No. The y-chromosome test is for males only. Linda Magellan blondi4b@pacbell.net On Nov 8, 2007, at 8:13 PM, Marilyn Morris wrote: > Where/How do you get DNA testing? > > Could this testing determine whether two people might me half brother > and sister. > > MM in TN > > > > On Nov 8, 2007, at 9:42 PM, Linda Magellan wrote: > >> I always recommend doing the 25 or 37-marker test as these give >> better >> definition. Also, it would probably be advantageous for you to >> actually join the Wright Surname Project. Have you been to that web >> site? It is located at: http://www.wright-dna.org >> >> Linda >> >> >> On Nov 8, 2007, at 3:13 AM, Kevin Wright wrote: >> >>> I did submit the DNA that I had done to 12 markers, but in the >>> closest match, at least four markers differ. Im considering doing it >>> out to 37 markers. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Kevin Wright >>> >>> On Nov 7, 2007, at 9:54 PM, Linda Magellan wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Kevin, >>>> Thank you for sharing this information. Have you considered >>>> joining >>>> the Wright Surname Project? It is a great tool in determining >>>> which >>>> other Wrights you might be related to. >>>> >>>> Linda Parker Magellan >>>> Volunteer Coordinator, Wright Surname Project >>>> http://www.wright-dna.org >>>> Member ISOGG >>>> International Society of Genetic Genealogy >>>> http://www.isogg.org >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Nov 7, 2007, at 4:25 PM, Kevin Wright wrote: >>>> >>>>> I'm just joining in the Wright message board. I am descended of >>>>> Charles Wright of Byram Township, Sussex County, New Jersey, a >>>>> Revolutionary War veteran. Even in the DNA research ( Haplogroup >>>>> R1b1c), I don't find other NJ Wrights. My father was the only >>>>> son of >>>>> an only son. My great-grandfather Benjamin Wright had half >>>>> brothers >>>>> who resided in Washington, Warren County, NJ. >>>>> >>>>> I would appreciate any leads on the origins and ancestry of >>>>> Charles >>>>> Wright. >>>>> >>>>> Best regards, >>>>> Kevin Wright >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Charles Wright purchased land upon the Punkhorn Creek in Byram >>>>> Township in 1767. Wrights Pond in Byram Township, Sussex County, >>>>> New >>>>> Jersey, is named for him. He served in the continental army and >>>>> also >>>>> in Major Westbrook’s Battalion of the State troops. According to >>>>> his >>>>> last will and testament, composed September 26, 1801, Charles >>>>> Wright >>>>> of Byram bequeathed to his beloved wife, Elizabeth, whole use of >>>>> his >>>>> dwelling house, barn and shop and all his land (except two acres), >>>>> provided she gives his son Ephraim a home and a living with her, >>>>> and >>>>> his two daughters a home in said house as long as they live >>>>> single. >>>>> He devised his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, one good feather >>>>> bed and complete bed furnishings, and one good cow and $25 in >>>>> cash. >>>>> To son Samuel, he devised his wagons, one cow and two acres to be >>>>> taken off the southeast corner of his land so as to take the tan >>>>> vats >>>>> and bark house. To his son Ephraim, he devised at his widow’s >>>>> decease, “my house, barn, shop and all land.” If Ephraim died >>>>> without >>>>> heirs, then the land was to be sold and the propfits divided >>>>> amongst >>>>> the other three children: Samuel receiving one-half share and >>>>> Elizabeth and Mary receiving one-half share. He died in 1904. >>>>> >>>>> Charles Wright married Elizabeth and had at least four children: >>>>> >>>>> (2-1) Samuel >>>>> >>>>> (2-2) Mary >>>>> >>>>> (2-3) Elizabeth >>>>> >>>>> (2-4) Ephraim >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> (2-1) Samuel Wright and Phebe Casterline, both of Byram Township, >>>>> Sussex County, were married by Reverend James Richards of >>>>> Morristown >>>>> on January 17, 1804 (Genealogical Magazine 4:174) Samuel Wright >>>>> married Jane Wight [White], both of Byram, on November 24, 1805. >>>>> Samuel Wright, Senior, of Byram, died June 7, 1850. According to >>>>> his >>>>> last will and testament, composed April 9, 1850, Samuel Wright, >>>>> Senior, of Byram Township, bequeathed to his daughter Mary, wife >>>>> of >>>>> Silvenus Goble, all land owned by me northwest of the road leading >>>>> from Wiliam Forgusson’s (Forgast?) to widow Charity McCain’s, >>>>> supposed to be ten or twelve acres and $200 and all household >>>>> goods >>>>> and furniture which I gave to her when she went to keeping >>>>> house. To >>>>> daughter Dorcas, wife of Francis D. Laurence, to son William, to >>>>> son >>>>> Samuel and to son Joseph G., all the residue of my personal and >>>>> real >>>>> estate. He appointed son Samuel as executor. The will was probated >>>>> June 7, 1850. [Sussex County Will Book D, p. 285] Under provisions >>>>> of >>>>> the will, Samuel Wright, executor of Samuel Wright, Senior, >>>>> conveyed >>>>> two lots (the First Lot containing 5.35 acres on the Punkhorn >>>>> Creek, >>>>> the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Jr. by deed on June 1, 1850 >>>>> and >>>>> recorded in Sussex County Deed Book M, page 81, and the Second >>>>> Lot, >>>>> being the same conveyed to Samuel Wright, Senior, by