Group: Re/DNA Its the greatest genetic breakthrough since E-Mail Safe, Accurate and Easy also reasonable---99 $ + 2 $ shipping Go to FamilyTreeDNa.com Phone # 1-713-868-1438 Tell them You want to go thru the Baird-Beard group for special Pricing. give them my ID #D4056 pass wordV5521. Its a simpke mouth swab They will send you the kit w/ instructions.They can match you w/ over 20000 other Tests with a 12 marker test. Thanks Fred On Sat, 11 Sep 2004 15:06:39 -0500 "Paul Drake" <pauldrake@charter.net> writes: > Ms. Mona; I am sending a copy of this to Karen in order that she may > assist, if she is available. Paul > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Mona Moss > To: Paul Drake > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 2:29 PM > Subject: Re: Fw: re Irish not being Celts > > > Mr. Drake, I am also interested in the DNA research. > Information about how and where one does this would be > greatly appreciated. Thank you very much. Mona J. > Moss > --- Paul Drake <pauldrake@charter.net> wrote: > > > Karen, can you help Holly, please? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Holly Bute > > To: Paul Drake > > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2004 9:41 AM > > Subject: Re: Fw: re Irish not being Celts > > > > > > Hello! > > The DNA research is fascinating! Is that > > expensive? Where does on have > > such tests done? I am very curious!! > > Holly > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Paul Drake" <pauldrake@charter.net> > > To: <VASURRY-L@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 2:19 PM > > Subject: Fw: Fw: re Irish not being Celts > > > > > > > Subject: Re: Fw: re Irish not being Celts > > > > > > > > > > > > I agree with the poster, and want to add my half > > "sense" (since I have no > > scientific background). I had a Maternal line DNA > > test taken last year, > > which proved much of the research I completed on > > my Lewis line. The proof > > was not just in the DNA test, but in those who > > contacted me. Most who > > contacted me were well educated, and had completed > > quite a bit of research > > on their family lines. Many of the Americans > > connected to me through > > Virginia, and my Lewis line. > > > > > > The Lewis (Llewelyns) came from Breconshire and > > Monmouthshire Wales. My > > female ancestor came to Europe through North > > Africa, and left traces of DNA > > in the Basque Region of Spain, Switerland, > > Germany, France, before settling > > in England. They entered England about 250 AD, > > 45,000 years after entering > > Europe (that is a long time). There is one person > > who is in Ireland that is > > a DNA match, but I have not heard directly from > > him. It was fascinating to > > learn that my DNA is so ancient, and that it > > continues to exist all over > > Europe, and in North Africa. I believe there is a > > lot of recessive DNA that > > has yet to show up in tests. It is still > > relatively new, and there is a lot > > more to learn. > > > > > > If the Irish are not Celts then who is? > > > > > > Anita > > > > > > > > > -- Paul Drake <pauldrake@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > > Because of the recent notes and URL about the > > Irish likely not being > > > Celts, here is a view from a lady who likely > > knows more about the > > > subject than most of us, and surely more than do > > I. Paul > > > > > > Subject: re Irish not being Celts > > > > > > Dear Paul: Having had our family DNA in done > > for the (BFOOV) - and > > > we did > > > the other test too for the alleles - for closest > > genetic matches - it > > > was > > > astounding to see the matches for the Nordic > > related numbers, as well > > > as, > > > Russian and central European, but by far, the > > most matching alleles > > > came > > > from Icelandic peoples, which would make sense, > > since the Vikings > > > invaded > > > these areas early on. Since I am an > > anthropologist - one must > > > remember that > > > research without empirical data CAN be swayed to > > represent ones > > > ideological > > > agenda! Somewhere in the middle lies the truth. > > One must also ask > > > "who > > > paid for the research" - this is always > > important in approaching the > > > end > > > result. Another perspective one needs to > > consider, it is often > > > difficult > > > when doing anthropology in Ireland, because > > being wood and other decay > > > able > > > materials - a lot of it, simply disappeared, in > > addition, to having a > > > inhabitable coastline, where really ancient > > materials would have been > > > swept > > > away. What is interesting to consider, is that > > steppe peoples, from > > > which > > > most of us descend, went out in two different > > directions, those to the > > > east > > > and those to the west. If one would look at > > the decorations, burial > > > rituals and funereal items found in the steppes, > > types of structure in > > > clothing items, (when found) and tool > > replications, along with > > > ornamentation > > > - you may notice a distinct similarity. I do > > not doubt the validity > > > of > > > some of this material - I do find it hard to > > believe there is no > > > viable > > > inclusion of "Celtic" descendancy in larger > > numbers. > > > > > > That is just my perspective - always read > > between the lines! > > > > > > karen > > > > > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe > > please see the instructions > > at > > > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html > > > > > > > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > Get your name as your email address. > > > Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads > > and more > > > Only $1.99/ month - visit > > http://www.mysite.com/name today! > > > > > > ______________________________ > > > > > > ==== VASURRY Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget to check out the Surry County, > > Virginia, Historical Society > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/ > > List Mistress is Eve Gregory schsva2@hotmail.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the > > new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. 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