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From: "Jim Carpenter" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
Date: Sat, 1 Dec 2007 13:56:11 -0700
References: <200712012010.lB1KA62P019120@mail.rootsweb.com>


Hi Tim,

I can do that I have his Mother's ancestry. She is my sister in law so I
have worked on her line.

Thanks!

Jim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Janzen" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 1:11 PM
Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation


> Dear Jim,
> If I were in your situation I would have this person send in a DNA
> sample with a pedigree chart that shows all the known information on his
> mother's ancestry. I would add a comment for the father that he was
> adopted
> and thus no one knows his ancestry. If you don't even know his father's
> surname then simply leave the father's name blank on the pedigree chart.
> The person being tested should use his current name even though as you
> mentioned it has no bearing on what his paternal lineage is. This is how
> I
> have handled this exact situation in the past. I don't believe that the
> SMGF will reject his sample as long as his mother's ancestry is well
> documented.
> Sincerely,
> Tim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of Jim Carpenter
> Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 11:37 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DNA] Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation
>
> Thanks Tim,
>
> The problem I have with the relative of mine who's father was adopted we
> don't know what the real surname is. So I guess he would use the surname
> he
> has now? I don't see how that would help with anything? Just something I
> thought of. What do you do in this situation?
>
> Jim
>
>
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