The DNA results of these participants do not match any others in the project and they cannot be easily categorized into other groups. DB633 DB633 has submitted an ancestry line back to Jeremiah Belcher. However, not only does his DNA (25 markers) fail to match any of the other members of the Jeremiah group, but DB633's haplogroup is R-M173, which is unique in our project. He has some matches in the entire FTDNA database, but the surnames are not consistant. My recommendation (for what it's worth!) is for him to test addtional markers. He won't find matches in the Belcher Y-DNA project, but may be able to narrow down matches in the entire database to one or two surnames - a good place to start. PW434 This participant has a complex genealogy, with name changes and adoptions. He has evidence to suggest that his father's name was Belcher, but unfortunately, he doesn't match any of the Belchers in our project. When comparing his 67 markers with the entire FTDNA database, there are only 2 matches, one at a genetic distance of 1, the other at 7. My recommendation (again, for what it's worth) is to (1) contact the man who tested at a genetic distance of one (even if he seems to have no connection with Belchers), and (2) take the FTDNA Family Finder test. This might be the best way to locate blood relatives on both your paternal and maternal sides. Best of luck! SR013 This individual was recruited by a couple of Belcher researchers. It was thought that he belonged in the Gregory tree. Unfortunately, his DNA results don't match anyone in the project. I never received genealogy from him nor those who recruited him, and I haven't been able to reach any of them. We'll likely remove this participant from our project. Will the real Belchers please stand up? As many of you know, we have a couple of participants with surnames of Owen or Owens whose DNA results most closely match our Belchers. They both fit into the Henry tree, but it is still unknown where the name change occurred so we don't have a Belcher lineage for them yet. See the Henry charts for information on the genetic differences in this group. We also had a Belcher participant, who turned out to be an Owens! He was able to find where his Owens family became Belchers and is now starting fresh with his research. He has offered to share his Belcher research. Perhaps he can set up a tree on Ancestry or Geneanet.org or FamilySearch, etc., and share the URL with us. Finally, one more participant, an Ingram, was surprised to learn that he matched no one in that project. Instead matched had close matches with several Belchers in our project. Now he also is looking for that elusive Belcher connection. Now that's just mean! One fellow was asked by a relative to take the Y-DNA test. She even paid for it. The DNA results were totally contrary to her years of research. She nearly went nuts! Finally, the relative confessed that he'd had a friend take the test instead of doing it himself. It was a great relief to the researcher, but I'm not sure what their family relations are like now! |
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