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From: "John Hall" <>
Subject: Re: [WILSON-L] genetic genealogy
Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2002 10:48:31 -0500
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Steve,
Your address below is bouncing. I'm trying to forward you a message.
Roberta
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steven J. Zuraff" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 30, 2002 12:06 PM
Subject: [WILSON-L] genetic genealogy


> A group of us have put together a Wilson surname project for DNA analysis.
> We are trying to locate individuals who trace their Wilson lineage back to
> one of the many Wilson families living in Pennsylvania and in the
Shenandoah
> Valley of Virginia during the colonial period. Specifically we are looking
> for males whose surname is still Wilson. This is because what is analyzed
is
> the Y-chromosome, which is passed from father to son down through the
> generations. Testing laboratories measure a number of specific locations
> (called markers) on the Y-chromosome. The combination of values measured
at
> those locations is, theoretically, unique to that lineage. Thus, for
> example, a male Wilson living today would have the same Y-chromosome as
did
> his great great great great great grandfather back in 1760. By testing the
> present-day Wilson's Y-chromosome, we know what his ancestor's
Y-chromosome
> was. Our goal is to compare the Y-chromosomes of male descendants from
> various Wilson lines. If the lines are closely related, then their
> Y-chromosome signatures will be identical or nearly so, whereas unrelated
> Wilson lines should show differences at several locations when compared.
> This may aid in connecting Wilson lines where the genealogical paper trail
> does not exist.
> It would appear that most of the Wilsons who settled in the "back" areas
of
> Pennsylvania and Virginia in the 1700s were Scotch-Irish. It could be that
> all Scotch-Irish Wilsons are so closely related to some common ancestor
back
> in Europe that their individual signatures may not show significant
> variation. Without first creating a database of Wilson Y-chromosomes to
> compare, we simply can't be sure what to expect. So we need participants.
Be
> advised, however, that participants are responsible for paying for their
own
> tests. The advantage of being part of a surname project is that we get a
> group discount. Our current participants have obtained contributions from
> their close relatives who are also
> interested in the results. That way the cost is spread around.
> I have deliberately avoided listing the names of testing laboratories or
> prices of the test so that this message will not be construed as
> advertising. Details can be e-mailed privately.
>
>
>
>
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> Check out index for Wilson given names.
> http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~nadine/alpha.html
>
>
>

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