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From: "steven perkins" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] United Empire Loyalist DNA Registry Project
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 13:04:52 -0600
References: <829548.79805.qm@web50701.mail.yahoo.com>
In-Reply-To: <829548.79805.qm@web50701.mail.yahoo.com>


David:

Is this open to descendants of Loyalists who remained in the USA, or
only to those who removed to Canada?

The brothers, Timothy, and Joseph Perkins, of New Haven, CT, and
Wilkes/Ashe Counties, NC, were Loyalists in the Revolutionary War.
Some other relatives removed to Canada from VT and CT. We have tested
lines from both brothers and from a brother of their father.

Regards,

Steven C. Perkins



On 1/5/07, David Faux <> wrote:
> List:
>
> I am pleased to announce the establishment of a DNA testing project whose aim is to identify the Y-chromosome DNA signature of each Loyalist who served his country during the War of the American Revolution by using Y-STR testing of documented descendants in the male line, and further to identify his deep ancestral roots in ancient times via Y-SNP testing. Cross validation will be required such as testing the documented descendants of two sons of the Loyalist. An example can be seen at http://www.davidkfaux.org/YOUNGHomePage.html. A mtDNA Project for Loyalist direct female line lineages will emerge after the Y-DNA work is underway.
>
> The testing will be completed by EthnoAncestry at their University of London, England laboratory. The website is www.ethnoancestry.com. Discount prices will be established for this work. The testing will be supervised by world renown population geneticists Dr. James F. Wilson and Dr. Gianpiero Cavalleri.
>
> Project work will begin in the first week of February. If you are interested in this Project kindly send me an e-mail at and I will place your name on a Project mailing list and communicate with you during the month of February. Please indicate your specific interests, and, if you are able to assist the Project Manager in any capacity such as website development, kindly outline what form this assistance could take. Thank you.
>
> Plans include working closely with the United Empire Association of Canada with the ultimate goal being the establishment of a registry of the DNA signatures of all Loyalists who meet the criteria as established by the Association.
>
> David Faux, Ph.D., U.E.
> Descendant of Lt. John Young of the Six Nations Indian Department.
>
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Steven C. Perkins
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