Actually Susan, Thomas is far more likely to be a Welsh surname than an English one. It's a patronymic name (i.e named after your father...eg John ap Thomas...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 4, 2010 9:09 pm
I can't find you by name or kit number in the Wales DNA project at FTDNA, so you are not a project member. If you have traced your family back to England, you...
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Mark Jones
n5rmj
Jan 4, 2010 8:43 pm
Another reason for using FTDNA is that the calculations they do for Y-DNA loci mutation rates seem to be more reliable and accurate for determining a...
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John H Thomas Jr
lordscyter
Jan 4, 2010 7:16 pm
From: walesdna@yahoogroups.com [mailto:walesdna@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Rosine Sent: Monday, January 04, 2010 12:59 PM To: walesdna@yahoogroups.com...
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Robert D. Griffith
rdgriffith44
Jan 4, 2010 6:45 pm
Marty, you are also welcome to participate by joining the Griffi(th)(n)(s)(ng) Surname project through FTDNA. As Susan notes below, the Y-DNA test is...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 4, 2010 5:58 pm
Would you mind giving me your kit number? That will make it easy for me to find your information in the Wales DNA project. If your family was from Wales,...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 4, 2010 5:28 pm
If you have not done any DNA testing, you could request a DNA kit through the Wales DNA project. I am not sure if you're male or female. If you are male, then...
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Lord Scyter
lordscyter
Jan 4, 2010 12:49 pm
My grandfather was born in Britain at a colliery. I have been believing that the family was Welsh, but I am beginning to doubt it now. Haplo is L48+...
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wes prichard
wesprichard
Jan 4, 2010 12:37 am
Anybody from Laramie is ok with me, prarie dog holes all over the golf course. Its a place so unlike Wales and one of the best towns, unless its been taken...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 3, 2010 11:16 pm
I neglected to let everyone know that Mr. Williams has a website http://drwilliams.org/Â Please give it a visit. I will also have it posted it on our project...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 3, 2010 11:04 pm
I want to extend a huge "THANKS" for the $100 donation made recently by Duncan Rea Williams to our Wales/Cymru DNA project. Â If you'd like to look at his...
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John H Thomas Jr
lordscyter
Jan 2, 2010 7:43 pm
From: walesdna@yahoogroups.com [mailto:walesdna@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Susan Rosine Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 1:00 PM To:...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 2, 2010 6:16 pm
The Y-DNA test only tests your Y chromosome (the one that make you a male). The "markers' on the Y-DNA remain virtually unchanged for many hundreds of years,...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 2, 2010 6:04 pm
I agree with Mike and Brian. Our Wales DNA projects uses FTDNA. Not all companies offer DNA projects (in fact, I think most DON'T offer them). There are some...
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Susan Rosine
basenji_luvr
Jan 2, 2010 5:59 pm
Are you a member of the Wales DNA project? What does it say your predicted haplogroup is, on your personal myFTDNA page? The DYS marker numbers you give don't...
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haroldjdicks
harold.dicks
Jan 2, 2010 5:44 pm
Hi--Somebody missed the subject of my message. The message was about the 11/13 combo brought to our attention by Mike Walsh. I was pointing out the fact that...
On Jan 2, 2010, at 3:45 AM, Wesley wrote: Are you using Ancestry's test, Family Tree or is everybody using a different DNA ... I use both Family Tree DNA and...
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brian swann
brian_swnn
Jan 2, 2010 3:05 pm
The other reason for FTDNA is that they will store the DNA samples - which if you then want to add additional tests later it is then easy to do. Also people do...
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Mike W
mikewww7
Jan 2, 2010 1:51 pm
I use Family Tree DNA, although I don't think they are the cheapest. There are a couple of reasons use them. First is my understanding that they are the...
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Wesley
wesprichard
Jan 2, 2010 11:45 am
Forgive me but this may sounds stupid but. My people, among others the Welsh, Prichard,Hughes Evans,Lewis,and othes have been in the American for between...
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Douglas Neslund
d_neslund
Jan 2, 2010 2:07 am
He might be a distant relative, but my Griffeths arrived in California in 1942. But any name beginning with Griffxxx is potentially a relative, even a distant...
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mikewww7
Jan 2, 2010 1:37 am
Research Robert Hughes identified this cluster. It is a very clear, well-defined group that appears to fit under the R-L21* (R1b1b2a1b5) subclade. The...
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MARTIN
martywaterford
Jan 1, 2010 7:14 pm
I have been told of an uncle living (lived ?) in California Named Fred Griffiths but this was in the 1930's. Martin ... From: Douglas Neslund To:...
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MARTIN
martywaterford
Jan 1, 2010 7:12 pm
No , sorry .I have found Jones,Evans and Livesey so far .If a connection surfaces I will let you know. Martin ... From: haroldjdicks To:...
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brian swann
brian_swnn
Jan 1, 2010 6:59 pm
Dear Douglas I would be interested how you know a Griffith migrated from Ruddlan down to Stepney in about 1550. Do you know how your Griffeth line got across...
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Douglas Neslund
d_neslund
Jan 1, 2010 6:53 pm
I am also a Griffiths (spelled in my family "Griffeth";). Do you perchance have a distant relative that went from Ruddlan to Stepney (near London) in about...
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haroldjdicks
harold.dicks
Jan 1, 2010 6:49 pm
Hi Marty --Would there be any Dicks Dix etc. connections in your family group. I know there was a connection in Newfoundland. Harold ... From: martywaterford...
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harold.dicks
Jan 1, 2010 6:49 pm
I seen a posting on this some time ago but never checked on it. Recently , I did check. The 17 14 10 group checks out as nearly all having these markers. ,...
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martywaterford
Jan 1, 2010 11:26 am
I'm a Griffiths ,my paternal grandparents were from Ruddlan North Wales,My maternal Grandparents were Livesey from S.W.Lancs (viking ancestry).How do I do a...
