If you want to get close or distant cousins DNA tested to verify
that your lineage is correct and doesn't contain a non-paternal
event, now would be a great time to do that. The Combined
Y-DNA37+mtDNA test is a fantastic bargain for a short period of
time.
We know that mutations do take place, and there are illegitimate
births, name changes, and adoptions. Having three or more CARROLL
men tested from different branches of the same older tree helps
narrow down just WHERE these changes take place.
Twelve alleles aren't enough. You can prove two men are NOT
related if they match on only 5 of the first 12 markers, but you
can't prove they ARE related even if they match on all 12 of the
first 12 markers.
Remember to get the much reduced price, the kit must be ordered
through any project, not from the
www.FTDNA.com opening website.
Not much as been advertised about the use of mtDNA for testing
the maternal lineage, because it has been more expensive and the
surname changes with each generation. As more locality projects
are begun, it will be used more.
Lura CARROLL Southard
luraj(a)triad.rr.com