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Dear List; Earlier today, I sent a message suggesting that there had
been an interruption in a male DNA line in my family, BUT NOT THE COATS
LINE. It was one of my grandmother's lines, and it proved to be a false
alarm. The confusion happened because my great-grandfather and
great-great-grandfather died within two years of each other, 1850-1852.
So, the DNA line went uninterrupted. Now, if I could just get them to
test and let me know the results. Dang. John W.
Just a note to wish everyone a Happy New Year. Something us Coatses can
be thankful for is that most of our male DNA has emerged intact over
seven or more generations. Thanks to some careful research on another
one of my lines, I'm finding certain discrepancies in birth dates,
probate dates, etc. which make it clear there may have been a disconnect
in the male DNA a few generations back. However, this was on the female
side of my line, so the disconnect wouldn't have shown up. After 20
years of research, I can say this is a pretty big shock to me. No
wonder, when I attended a reunion with this line, they were in unanimous
agreement that they would not be doing DNA testing, or at least not
displaying it on a web page. However, this proves the value of doing the
testing, since the test will prove or disprove the accuracy of our paper
trail. In ending, I'm just hoping all you Coatses out there will do your
male testing, and decide for yourself if you want to share it. God
Bless you all. John W.