In a message dated 3/31/2003 4:47:05 AM Pacific Standard Time,
campj(a)hiwaay.net writes:
AND BY THE WAY, IF ANYONE ELSE HAS ANY THOUGHTS ON THIS, PLEASE PASS
'EM
ALONG....!!!
We at the Melungeon mailing list have had our genealogy done by a Dr.
Jones.It is a lot more complacated than it seems, and while the 7 daughtes of
eve can give you generic information, there is not subsitute for serious
research if you are going to go that far in looking into it. Here is a copy
of a post from our Rootsweb list, from Dr. Brent Kennedy, author of
"Melungeons, Reserection of a Proud People. The untold story of ethnic
clensing in America." commenting on what our list owner has said about the
"Daughters of Eve Project.
I think if the Camps are serious about having our DNA done it behooves us
to have both the male and female line done by a reputable service, not a
commercial one. There are some very good research projects going on now with
other last names., Now on to the Email, and if you want to read more about
DNA testing click on my melungeon music page, and click on the DNA link on
the splash page.
Also as an aside note, I have an article being published tomarrow by
Melungeons.com on ehtnomusicology.
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> Dennis,
>
> Exactly. The "Daughters of Eve" concept has gotten frozen in people's
> minds and it's very, very limiting in contrast to what DNA can now tell
> us. What are there now, 45 or 50 "daughters" versus the original five
> which became seven??? mtDNA haplogroup "U" is a good example. First it
> was simply "U." Now there are gradations of "U" (I think 7) with
each
> representing a more recent population migration. Haplogroup "K" has also
> been added as a sub-clade of "U," further expanding it. The point being,
> that all this expanded knowledge must now do daily battle with the
> original "Daughters of Eve" concept, which is outdated and very, very
> narrow. Remember also, that this increased knowledge and ability to
> further differentiate will add to Jones' ability to be more specific when
> he does release his final results (though I think I'd rather know sooner
> than later, regardless of the specifity <G>).
>
> Brent
>
> Dennis Maggard <<A
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> > A good genealogical study will show family lines, within reason, that
> have
> > more to do with modern inherited human traits than laying claim to a
> > 5,000-year-old unknown person who lived who knows where and who
> > theoretically goes back to the first human.
>
> There is no substitute for genealogy. However, DNA testing can provide
> important ancestral clues, clues about ancestors who lived hundreds of
> years
> ago, not thousands.
>
> False logic such as the above is one reason I think the whole "Daughters
> of
> Eve" business -- which I personally regard as little more than a
> commercial
> rip-off of the gullible using DNA testing -- has done a great disservice
> to
> serious DNA testing and population studies.
>
> Dennis
>
>
Kelly Pritchard
Isla Vista, California
http://melungeon_music.tripod.com/melungeonmusic/
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