[List] My updated yDNA results are in

Sat May 12 18:56:39 PDT 2007

Excellent. I must have the Relative Genetics data for you at my webpage:
http://www.ancestraldata.com/ahnentafel/256/ydna.html

-Michael

On Sat, 12 May 2007 16:28:36 -0700, Cooley wrote
> Hi Michael:
> 
> Note that we are only a genetic distance of 2 apart over FTDNA's 37 markers
> 
> (not 3 as you stated). So it seems very likely we are indeed 5th cousins
> twice removed as the Cooley pedigree says.
> 
> Note that we disagree at only these 2 markers:
> 
> At DYS449 you are 34, I'm 33.
> At DYS607 you are 15, I'm 16.
> 
> We are both 11 at GATA H4. (The reason you may think I'm 12 there is 
> because Relative Genetics adds one to the FTDNA's GATA H4 values.)
> 
> The following is from the FTDNA link you sent (The page labeled Y-DNA
> Matches). *Please click on the link to move your new markers to ySearch.org.
> *
> 
> [clip]
> 
> Understanding <http://www.familytreedna.com/trs_explain.html> 
> matches with different surnames.
> 
> Understanding <http://www.familytreedna.com/trs_gendist.html> genetic
> distance.
> 
> Understanding <http://www.familytreedna.com/trs_ftdnatip.html> the FTDNATiP
> [WINDOWS-1252?]™
> 
> GEDCOM Available
> 
> *Additional possibilities for searching matches:*
> Your results have been updated with the increased number of markers.
> 
> Click here to upload the additional markers to Ysearch.org
>
<http://www.ysearch.org/foreigndata_start.asp?providerkey=57597&pin=G2473&lastname=Cooley&country=Unknown+Origin&haplo=-&email=michael_95073@yahoo.com&L1=13&L2=24&L3=15&L4=0&L5=11&L6=11&L7=13&L8=12&L9=12&L10=10&L11=13&L12=11&L13=30&L14=15&L15=9&L16=9&L17=11&L18=11&L19=23&L20=14&L21=20&L22=34&L23=12&L24=13&L25=15&L26=16&L27=0&L28=0&L29=0&L30=11&L31=11&L32=19&L33=21&L34=16&L35=15&L36=17&L37=17&L38=34&L39=38&L40=13&L41=11>
> 
>    *12 Marker Y-DNA (2)*
> 
> *Exact Matches*
> 
> Name
> 
> E-mail
> 
> Mr. William Walter Whitfield
> 
> bwhitfield at hotmail.com
> 
> Mr. Donald Wayne Cooley (Y67)
> 
> cool.hg.r1a at gmail.com
> [image: Run FTDNATiP Comparison]
>
<http://www.familytreedna.com/ftdnatip.aspx?res=STR&tokitnum=57597&fromkitnum=N3690&gd=0>
> [image: View GEDCOM]
> 
> *25 Marker Matches (1)*
> 
> *Genetic Distance - 1*
> 
> *Name*
> 
> *E-mail*
> 
> Mr. Donald Wayne Cooley (Y67)
> 
> cool.hg.r1a at gmail.com
> [image: Run FTDNATiP Comparison]
>
<http://www.familytreedna.com/ftdnatip.aspx?res=PP3&tokitnum=57597&fromkitnum=N3690&gd=1>
> [image: View GEDCOM]
> 
> *37 Marker Matches (1)*
> 
> *Genetic Distance - 2*
> 
> *Name*
> 
> *E-mail*
> 
> Mr. Donald Wayne Cooley (Y67)
> 
> cool.hg.r1a at gmail.com
> [image: Run FTDNATiP Comparison]
>
<http://www.familytreedna.com/ftdnatip.aspx?res=PP5&tokitnum=57597&fromkitnum=N3690&gd=2>
> [image: View GEDCOM]
> 
> *****
> 
> Here is FTDNA's Table:
> 
>     *Interpreting Genetic Distance within Surname Projects*
> 
> *37 Markers *
> 
>   *Distance*
> 
> *Relatedness*
> 
> *Explanation*
> 
> 0
> 
> Very Tightly Related
> 
> 37/37 Your perfect match means you share a common male ancestor with 
> a person who shares your surname (or variant). Your relatedness is extremely
> close with the common ancestor predicted, 50% of the time, in 5 generations
> or less and with a 90% probability within 16 generations. Very few people
> achieve this close level of a match. *All* confidence levels are 
> well within the time frame that surnames were adopted in Western Europe.
> 
> 1
> 
> Tightly Related
> 
> 36/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male 
> and you mismatch by only one 'point' at only one marker--a 36/37 
> match. It's most likely that you matched 24/25 or 25/25 on a 
> previous Y-DNA test and your mismatch will be found within DYS 576,
>  570, CDYa or CDYb. Very few people achieve this close level of a 
> match. Your mismatch is within the range of most well established 
> surname lineages in Western Europe.
> 
> *2*
> 
> *Related*
> 
> 35/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male 
> and you mismatch by only two 'points' --a 35/37 match. It's most 
> likely that you matched 24/25 or 25/25 on previous Y-DNA tests and 
> your mismatch will be found within DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 
> and 389-2, from our first panel of 12 markers, or from within the 
> second panel at DYS #'s 458, 459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d. If 
> you matched exactly on previous tests you probably have a mismatch 
> at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our newest panel of markers. Your 
> mismatch is likely within the range of most well established surname 
> lineages in Western Europe.
> 
> 3
> 
> Related
> 
> 34/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male 
> and you mismatch by three 'points' --a 34/37 match. Because of the 
> volatility within some of the markers this is slightly tighter then 
> being 11/12 or 23/25 and it's most likely that you matched 24/25 or 
