Turner DNA Project Broadens Focus
At the request of some of our 244 members, I have decided to officially
expand the stated focus of our Turner DNA Project to include any Turner
line wishing to document their DNA signature and find other Turners who
are genetic cousins regardless of where their known ancestor's roots
might have been.
The project has grown dramatically since it was begun back in 2002 and
we now have several lines tested who were outside the originally stated
geographic region.Several of our mid-Atlantic and Southern families
are now documented to a confirmed immigrant and they are looking beyond
the borders of the American Colonies for their roots back across the
pond, as the expression goes.Our Australian and New Zeland members
are also searching for their roots back in the UK and Scotland.
Today I changed the stated purpose of our Turner DNA Project and welcome
any Turner line which wishes to document their Turners.While this will
mean that I will not be able to assist on research or document by census
searches any lines joining us with roots in the UK or beyond as I have
done for the US branches, I hope that this broadened scope will allow
everyone to gain a wider group of researchers on related lines so they
may share research.
It will be imperative that I receive a lineage outline like we use on
our project website ancestor lists which gives the Turner ancestors'
names, date and locations for date of birth and death, and spouse name
if known (being sure it is the correct spouse for the next generation if
the husband had more than one spouse).Because the format usually used
in the US versus the UK for dates is different, I ask that you be sure I
can tell which format you are using to avoid errors.When Nancy Grogan
started the project and our website, she began using the American format
which I have continued.
As a reminder, our Turner DNA Project website is at:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~turnerdna/
Any member tested must be a male Turner but a female may order a test to
be used by one of her male Turner relatives--cousin, Uncle, brother,
father.To join us, click on the word "Join" on the left of the screen
at the home page for a secure link to order the test kit.
I would prefer to see everyone start at the Y-DNA25 marker test but I
know for some people cost is a factor.If a Y-DNA12 marker test is
ordered, if a match is found, I will ask that you upgrade to more
markers before I can add you to a group.It is known from years of
testing on common surnames that a 12 marker test could indicate a match
but when more markers are tested there would be too many markers which
did not match to indicate a relationship that was genealogically
significant.A match at 12 markers could indicate a common ancestor
that was back before the use of surnames was adopted.
If you have any questions, please e-mail me off list.I am somewhat
limited as to what I can post regarding testing company, costs, etc.
The information is on our website however.
Gail R. Blancett, Administrator, Turner DNA Project