Hello Everyone
A while ago I had a Y-DNA test to 67 markers.
From this I received a number of matches and I am very interested in 2 of them:
1. 67 markers match with a genetic difference of 2. This person had a genetic difference of 1 with me at the 37 marker level.
Would this mean we should have the same surname?
So far we have been unable to establish a link.
2. 37 markers match with another person with a genetic difference of 2.
Would this also mean we should have the same surname?
A link has been established with this one. A ancestor of the person I matched with was John Stafford born in 1767 Taylors Island, Maryland. He was in the Militia and a document we have found shows his commanding officer was Captain Joseph Robson and further to that his mother was a sister of Captain J R. I have found that his mother was Mary Robson.
The family tree info I have seen on John Stafford shows his ancestors as Staffords going back some time.
I am a Robson back to when time began so any surname changes must be with the people I have matched with.
I understand Y-DNA cannot be transferred through through a female and from that I suspect the DNA test casts doubt on who John Staffords father was.
Interestingly the family of the match I have at 67 markers has been traced back to 1810 in West Virginia.
A wild guess is that Captain Joseph Robson has been fooling around. I have been able to find information on the decendants of Captain J R but nothing much on his parents and/or siblings yet.
Thank you very much for looking at this and I look forward to any advice.
Regards
Chris
A while ago I had a Y-DNA test to 67 markers.
From this I received a number of matches and I am very interested in 2 of them:
1. 67 markers match with a genetic difference of 2. This person had a genetic difference of 1 with me at the 37 marker level.
Would this mean we should have the same surname?
So far we have been unable to establish a link.
2. 37 markers match with another person with a genetic difference of 2.
Would this also mean we should have the same surname?
A link has been established with this one. A ancestor of the person I matched with was John Stafford born in 1767 Taylors Island, Maryland. He was in the Militia and a document we have found shows his commanding officer was Captain Joseph Robson and further to that his mother was a sister of Captain J R. I have found that his mother was Mary Robson.
The family tree info I have seen on John Stafford shows his ancestors as Staffords going back some time.
I am a Robson back to when time began so any surname changes must be with the people I have matched with.
I understand Y-DNA cannot be transferred through through a female and from that I suspect the DNA test casts doubt on who John Staffords father was.
Interestingly the family of the match I have at 67 markers has been traced back to 1810 in West Virginia.
A wild guess is that Captain Joseph Robson has been fooling around. I have been able to find information on the decendants of Captain J R but nothing much on his parents and/or siblings yet.
Thank you very much for looking at this and I look forward to any advice.
Regards
Chris
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