Hello Steve, I thought it might be a typo, but the real number could have been 30, 33, or 37, so I had to ask! The Ancestry test is actually only 30 markers (and their 46 marker test is actually only 43 markers). Ancestry includes 19b, 464e, and 464f in their count, which are markers almost no one has. If you have them, FTDNA will test them without charge, so by Ancestry's reckoning, FTDNA tests 40 and 70 markers, not just 37 and 67. I mention this because it affects what you're telling me about your match with Peter. If you had tested 33 markers, and you only matched Peter 27/33, it would indicate you're most likely not related to him in genealogical time. The fact that you match 27/30 does allow that you could be related in genealogical time, though it is not a close match. Are you in contact with the admin of the MEDLEY project at FTDNA? Do you have a Medley Group at Ancestry? While it's great to have your own web site -- I have ones for my projects -- you also need the benefit of having a group/project at your testing lab's web site, so people can easily find it. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:35 AM > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA > > Hi Diana > Sorry about the confusion my poor typing skills were to blame, it > should be 33 not 31! > The tests were done through Ancestry. > Steve > > > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 8:56 PM > To: Y-DNA-PROJECTS@rootsweb.com > Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA > > Hi Everyone, > My names is Steve Medley, last year I had a 31 Marker test done > along with a suspected extremely distant relative, Peter, who had a > know variation of the family name, and to our great delight we had a > match at 27 markers ( not too bad considering it was around 700 years > since the last common ancestro,.We can trace our family tree back to > the Early Norman era.) > Our Haploroup is I2b1a, and as Peter had a larger numbers of markers > done it indicates we are members of the M284 Subclade. We have our > own DNA site with 30 members ( but only 5 sets of DNA) and I would > happily welcome anyone who wished to join. > > It has been suggested that the John Medley that went to Maryland in > 1635 was related to our branch of the family in Elland in Yorkshire , > however sadly we are unable to find any member of that family with > matching DNA. > If anyone has any suggestions as to how we can further our research , > or any ideas to further our cause it would be apprected. > Regards > Steve Medley

Diana, How does FT DNA know if one has 19b, 464e and 464f to decide to add those to be tersted? Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diana Gale Matthiesen" <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> To: <y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA > Hello Steve, > > I thought it might be a typo, but the real number could have been 30, 33, > or 37, > so I had to ask! > > The Ancestry test is actually only 30 markers (and their 46 marker test is > actually only 43 markers). Ancestry includes 19b, 464e, and 464f in their > count, which are markers almost no one has. If you have them, FTDNA will > test > them without charge, so by Ancestry's reckoning, FTDNA tests 40 and 70 > markers, > not just 37 and 67. I mention this because it affects what you're telling > me > about your match with Peter. > > If you had tested 33 markers, and you only matched Peter 27/33, it would > indicate you're most likely not related to him in genealogical time. The > fact > that you match 27/30 does allow that you could be related in genealogical > time, > though it is not a close match. > > Are you in contact with the admin of the MEDLEY project at FTDNA? Do you > have a > Medley Group at Ancestry? While it's great to have your own web site -- I > have > ones for my projects -- you also need the benefit of having a > group/project at > your testing lab's web site, so people can easily find it. > > Diana > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley >> Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:35 AM >> To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA >> >> Hi Diana >> Sorry about the confusion my poor typing skills were to blame, it >> should be 33 not 31! >> The tests were done through Ancestry. >> Steve >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley >> Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 8:56 PM >> To: Y-DNA-PROJECTS@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA >> >> Hi Everyone, >> My names is Steve Medley, last year I had a 31 Marker test done >> along with a suspected extremely distant relative, Peter, who had a >> know variation of the family name, and to our great delight we had a >> match at 27 markers ( not too bad considering it was around 700 years >> since the last common ancestro,.We can trace our family tree back to >> the Early Norman era.) >> Our Haploroup is I2b1a, and as Peter had a larger numbers of markers >> done it indicates we are members of the M284 Subclade. We have our >> own DNA site with 30 members ( but only 5 sets of DNA) and I would >> happily welcome anyone who wished to join. >> >> It has been suggested that the John Medley that went to Maryland in >> 1635 was related to our branch of the family in Elland in Yorkshire , >> however sadly we are unable to find any member of that family with >> matching DNA. >> If anyone has any suggestions as to how we can further our research , >> or any ideas to further our cause it would be apprected. >> Regards >> Steve Medley > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > Y-DNA-PROJECTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Diana Thanks for the clarification. Yes the match is distant but it is what we expected, also the uncommon surname helps somewhat. Yes we are in touch with the Medley project at FTDNA, and have a good match with a number of people there. We also have a Medley DNA group at Ancestry ,along with a Medley-DNA mailing list.. I spoke before that the Medleys from Maryland who claimed to be related to my Yorkshire Medleys were no DNA match, I forgot to mention that they were a totally different Haplogroup! Regards Steve At 11:09 PM 14/06/2010, you wrote: >Hello Steve, > >I thought it might be a typo, but the real number could have been >30, 33, or 37, >so I had to ask! > >The Ancestry test is actually only 30 markers (and their 46 marker test is >actually only 43 markers). Ancestry includes 19b, 464e, and 464f in their >count, which are markers almost no one has. If you have them, FTDNA will test >them without charge, so by Ancestry's reckoning, FTDNA tests 40 and >70 markers, >not just 37 and 67. I mention this because it affects what you're telling me >about your match with Peter. > >If you had tested 33 markers, and you only matched Peter 27/33, it would >indicate you're most likely not related to him in genealogical time. The fact >that you match 27/30 does allow that you could be related in >genealogical time, >though it is not a close match. > >Are you in contact with the admin of the MEDLEY project at >FTDNA? Do you have a >Medley Group at Ancestry? While it's great to have your own web >site -- I have >ones for my projects -- you also need the benefit of having a group/project at >your testing lab's web site, so people can easily find it. > >Diana > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley > > Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 7:35 AM > > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA > > > > Hi Diana > > Sorry about the confusion my poor typing skills were to blame, it > > should be 33 not 31! > > The tests were done through Ancestry. > > Steve > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Stephen Medley > > Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2010 8:56 PM > > To: Y-DNA-PROJECTS@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [Y-DNA-projects] Medley Family DNA > > > > Hi Everyone, > > My names is Steve Medley, last year I had a 31 Marker test done > > along with a suspected extremely distant relative, Peter, who had a > > know variation of the family name, and to our great delight we had a > > match at 27 markers ( not too bad considering it was around 700 years > > since the last common ancestro,.We can trace our family tree back to > > the Early Norman era.) > > Our Haploroup is I2b1a, and as Peter had a larger numbers of markers > > done it indicates we are members of the M284 Subclade. We have our > > own DNA site with 30 members ( but only 5 sets of DNA) and I would > > happily welcome anyone who wished to join. > > > > It has been suggested that the John Medley that went to Maryland in > > 1635 was related to our branch of the family in Elland in Yorkshire , > > however sadly we are unable to find any member of that family with > > matching DNA. > > If anyone has any suggestions as to how we can further our research , > > or any ideas to further our cause it would be apprected. > > Regards > > Steve Medley > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >Y-DNA-PROJECTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message