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Subject: [VAAUGUST] Young DNA group
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 11:06:19 EDT


I tried sending this earlier and didnt see it go through so forgive me if you
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Hello,
My name is George Young and I am participating in a Surname Project for males
with the surname YOUNG (all spellings). The Y chromosome is passed through
the generations unchanged from father to son. You and/or other males within your
family with the surname YOUNG can benefit greatly from participation in this
project.
LADIES, encourage male YOUNGs in your family to join this project and your
family is involved and will benefit from the genealogical information and
relationships discovered. Family Tree DNA is offering the test to us at a group rate
discount.

Reasons to participate and benefit through participation in the YOUNG DNA
Project include these opportunities.

1. You identify the genetic profile of your male family line.
2. You may identify your roots when traditional documentary genealogical
research methods have failed.
3. Your results may identify information offering clues of where to focus and
pursue additional traditional documentary genealogical research.
4. You may be able to verify once and for all that your traditional
documentary genealogical work is accurate and scientifically verified.
5. You may get clues or help others get clues as to the village of origin in
Europe of their immigrant ancestor.
6. If you live in Europe with a similar surname to one of our current
participants you may find descendants and cousins living in the USA you did not know
you had.
7. Your DNA will be preserved for the future at no additional cost. Thus, you
leave something for posterity for use by future members of your family. This
is especially important for older members of a family, particularly if that
older person is the last surviving male member of the family. Note: if that
elderly person cannot afford the test another family member can sponsor and pay
for the test.
8. You may identify new genetic cousins you did not know you had.
9. You may increase awareness of family medical histories that can benefit
you and your descendants.
10. You will be joining the ranks of the select few early Genetics and
Genealogy Pioneers and will have the satisfaction of knowing that you are an early
participant in a state-of-the-art project which is contributing to the world
knowledge base for this new and exciting field, genealogy by genetics.

This systematic, proven method of determining paternal relations can be very
cost effective in proving genealogical relationships from the distant past and
leapfrog you back to a wealth of substantiated data.
I encourage you and/or male YOUNGS in your family to participate in and
benefit from this opportunity to learn more about our ancestors.
For more insight into the DNA project you may go to this site:
http://www.familytreedna.com/
An excellent article for a basic understanding of DNA and its relation to
genealogical research is found at this site: (NOTE: Please note the copyright
limitations on this free informative article by Charles Kerchner.)
http://www.kerchner.com/anonftp/pub/IntroG&G.doc
DISCLAIMER: I will receive NO benefits other than those received by other
participants.
I am looking forward to hearing from males and females with the surname
YOUNG.
Thank you, George Young

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