From: ay8tes2@highland.net To: turner@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 2:09 PM Subject: Re: [TURNER] Father of Joseph Turner sr. Gail, I went to the site and clicking on results gets me nothing!!!! Nobody loves me. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gail R Blancett" <ablancett@atlantic.net> To: <turner@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [TURNER] Father of Joseph Turner sr. > Donald is already one of our Turner DNA Project members. He has matches > but all are known to be related to the same Joseph Turner where they are > still at a brick wall. > > Because there was a family tradition that they came from Bedford Co. VA, > the researchers originally thought they surely were connected to the big > group (our R1a and R1a1--all are probably actually R1a1). Many of that > group connect to a James Turner of Bedford Co. VA. However, the DNA > testing shows they are not part of that group. > > Several new lines have been added to the results chart and a number of > kits have had additional markers added to their results. Be sure and > check the latest chart (dated 1-27-2007). > > Go to the URL for our project website: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/ > > Click on the word on the left "Results." > > The chart is quite large and it will take a while to download. I think > it may be too large for anyone using WebTV and if you are on a dial-up > you are going to have quite a wait. > > Also, if you use bookmarks for favorites, bookmark our project website > but DO NOT bookmark the results chart. The URL for the results chart > will change everytime it is updated so if you use a bookmark you will > not get the latest updated results. > > I'm working on an outline the newest lines we have added and some > comments I try to share with you as things progress. I believe that one > of the newest results we have gotten is a major breakthrough in terms of > understanding some of relationships of the early immigrants into Maryland. > > One of our members has asked me if I would expand the scope of our > existing Turner DNA Project beyond the stated region that has defined > our project from its beginning. That was to mainly target Turners who > are believed to have their roots in the mid-Atlantic region of the > American colonies (primarily MD, VA, and PA) and then followed various > migration routes--primarily to the south. Most of our project members > (now 234) fit that stated region. > > However, we have had people choose to join even though they knew their > Turners did not fit that targeted area. So, we do have some major lines > from New England in the project as well as a number of lines that are > still in the UK and some from Australia and New Zealand as well. Some > of our members were not in that region but have come into the project as > part of the National Geographic Society's Genographic Project conversion > option. > > When Nancy Grogan and I were setting up the project, we wanted to have > the scope such that there would be a reasonably good chance of finding a > connection between a DNA match and a paper trail that would help us find > the common ancestor. Because Turner is a very common name and the > potential number of members could reach large numbers, we also wanted to > have a project that we felt we could manage. > > We do leave the join link "open" at the FTDNA website rather than > screening members as many of the surname projects do. Thus, we do not > exclude anyone who wants to join our Turner project (as long as they are > a male Turner) even though their family does not fit exactly within the > parameters we have specified. Just understand that because my knowledge > of Turners (which is pretty large) is primarily Southern US, that is the > area that I will be most knowledgeable in terms of actual records and > Turner lines that were in the area and might have some insight as to how > a match is occurring. > > Be sure that if you join it is through the Turner project so you get the > reduced group rate as well as having your results compared to our > members. Once in a while I discover that someone has tested > individually outside of the project and they aren't getting the benefit > of having done the test because their results aren't compared to our > members. > > We also have several members who have had their NGS Genographic project > results moved into our project but they don't send me their lineage. If > they have done only the 12 marker test which is the test used in the > Genographic project, they can't always tell which of our groups they are > really apt to fit into. This is because we have a few groups that are > the same on 12 markers but then clearly split off to form separate > groups when more markers are compared. What would help them as well > our other members is to know what their lineage is and where their > earliest known ancestor was located geographically. > > A quick item I also want to mention. If you e-mail me about our DNA > project and you do not get a response within a reasonable time period > (usually almost immediately or at worst in a day or so), please e-mail > me again. I am finding that a surprising number of e-mails I send out > do not get delivered or they may land in a spam file. I also know that > I am not receiving all the e-mail that people have sent to me. I have > two e-mail addresses but either should work. > > Gail R. Blancett, Administrator, Turner DNA Project > > > > > > > > lisa chatelain wrote: > >>Donald, >> I agree. I think the DNA testing is your answer. >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TURNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TURNER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

Bev, Can't imagine what the problem is. I do it and it works perfectly. It is large now in size so it does take a while. It should work though. Hey--I'm sure somebody out there loves you! :-) Bev Aytes-Bowhall wrote: >Gail, > >I went to the site and clicking on results gets me nothing!!!! Nobody loves >me. Bev > > > >

Bev Make sure you do not have pop up windows blocked. When you click on "Results" it should open in a new window. If you are using Windows, right click and pick "Open in new window". Ed >From: "Bev Aytes-Bowhall" <ay8tes2@highland.net> >Reply-To: turner@rootsweb.com >To: <turner@rootsweb.com> >Subject: Re: [TURNER] Father of Joseph Turner sr. >Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 15:09:50 -0500 > >Gail, > >I went to the site and clicking on results gets me nothing!!!! Nobody >loves >me. Bev _________________________________________________________________ With tax season right around the corner, make sure to follow these few simple tips. http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/Taxes/PreparationTips/PreparationTips.aspx?icid=HMFebtagline