DNA testing Can Be Helpful!
Hello,
I am a member of the FamilyTreeDNA DeWitt group.
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/dewittfamilydna/default.aspx?section=yresultshttp://www.familytreedna.com/public/dewittfamilydna/default.aspx?section=yresults
For the longest time I thought that my ancestors were one of the major New York clans.When I joined the group, I found to my surprise that my DNA did not match those who claim stronger proof of descendancy from those Dewitt clans.Another surprise arrived this summer when Bernie DeWitt joined us and it was discovered that we match 66 out of 67 markers on our Y chromosomes.The one mismatch is a difference of 1!So that means that we share a common ancestor within about 300 years.We are now trying to figure out how!ha ha
More details can be found at:
http://users.bergen.org/dondew/bio/dewitt/DeWittAncestryFrance.htmlhttp://users.bergen.org/dondew/bio/dewitt/DeWittAncestryFrance.html
My posting has several purposes.
1. I encourage you to get involved with DNA testing!
2. The biggest surprise for me has been the claim that Bernie's ancestors are Witts rather than DeWitts!So I am searching for Witt descendants to participate in the DNA testing too!
You can read about the details of his and my ancestries at the link above.
Thanks
Don DeWitt
son of Joel DeWitt
grandson of Joel DeWitt
great grandson of Mark DeWitt
great great grandson of Joel DeWitt
great great great grandson of Thomas DeWitt
great great great great grandson of John DeWitt
great great great great great grandson of ??
and Bernie DeWitt
son of Royce John DeWitt
grandson of William Isaiah DeWitt
great grandson of John Pindar DeWitt
great great grandson of Larkin DeWitt
great great great grandson of Benjamin DeWitt
great great great great grandson of Isaiah Witt ???
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