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I was wondering if anyone would like to participate in the Loftin, Lofton, Loften Surname DNA Project. I recently had my DNA processed at www.FamilyTreeDNA.com and have initiated a Loftin Surname project in hopes other Loftin’s would participate. Additionally, by joining the group it will save each person about $60.00, depending on the test.
There are several types of tests available, but I believe the most useful tests for genealogical purposes are the Y-DNA (Testing your fathers, fathers, fathers, etc. line) tests. There are 3 basic Y-DNA tests:
The Y-DNA 12 Marker Test:
Loftin Group: $99.00
No Group: $159.00
The Y-DNA 25 Marker Test:
Loftin Group: $169.00
No Group: $229.00
The Y-DNA 37 Marker Test:
Loftin Group: $219.00
No Group: $289.00
In my opinion the 25 Marker Test is the best to start out with. This is because with the 12 Marker Test you get a few too many matches. I think I had 166 Matches with the 12 marker test (One of which was to LOFTIS). With the 25 Marker Test I had no exact matches, but had 7 with a genetic distance of -1, and 57 with a genetic distance of -2. (The -1 and -2 does not mean they were only 1 or 2 generations difference). Without an exact match I don’t see the need for a 37 Marker Test.
My hope is that if we can obtain enough Loftin volunteers we can have a general idea about our families’ migration patterns, and can obtain a reasonable determination about what region our family originated from. This is due in part to the fact that our DNA will results go back to a time well before there were Surnames. Additionally, we can assist each other with adding some cousins to our family trees and may be able to tell how well connected the different spellings of the surname are connected.
If you are interested please feel free to email me or to check out the Loftin group project:
http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Loftin
Jeff Loftin
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