DOBBS DNA Project
Hello Dabbs Researchers,
Below I have copied and pasted a query that Stan Bevers posted on the DOBBS Genforum Message Board April 16, 2009, message query #2724.Stan is also looking for any man carrying the Dabbs name to get in touch with him.We all know that there is a lot of confustion about the Dabbs/Dobbs surnames and how many of us carry one or the other surname but find documents which clearly spell it the other way from what our family line seems to spell it. Are we Dabbs descendants from Dobbs? Is our surname of Dabbs all our very own with no interchangeable spelling or DNA with the Dobbs bunch?Are brick walls confronting us that with DNA we could jump across surnames and follow our family with a slightly different spelling?These questions could be answered with this simple DNA testing kit.Stan would be happy to "talk" with you about this 21st century researcher's tool.He is very knowledgeable and would like to answer your questions.Just email him at his address at the bottom of his query!
"Genealogy has evolved tremendously in the last few decades. What was once the laborious reading through old Court House records (and other documents) became (in some cases) the reading of clean, published books. Beyond that, micro-fische became the preferred method of reading old records, as they could be reproduced and made available in multiple locations. However, nothing has had a greater impact on the efficiency of genealogy research as the new-fangled internet.
We can now view records, post questions, and review past conversations with the click of a wireless mouse. But that having been said, there may be even one greater advancement for family researchers than even the internet.
I'm talking about Genetic Genealogy, or DNA testing. In just the last few years, DNA testing has become an absolute main-stay for serious researchers. No amount of Archive or Library research can match the dead on certainty of a DNA match between DNA participants. As such, ANY serious family researcher will include this tool in their arsenal for breaking down brick walls and confirming family connections.
To some, DNA research may seem confusing, as the science involved is very technical. But in reality, the process is exceedingly simple. Fathers pass along their personal male DNA to their sons, and mothers pass along their female DNA to all children (although only daughters pass this along to the next generation). Mutations occur over several generations, which allow scientist to predict how closely two individuals are related.
So, anyone can be tested for their DIRECT maternal DNA (mother's mother's mother's mother, etc.) Only males can be tested for paternal DNA (father's father's father's, father, etc.). Because surnames are typically passed along from father to children, and because sons typically maintain the surname of their father, male DNA is usually passed from generation to generation along with the last name.
As such, we can use DNA testing to see if two men with the same last name share a direct male Common Ancestor. I am very pleased to announce the creation of the Dobbs DNA Project to absolutely prove the relatedness of each and every Dobbs family in the world. All we need are willing participants from each family.
Many researchers have spent years trying to prove whether or not they are related to another Dobbs family. With the right male descendants, this can be confirmed or refuted with a simple and painless test (no blood). The test results are irrefutable.
In America, we have long standing traditions of Dobbs connections back to Europe. These traditions were made back in the days when genealogy was far less exact than modern research allows. We need a broad spectrum of Dobbs DNA participants to sort out which families are related to which. Hence, the Dobbs DNA Project was just started this past week.
If ANYBODY knows a man still carrying the Dobbs name, then I'd like to talk to you to see if your line needs to be included in our study. If ANYBODY has any questions or concerns about the DNA testing process or ramifications, I'd love to address these privately or publicly.
Genetic Genealogy is the solution to many historic brick walls. I could site hundreds of examples, but I don't wish to become more tedious than I've already been. Suffice to say, no modern family researcher can say they've exhausted all resources until they've taken advantage of DNA testing.
Please contact me directly with any questions, especially if you know a living male Dobbs.
Stan Bevers
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