Judy, I had the same thing happen. My male Braswell cousins' DNA matches
35/37 that of the Edwardian Riggs. That would answer why I could never find
a father for my Boardvine Braswell b. 1799 in NC, possibly Surry County.
There were Carters in Surry County, NC, and also Cockerhams. You may be
able to figure out what happened. The Cockerham name is not real common.
Have you looked in Surry? I am the co-administrator of the FTDNA Lawson
project and we have a couple of similiar situations that have been solved,
so don't give up.
Gayle Braswell Ellison
----- Original Message -----
From: "Judy Damewood" <jdamewood(a)cox.net>
To: <carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 8:39 AM
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Daniel Weeden CARTER of Bedford County,TN - child
of William & Malinda Carter
I understand and share your frustration. My ancestor was William D.
Carter. According to his tombstone, he was born 16 Jan 1796. The first
definite record I have of him is his marriage in Harrison County,
Indiana 10 Oct 1819. Harrison County 1850, 1860 and 1870 census records
say he was born in North Carolina. He lived in Harrison County until
his death in 1873. I have looked at every possible kind of record in
Harrison County, making several trips to the area, and have gone through
the 1850 census searching for other Carters from North Carolina-no
success. I have tracked all of his children (10, possibly 11) in hopes
of finding some clue to his parents and/or siblings.
Finally I paid for my brother to have his DNA tested, and anxiously
awaited the results. When they came in (Kit No. 87239), there were no
matches on the Carter page, so I guessed at least I had eliminated some
possibilities-and of course as additional people were tested, I figured
a match might up. However, when I took the option of setting up my
matches against the entire database, I got one perfect 37 marker
match-with a Cockerham. There were nine 25 marker matches and numerous
25 and 37 marker matches with other Cockerhams and variations of that
name (with a couple of other surnames thrown in for good measure). So
evidently there was a "non-paternity event" of some sort in there. And
now I am trying to come to grips with not actually ever having been a
Carter-genetically anyway. I am wondering if others have had similar
experiences.
I am now awaiting the results of the 67 marker test, which the Cockerham
DNA Project administrator believes will be useful in narrowing down
where I brother and I fit in that lineage.
Judy Damewood
-----Original Message-----
From: carter-dna-bounces(a)rootsweb.com
[mailto:carter-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Melody Morgan
Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2007 2:57 AM
To: carter-dna(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [CARTER-DNA] Daniel Weeden CARTER of Bedford County,TN -
child of William & Malinda Carter
I hate to admit, Gayle, that my 78-year-old cousin in Idaho believes it
may be excusable by way of temporary insanity caused by excess
frustration if we do a bit of grave robbing just to get at a Carter male
but so far we have held ourselves in check.
We have also tried the Weeden name with no luck.
I bought every disk of Bedford County court records, birth records -
every single thing that was ever there.
I have pestered the poor people in Chariton County and the little Idaho
lady went there herself.
I have turned the earth upside down to find birth and death certificates
for the children only to find that every last one of them lists William
Carter as father "birthplace unknown" and Malinda as mother "last name
unknown" and "birthplace unknown".
Carter Surname Y-DNA Project
www.carter-cousins.org
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