My previous post followed the big Y block tree back to about 500 BC. In comparison to the older Big Y 500 results and even previous FTDNA block tree iterations, I’m seeing a finer-grained map with new SNPs not necessarily at the family level, but up in the tree defining and connecting branches that may …
In my last post, I left off at the ZP124 block that currently defines three families of English colonists who arrived in a few different locations in North America within maybe 100 years of each other. The ZP124 block gets us back to roughly 800AD covering about 1000 years for these three families. Right now, …
I ordered a Big Y 700 test for myself, taking advantage of a sale on upgrades. I’ve tested into the twigs and leaves of the Elmers at YSEQ, so I don’t expect anything earth-shattering from my own Big Y. It’s just been something I wanted to do and it will allow me to catch up …
There are generally two fronts in my Elmore genealogy work, one front is identifying branches of the Elmores in the U.S. and getting people tested to try to place them. The second front is getting out of the U.S. by any means. Specifically getting out of Connecticut. That is what is on my mind today. …
I’m going to state the obvious here, but we’re Elmers. It’s been a long time coming and I feel like crowing a bit…or cawing I guess (whatever choughs do, as they seem to be fancy crows, I’m guessing they caw). I’ve traded the Hawks of the Thompson crest for slightly different birds I suppose. What …
Continuing from Big Y and the Dreaded No Call and Adventures in Big Y and YSEQ The quick recap: We’re attempting to use the Big Y results from two Elmers whose most recent common ancestor is Edward Elmer 1610. Each of our testers is related to a different son of Edward. R1 is related to Samuel …
We’ve gotten the results from our second big Y Elmer testing pillar and…we have a problem. For a look at what we’ve been attempting to do see Adventures in Big Y and YSEQ and my partial return from YSEQ. What could possibly be the problem? Okay, based on our YSTR testing, this is the breakdown we …
I thought I would mark the time a bit in a post about my experience with YSEQ so far. I ordered six SNPs at $17 apiece on the 20th of June. My kit arrived at my house a few days before I sent it back out on the 27th of June. The return address for …
Today I sent my kit back to YSEQ. I first dipped a toe in the water at YSEQ when I used their “Wish a SNP” feature for my Elmer friends. For one dollar, you can wish for a testable SNP and they will examine it and order the primers for it. Very nice when you’re …
My Y 67 results sauntered in a few days ago. At this point, having crabbed out from my Thompson hunt to effectively engaging in an Elmer hunt, I expect to be close to one of my Elmers and that is the case. In the FTDNA 67 panel, I’m exactly the same as my Elmer 67 …
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