Lissa:
My maternal grandfather is related to John C Calhoun through his mother, and is a Kerr on
his father's side. After I had my uncle's YDNA and autosomal DNA results from
FTDNA I contacted the Calhoun project, who reviewed his autosomal DNA results. As more
Calhoun males take the autosomal DNAtest and more females also take the test, the Calhoun
project leads will have a data set to begin comparisons with. In my grandfather's
case, his Calhoun line is an unbroken male line before reaching his mother. We hope that
the autosomal results will help tie us to Calhoun cousins.
What I don't know is how anyone is going to to sort the original male Calhoun
(originally Colquhoun in Scotland) who took the name of the land after marrying the Lady
Luss. The land was called Colquhoun. At least this is what I was told by the person
running the Clan museum in Luss when I visited in 2011. The museum is now closed due to
flooding issues.
Lexi
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Subject: Re: [Calhoun] John C CALHOUN connections & DNA?
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Lissa,
If you are exploring your father's Calhoun ancestry, you should consider getting the
Y-DNA test done through familytreedna.com. That one specifically tests the male line that
is attached to a surname, or in this case to a couple of them, I guess (Calhoun and
Kirkpatrick). And then those DNA results can be submitted (for free) to a "surname
project," in this case the Calhoun Project and/or Kilpatrick/Kirkpatrick Project.
The Y-DNA test is more expensive than the autosomal test (that's what Ancestry does),
and you would want to test at the highest level you can afford, at least 37 markers or 67
markers. This test must be done by a male descendant of your Calhoun male ancestors (your
father, brother, uncle, etc.), but you can manage it yourself, with your email address.
Like the others, it's done with a cheek swab. Y-DNA is a certain type of DNA that is
passed down virtually unchanged from father to son to son to son, etc.
The autosomal DNA tests are also wonderful, and fun, and they might also help you with
your Calhouns and all your other lines.
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