> 25/25 on previous Y-DNA tests. Your mismatch will most often be 
> found within DYS 439 or DYS 385 A, 385 B,389-1 and 389-2 from our 
> first panel of 12 markers, or within the second panel: DYS #'s 458,
>  459 a, 459b, 449, or within 464 a-d. If you matched exactly on 
> previous tests you probably have a mismatch at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or 
> CDYb in our newest panel of markers. Your mismatch is likely within the
> range of most well established surname lineages in Western Europe.
> 
> 4
> 
> Probably Related
> 
> 33/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male 
> and you mismatch by four 'points' --a 33/37 match. Because of the 
> volatility within some of the markers this is about the same as 
> being 11/12 and it's most likely that you matched 23/25 or 24/25 on 
> previous Y-DNA tests. If you matched exactly on previous tests you 
> probably have a mismatch at DYS 576, 570, CDYa or CDYb in our newest 
> panel of markers. If several or many generations have passed it is 
> likely that these two lines are related through other family 
> members. That would require that each line had passed a mutation and 
> one person would have experienced at least 2 mutations. The only way 
> to confirm is to test additional family lines and find where the 
> mutations took place. Only by testing additional family members can 
> you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' 
> becomes essential for you to find, and without him the possibility 
> of a match exists, but further evidence must be pursued. If you test 
> additional individuals you will most likely find that their DNA 
> falls in-between the persons who are 4 apart demonstrating 
> relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
> 
> 5
> 
> Only Possibly Related
> 
> 32/37 You share the same surname (or a variant) with another male 
> and you mismatch by five 'points' --a 32/37 match. It is most likely 
> that you did not 12/12 or 24/25 or 25/25 in previous Y-DNA tests. If 
> several or many generations have passed it is possible that these 
> two group members are related through other family members. That 
> would require that each line had experienced separate mutations and 
> one person would have experienced at least 2 mutations. The only way 
> to confirm or deny is to test additional family lines and find where 
> the mutation took place. Only by testing additional family members 
> can you find the person in between each of you...this 'in betweener' 
> becomes essential for you to find, and without him only the 
> possibility of a match exists, further evidence should be pursued. 
> If you test additional individuals you must find the person whose 
> DNA results falls in-between the persons that are 5 apart demonstrating
> relatedness within this family cluster or haplotype.
> 
> 6
> 
> Not Related
> 
> 31/37 is too far off to be considered related, unless you can find an
> "in-betweener' as for determining 'Only Possibly Related,' above. It 
> is important to determine what set of results most typifies the 
> largest number members of the group you are 'close' to matching. You 
> may be 31/37 with an individual, but 34/37 with the center of the 
> group, and your potential relatedness to him is through the center 
> of the group.
> 
> Beyond 6
> 
> Not Related
> 
> 30/37 You are not related and the odds greatly favor that you have 
> not shared a common male ancestor with this person within thousands 
> of years. You are probably even in different Haplogroups on the Phylogenetic
> tree of *Homo
> Sapiens.*
> 
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> 
> I "CC'd" Greg Parker on this reply. As the administrator of the 
> Cooley Y-DNA Project I believe he automatically got your update from 
> FTDNA.
> 
> Best Wishes,
> Don
> 
> ***************
> 
> On 5/12/07, michael at newsummer.com < michael at newsummer.com> wrote:
> 
> > I don't think I needed to be logged in to see this:
> >
> > http://www.familytreedna.com/6markers.aspx?kit=57597&code=G2473
> >
> > Don: I've forgotten how to update Parker's page. Can you forward that info
> > on
> > to me? If I compared accurately, it looks like we have two additional
> > mismatches: DYS607 (15) and GATAH4 (11). That means we match 34 out of 37
> > markers. I'm not sure how that stacks up but doing a search on the phrase
> > "34
> > out of 37 matches" I came up with this comment:
> >
> > http://www.electricscotland.com/mackenzie/dna.htm
> >
> > --quote--
> > Mackenzie/McKenzie Surname DNA Project
> > I have 34 out of 37 matches with my own 4th McKenzie cousin. This tallies
> > with
> > the odds that we relate at that distance.
> > --endquote--
> >
> > And I believe we're related at a considerably greater distance. (Our
> > common
> > ancestor was born about 270 years ago. Remarkable.)
> >
> > -Michael
> >
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