I have been thinking of you and since I can't find my notes from when we talked, I will probably call you again in the next day or two. You aren't forgotten At 03:05 PM 1/4/2006, toniplum@bellsouth.net wrote: >Orin this is Toni again.......... >Have you had time to figure out how for me to prove that Ralph Wells >and I have the same Wells ancesters??? >Thanks >Toni > > > > From: OrinWells <orinwells@wells.org> > > Date: 2006/01/04 Wed PM 04:35:59 EST > > To: WELLS-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [WELLS-L] DNA - Time for everyone to get tested > > > > I would like to suggest to everyone, whether you are a Wells male or > > not, to get your DNA tested in the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy > > Foundation DNA research project. You will be contributing to the > > science of DNA testing, helping their project and possibly helping > > others who are looking for long lost cousins when they are able to > > connect to your DNA haplotype. > > > > This is open to both men and women. BUT, the hitch is you don't get > > the results of your DNA back from Sorenson. The Molecular Genealogy > > Project is the program through with we originally tested our phase I > > participants for the Wells DNA project. Most of them are now in the > > on-line database where you can search for matching DNA haplotypes > > (patterns) for y-chromosome. If you have your pattern, you can run a > > search. It takes them about 6 months from the time they get your > > sample to get you into the database. And I don't think they have the > > mtDNA data on-line yet. > > > > This brings us to the other part. Sorenson, for a limited time only, > > is offering a coupon to all participants (past and present) that is > > good for a $95 26 marker y-chromosome OR mtDNA test at Relative > > Genetics. I have talked Relative Genetics into allowing our project > > members to use the coupon $95 plus $40 to get the 43 marker test at > > $135 - a clear bargain!! 43 marker? Yes, they have decided that > > since Family Tree DNA keeps claiming that their test is a 37 marker > > test although it is actually less because some of the values are > > double values on the same markers, that Realtive Genetics might as > > well advertise that theirs is a 43 marker test. It is actually 37 > > markers that returns 43 alleles (values). In the reality since > > DYS464 is now revealing up to 6 values I guess you could call it a 45 > > marker test. > > > > Here is how it works. You sign up at Sorenson. They send you a > > kit. You send back the kit, a consent form and your genealogy. You > > MUST be able to provide AT LEAST 4 generations including > > yourself. They want more if you can provide it. This is not too > > hard for the first couple of generations - you, your parents and your > > 4 grandparents. I know there are some who can not identify their > > parents let alone grandparents, but this is a small group. If you > > are not able to document the full four generations, all is not > lost. Read on. > > > > When you send back the kit they will send you a coupon for the > > Relative Genetics $95 27 marker test. You can either use this > > yourself or pass it on to someone else. That means we can use the > > coupons for those who can not make the 4 generation or more > > genealogy. But you can also use it to test a Wells cousin or any > > other surname cousins if you don't want to or can't use it yourself. > > > > What I would like to ask of you is that you let me know if and when > > you participate at Sorenson, get the coupon and how you use it. I > > want to make them aware of how many we send to them. If you don't > > want to use it, please send it to me and I will find someone who can > > use it. Everyone who has ever previously participated in the > > Molecular Genealogy Project can simply go to the website and request > > a coupon. A few or our participants are not in the data base yet and > > a few more are not there because either the BYU group was not able to > > get two samples (one for our project and one for the MGP project), > > didn't collect a second consent form or lost your genealogy. I will > > be notifying you all and asking you to submit a new sample so we can > > get you into the Sorenson database. > > > > This also serves as a shortcut for those who can't justify the 37/43 > > marker test cost at Relative Genetics. With the 26 marker test we > > can find your test results in the Sorenson database and extract the > > remaining markers - they do not test DYS464 (6 values) but that is > > only a minor problem. > > > > Now, if you are a Wells but someone from your family has already been > > tested so you have been reluctant to get your own DNA tested, do it > > NOW! We can then confirm that you match your cousins at no cost to > > you and we can collect more information on the mutations in various > > families. If you are not a Wells (some other surname but are here > > because you have Wells ancestors) participate yourself and encourage > > your Wells cousins to participate. > > > > Here are the instructions on how to do this: > > > > Go to the following website and follow the instructions as I show them. > > > > http://www.smgf.org > > > > Click on "Participate" at the bottom of the screen > > > > Click on "Request a Free Kit" at the bottom of the next screen > > > > Click the link to read the consent form then return to the request page. > > > > Fill in the requested information on the request form and click on > > "Request Kit" > > > > They will send you the kit and ask for your Gedcom file or paper > > genealogy. The Gedcom/genealogy should be a full 4 generations or > > more. They are also interested in anyone who has ancestry documented > > in the 1800s even if there is a flawed branch or two. > > > > > > > > > > Orin R. Wells > > Wells Family Research Association > > P. O. Box 5427 > > Kent, Washington 98064-5427 > > <OrinWells@wells.org> > > http://www.wells.org > > Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb > > > > > > ==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > > To search Archives of list go to: > > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > > and enter list name > > > > > > >==== WELLS Mailing List ==== > Please Support Rootsweb Orin R. Wells Wells Family Research Association P. O. Box 5427 Kent, Washington 98064-5427 <OrinWells@wells.org> http://www.wells.org Subscribe to the "Wells-L" list on RootsWeb