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Subject: Origins & migration patterns of BELLs
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:40:46 EST

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Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 10:14:13 -0600 (CST)
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Subject: Re: [BELL-L] Bell Dead End
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>I have this vision of thousands and thousands of us standing on a road
>that says, "Dead End" and "Detour". Behind these two signs is
>Grand-Canyon-like structure. Beyond that, on the otherside, are many,
>many trees but alas, no way to cross and no visible way around.

>The trees on the other side are huge and full of limbs waving at us to
>"...just come on over...".

>Two thoughts follow this: Ziggy says, in his wisdom, "Never try to jump a
>chasm is two leaps." The second I don't remember who the author is but
>s/he said, "Never race a cheetah."

>I guess all of us will have to divide up into teams and some of us work on
>a way around and some of us work on a way over.

>Maybe we could divide ourselves into teams of early BELL lines and work on
>them until we find which is our personal line. Is it possible to group
>some of the earliest BELLs into groups? Like the BELLs coming thru the
>Carolins; the BELLs coming through the Virginias; Canadian BELLs; Gulf
>Coast BELLs...maybe Irish BELLs, BELLs from Scotland; Plymouth Rock BELLS;
>Mayflower BELLs...etc.?

>Just thinking out loud....
>MA Bartlett
>Just a thought
>

If you ever get this idea underway, please remember our objectives in the
BEAL SURNAME DNA PROJECT that includes the BELL DNA STUDY, I quote:
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of this Y- Chromosome DNA Project are:
1. To establish Y chromosome Ancestral Haplotypes for each of the surnames
included in this project.
2. To set up charts of the Y Chromosome DNA, including each DNA sample that
has been submitted by the participants.
3. To establish if there are common ancestors for each of the surnames.
4. To determine the commonality, if any, between the participating surnames.
5. To determine any commonality in the origins of the surnames, using the
first ancestral place of origin from each pedigree for each sample.
6. To provide a genetic signature (Ancestral Haplotype) for as many early
immigrant colonial ancestors, as possible.
7. To place participants Y-DNA test results in the web pages for this project
and a thumbnail migration pattern for each under their name or a coded
designation.

Please note that in some small way we have already started this idea of yours
in our migration patterns at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~bealldna/migration/patterns.html
You can contact our webmaster, Stuart James Beall on these pages, for
information.
Note our number 5, 6, and 6 in our objectives, above.
Note also that we are forming Ancestral Haplotypes (genetic signatures) for
our earliest BELL ancestors in our migration patterns.
This means that a living BELL male with no recorded genealogy (extreme
example) could be tested by taking a Y-DNA test and if he fits the haplotype of one
of our unique BELL haplotypes or better yet matched an Ancestral Haplotype, he
would know that he had the same earliest male ancestor or his ancestor;s male
sibling, as his match in the DNA testing.
Sometimes, it would guide him in the right direction for research to confirm
and validate his research by DNA and at least he would know more about his
origins because he would know one of his earliest male ancestors and that male
ancestor's earlier male ancestors would also carry the same Y-DNA.
Very powerful new tool for genealogists!
My project was one of the pioneering DNA projects in 2001
We just need to obtain more male participants to further our objectives, of
course living male BELLs could assist greatly by participating in the DNA
testing and providing their ancestry to benefit other BELL researchers!
Our hat is off to our recent participant that I mentioned during this roll
call, who completed an Ancestral Haplotype and also is adding genealogical data
to help fill out the recorded genealogy that supports the Y-DNA findings More
importantly he is willing to exchange data with other BELLs!
Probably it is good to point out, again, that the DNA collected by our
testing consists of junk DNA, not the DNA used in criminal proceedings. Specifically
it is the Y-chromosome that is used in genealogy testing. We are not
collecting for any government agency, nor do we receive any remuneration for our
voluntary operation of the DNA Project!
Unfortunately, it does cost a small price to pay for the testing, we take
nothing for ourselves!
We welcome participation and want you to feel free to visit and browse our
web pages to learn more about DNA testing:
http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/whatsnew.html
Chuck, Charles Beal,
,
Project Coordinator/Manager for THE BEAL SURNAME DNA PROJECT,
Family Genealogist, Member of NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, OLD
YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MAYFLOWER SOCIETY, BEALS HISTORIC SOCIETY, CLAN BELL
INTERNATIONAL and BEALL FAMILY ASSOCIATION

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