Hi all, Just got the 25 markers back on the 3rd line from the thrice married James. He
matches exactly with lines from John Sr., William, Hiram and Moses (on 25 markers). Here
is the note that I sent to him. Let me know what does not make sense. <smile> Take
care. Marilyn
Hi Kirk, Great to see that your DNA matches so well with the rest of the Callisons'.
According to the report that I got, you match 25/25 with known lines from John Sr. and his
brother William, sons of James and Isabel, and with Hiram -- the illigitimate Callison
connected to James and Isabel but not sure through which of their four sons and with a
line from Moses, assumed to be the son of William. That now gives us 5 lines of 25 markers
that all match so reinforces that the ancestral Callison line (the most recent common
ancestor for all of us) carried these same results. Now, when your budget allows, if the
spirit is willing, maybe you can upgrade to 37 markers to see if you have your own unique
marker. At this point, you have the ancestral model on 25 markers and the other lines from
the thrice married James have at least one mutation. IF you still match exactly on 37
markers, if brings the percentage for the number of generations from our common ancestor
closer to Anthony!
and James (who married Isabel). e.g. a 25/25 marker match puts the percentage of common
ancestor at 84 % for 8 generations but a 37/37 match puts the likelihood at 97%. At 12
generations for 25/25, it is 94% and for 37/37 it is 99.5%. In other words, for those who
match at 37/37, there is a 99.5 probability that the common ancestor was no more than 12
generations in the past. To bring it down to even closer generations (8 generations) -- we
would need to up the number of markers to the next level. GREAT NEWS to see these fun
results. Take care. Marilyn