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A DNA Project, as it relates to genealogy, is designed to help
connect people through the discovery that a man passes on his
Y-chromosome identically to his male children and they in turn to
their sons.
How
Does It Work?
Researchers
know that there are 25 different locations on the Y-chromsome
called Locus (or the plural, Loci) that can be identified for
comparison purposes. Each Locus is given a number which acts as
its name (e.g., Locus #393). As each Locus is studied, the
finding is given a number which is it's result, called an Allele
(e.g., Locus #393 might have an Allele of 13 for you and 15 for
someone else). When all Loci are finished being categorized, the
combined Allele's produce a unique family signature. There are
12-marker tests and 25-marker tests.
What
Company Will We Use?
We
are going to use
FamilyTreeDNA for our testing. They have a Y-DNA database and
when 2 people show the same identical or near identical results
they will notify both parties providing they have signed the
FTDNA
Release Form.
Who
Can Participate?
We
are looking for male Chancellor descendants (surname must be
CHANCELLOR) from each of the major lines. Our line goes to South
Carolina but beyond that information is nil. Many of the other
Chancellors are able to make more reliable connections to
Virginia, Pennsylvania, England and other locations. If we can
connect our "lost" family with these it will hopefully help to
solve some genealogical mysteries.
Interested in participating?
Click here to send me an
e-mail.
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