06/29/04

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June 19, 2004 - Status Week 31:  There are now 15 participants.  Twelve results are in and three are in the hands of the new participants.  A tremendous amount of discovery has been made over the past few weeks as the first round of testing results are in.  The latest participant's results match 12/12 with another set of results.  The interesting thing is that the earliest known Compton lines for these two go like this:

First:  Larkin Compton b.1796 NC (One census says he was born in SC).  James Compton b. abt. 1750, of Russell Co. VA & Guilford Co. NC, was Larkin's father (informed speculation). 

Second:  Thomas Compton b. 1754 England but lived and died in Spartanburg, SC.

DNA results are close enough that this James and Thomas are most likely brothers, but possibly 1st or 2nd cousins.  This narrows the search area substantially.
 

Now that a DNA foundation has been built, it is expected that additional participants will match existing results, thus narrowing the search for a common ancestor.

April 5, 2004 – Status Week 21: There are now 12 participants. Four results are in and eight are in various stages of progress through the lab. All but two kits are expected to be reported this month. A tremendous amount of discovery is expected very soon.

The Compton Surname Reconstruction Project is laying a foundation of DNA-documented Compton/Crumpton lines. As more men join, the quality of reconstruction analysis that can be done increases. Many Compton/Crumpton lines are now represented. By comparing DNA results we discover common paternal lines and isolate non-matching lines. Men from all nations and of all Compton/Crumpton surname variation are encouraged to participate by purchasing the Y-DNA25 test kit.