Andrew Bell >>>>> on >>>>> November 4, 1808? and recorded in Sussex County Deed Book S, page >>>>> 323) to Andrew Rose of Byram Township for $1,120. These were the >>>>> lands devised to Dorcas Lawrence, William, Samuel and Joseph >>>>> Wright. >>>>> [Sussex County Deed Book L4, p. 302] >>>>> >>>>> (3-1) Mary, wife of Silvinas Goble >>>>> >>>>> (3-2) Dorcas, wife of Francis Lawrence >>>>> >>>>> (3-3) William. The 1850 Census for Byram Township lists William >>>>> Wright (246), aged 35 years, Farmer; Mahala, aged 32 years; Maria, >>>>> aged 13 years; George, aged 6 years; Arminda, aged 5 years. The >>>>> will >>>>> of William Wright of Stanhope (died December 12, 1884 ) mentioned >>>>> wife, Mahala and three daughters Maria (wife of Owen W. King), >>>>> Arminda and Eveline E. >>>>> >>>>> (?-?) Cornelius G., born ca 1821; married Margaret, born ca 1829. >>>>> Children: Sarah, born 1850 (listed 5/12 in 1850 Census of Byram >>>>> Township); Eveline, born 1850 (listed 4/12 in 1850 Census of Byram >>>>> Township); died November 15, 1881, will mentions 5.13 acres >>>>> conveyed >>>>> by William Forgast and Sarah Wright to Cornelius C. Wright on >>>>> March >>>>> 15, 1861; 16 acres conveyed by the same parties on May 3, 1859; 20 >>>>> acres held as tenant in common with Leo Wright. Children: Lydia >>>>> E., >>>>> wife of Joseph Harvey; Leo Wright; Laura, wife of Jacob Banghart; >>>>> Mahala, wife of Edward Hawk; Elias Wright; Isabella, wife of >>>>> George >>>>> Louison (?). >>>>> >>>>> (3-4) Samuel, born 1823 Samuel Wright married (1) Hannah Jane >>>>> Stiff >>>>> of Byram (both of Stanhope), daughter of Benjamin Stiff and Sarah >>>>> Snider in Newton on July 27, 1850 by Reverend R. Vanhorne. Their >>>>> chirldren: >>>>> >>>>> (4-1) Benjamin Snyder Wright, born October 13, 1850. His mother >>>>> died >>>>> in childbirth in 1852 and his father remarried. When his father >>>>> and >>>>> step-mother moved to Washington, New Jersey, about 1856, he was >>>>> raised by his maternal grandfather, Benjamin Stiff. The 1870 >>>>> Census >>>>> of Byram Township lists (105/26) Benjamin Stiff, 80 years old, >>>>> retired farmer, Sarah, 77 years old; Benjamin Wright, 19 years >>>>> old, >>>>> farm laborer; and Charles Stiff, carpet weaver. He married Sarah >>>>> Elizabeth Talmadge (born November 28, 1855), daughter of of >>>>> James L. >>>>> and Caroline (Queren) Talmadge, of Roseville, at Succasuna on >>>>> October >>>>> 11, 1874. According to May Belle (Wright) Kymer, Benjamin Wright >>>>> wore >>>>> braces on both legs as a young man and had white hair by the >>>>> time he >>>>> was 21 years of age. He was the head mason who worked on many >>>>> Newton >>>>> landmarks, including the Bentley Mansion on Main Street, Hill >>>>> Fountain (corner of High and Liberty Streets). He liked to walk to >>>>> the fountain on Sunday afternoons. Sarah Elizabeth Wright died at >>>>> Newton, New Jersey, of an obstruction of the bowel on July 31, >>>>> 1924, >>>>> aged 68 years, 8 months and 3 days. On July 31, 1928, The Sussex >>>>> Register reported that “Mrs. Benjamin Wright is seriously ill at >>>>> her >>>>> home after an operation.” In August 1928, Mrs John Staley of East >>>>> Orange was guest of her father, Benjamin Wright of Mill Street, >>>>> Newton. Benjamin Snyder Wright died of a hemorrhage of the stomach >>>>> at >>>>> the home of his son Ivan Wright, at 31 Foster Street, Newton, New >>>>> Jersey, on September 10, 1928, aged 77 years, 10 months and 27 >>>>> days. >>>>> He was survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Staley of East >>>>> Orange; >>>>> Mrs. James L. Kymer of Newton; and Rosetta Wright; and one son, >>>>> Ivan >>>>> Wright; also, the following sisters: Mrs. Neil Christine of >>>>> Washington, New Jersey; Mrs. J. K. (Ida) Smith of Newark; Mrs. >>>>> (Carrie) Joseph Smith of Westfield, New Jersey; and one brother, >>>>> William Wright of Washington, New Jersey. He was buried at >>>>> Andover. >>>>> The children of Benjamin and Sarah Elizabeth Wright were: >>>>> >>>>> (5-1) Emma Louisa Wright, born December 20, 1876. John B. Staley >>>>> of >>>>> Andover married Emma L. Wright of Newton at Baleville on June 27, >>>>> 1901. >>>>> >>>>> (5-2) Rosetta Queren Wright, born April 11, 1878; died March 1962, >>>>> aged 83 years.. >>>>> >>>>> (5-3) May Bell Wright, born May 6, 1882; married James L. Kymer >>>>> >>>>> (5-4) Virgil Ivan Wright, born March 18, 1893. Ivan V. Wright of >>>>> Newton married Miss Gertrude C. Brink of Branchville on January >>>>> 20, >>>>> 1923. At beginning of February 1928, Ivan Wright of the firm of >>>>> Straulina & Wright, returned Bridgeport, Connecticut, and New >>>>> York, >>>>> where he was taking instructions pertaining to oil business. Their >>>>> children: (6-1) John Ivan, born December 4, 1923; (6-2) Elizabeth; >>>>> (6-3) Janet >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------- >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WRIGHT- >>>>> 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 WRIGHT- >>>> 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 WRIGHT- >>> 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 WRIGHT- >> 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 WRIGHT-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message