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From: "Jim Hull" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] DAR
Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 11:30:36 -0700
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Amen! Charlotte However, since preserved teeth seem to be the best source of
DNA evidence, I think we may be out of luck in George's case.

cheers,
jrh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charlotte Coats" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: RE: [DNA] DAR


>
> Well, let's hope D.A.R. does something, they've just raised their National
> application fees to $75.00 and it's non refundable if you're
> rejected....that also includes supplementals...in most cases, if you have
> one Revolutionary ancestor, there are usually many more...
>
> It seems to me that it's going to be the earlier documentation that will
be
> difficult to find in most cases...in some cases where families have not
kept
> track of their families and even if they did, they don't have good
> documenation, so the line is basically lost for all purposes....in most
> cases documenting back to at least 1850 is pretty good...it's prior to
that,
> when it becomes difficult...not to mention the horrendous MISconnections
in
> some of the old published genealogies....
>
> I say let's dig George up and find out what his DNA is...:)
>
> Charlotte
> Co-admin
> Coate, Coates, Coats DNA Project
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Lowe DNA" <>
> Reply-To: <>
> To:
> Subject: RE: [DNA] DAR
> Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:33:11 -0500
>
> Julia...
>
> When the DAR begins to set standards for DNA proof of ancestry....I wonder
> if a DAR member such as yourself would be kind enough to send a draft
> proposal to us so the genealogists who are board subscribers and
> professionals here may look it over and make comments......
>
> Couple of questions come to mind first hand...
>
> Will a set of markers be set as a "standard"...say for example George
> Washington's lineage and all persons wanting to join on Washington's DAR
> number must have a male Washington that tests that matches the Washington
> marker "standard" and has paperwork to document their relationship to that
> male that was tested and also back to Washington...
>
> Also...one other tiny but significant question but will be asked sooner or
> later....If 5 or more descendants with 25 or more markers match and say a
> Washington family DNA marker "standard" is set....and later a person
> (male...or female from a lineage with a male that have been tested) seeks
> admission to the DAR but their candidate male doesn't match on all
> markers....will they be told they can't join...???
>
> What about the ladies whose lineage has "daughtered out"....and have no
> males to be tested left...???????
>
> It is exciting that the DAR would consider such DNA testing as proof for
> membership.....that would be "one giant leap" forward...
>
> Thanks
>
> Bill
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 11:32 AM
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> Subject: Re: [DNA] DAR
>
>
> In a message dated 07/21/2003 11:24:04 AM Central Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> > Does anyone know if the DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution)
> > recognizes DNA?
> >
> > I look forward to a response.
> > Thanks,
> > Sandy
>
> Not yet. We will have to break new ground and introduce it.
> Julia
>
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