Kathy
I don't understand DNA, but I thought that a match means that there is a
common ancestor. So couldn't the common ancestor be another son of
William's father or an even earlier generations?
The following is from under the heading Putting It All Together at:
http://blairgenealogy.com/dna/dna101.html#Putting%20It%20All%20Together
which is a link off of
www.carter-cousins.org
DNA test results showed an exact 25-marker match, leaving virtually no doubt
we shared a common ancestor. But the results alone could not tell us who
this ancestor was. It was the other information, collected by conventional
genealogical research, that allowed us to determine who our common ancestor
had to be.
Buford Carter
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy & David Wells" <rebeltrumpet(a)sbcglobal.net>
To: <CARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, May 28, 2004 7:02 PM
Subject: Re: [CARTER-L] Joseph Carters of Spotsylvania, & Buckingham Co, VA
LYNN,
I saw your posting below. I believe this is the Joseph Carter that
is
the son of William Carter and Mary Goodloe, in which case you must
be
related to my husband. He descends from Bailey Carter, who we know for
sure descends from William & Mary Carter, 2 or 3 generations down. But
we still are not sure which of William & Mary's sons is the
father/grandfather of Bailey Carter. We can not find any of them that
mention a son Bailey. Possibly that was a middle name?? We just
don't
know. But his DNA matched perfect, all 26 markers matched another
person
who descends from George Carter & Elizabeth Proctor who is a son
of
William
Carter & Mary Goodloe. So we are still working on it. Have
you come
across the name Bailey in your searching?
thanks, Kathy Wells.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Lynn Marion" <rmarion(a)self-serv.net>
To: <CARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: [CARTER-L] Joseph Carters of Spotsylvania, & Buckingham Co, VA
> CARTER, Joseph Sr 1704-1751 + AMMON, Catherine
> CARTER, Joseph Jr 1739-1814 + CHASTAIN, Judith
> CARTER, Joseph III abt 1766-1849 + CHASTAIN, Magdalene Salle (a
> cousin) (sister Priscilla Carter married a Williamson BURNETT)
> CARTER, Joseph IV b 13 Jul 1791 Buckingham Co
>
> LYNN MARION
>