So I've become very interested in genetic genealogy recently, and have been looking at the best way to start. For clarification, I'm interested in this from the genealogical perspective, and not the "health" perspective -- we all die from ~something~ and I'd like mine to be a surprise. 
I've looked at 23AndMe, Ancestry.com and of course here, and had a peek at the National Geographic service. There's enough out there to confuse a novice, but here's what my parameters are:
From what I can tell though, commercial companies don't share databases, but DO allow you to transfer results (free or for a nominal fee). They may use different algorithims causing variation in matches. Also, there exist several search tools that allow you to use parts of your results to find other types of matches. So after all that noob babble, here are some questions for which I'd like your pros/cons:
1. Would it be better to just do Comprehensive Genome through FTDNA, or test "smaller" here and also test at 23AndMe or another source?
2. Why does Comprehensive Genome use Y-DNA67 and not Y-DNA111?
3. What are the benefits of testing through my surname project (Warner) and would this better help me reach my expectations?
Any and all comments appreciated, and thanks for helping!

I've looked at 23AndMe, Ancestry.com and of course here, and had a peek at the National Geographic service. There's enough out there to confuse a novice, but here's what my parameters are:
- Initial Budget: Around $1,000; cheaper is always fine.
- Philosophy: Test everything (maternal & paternal) as thoroughly as possible in ONE GO...if this is the best way to reach my "Expectations" below. I'm willing to spend for knowledge, but also don't want to be wasteful. I'm a fan of getting the maximum answer on the first try rather than incrementally buying my way towards answers, but am willing to balance that with $$$ spent and the best strategy.
- Expectations: Matches against the maximum number of database entries available with an eye towards paternal genealogy, interest in deep ancestry and a small sidebar interest in figuring out if I'm really related to either Daniel or Noah Webster through my paternal great grandmother (maiden name Webster).
- Have: Maternal grandfather's line back 12 generations to Capt. Carran Starr, born 1620; died WFT Est. 1653-1711. Paternal line back three generations to an entry of "born at sea" and with a probable origin in Germany (guessing).
- I am male.
From what I can tell though, commercial companies don't share databases, but DO allow you to transfer results (free or for a nominal fee). They may use different algorithims causing variation in matches. Also, there exist several search tools that allow you to use parts of your results to find other types of matches. So after all that noob babble, here are some questions for which I'd like your pros/cons:
1. Would it be better to just do Comprehensive Genome through FTDNA, or test "smaller" here and also test at 23AndMe or another source?
2. Why does Comprehensive Genome use Y-DNA67 and not Y-DNA111?
3. What are the benefits of testing through my surname project (Warner) and would this better help me reach my expectations?
Any and all comments appreciated, and thanks for helping!

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