Do you ever feel like DNA results are adding to a problem versus helping solve a problem? Well, that's how I feel after the BigY results came back for my fourth cousin. I was hoping that his results might help connect our James Crawford line to descendants of James (and Martha Knight) Crawford or James …
Category: yDNA
R1b Crawford
Are you the manager of a yDNA test? If so, has it helped you figure out your paternal lineage? I know that I began this yDNA journey hoping that the results would break down my Crawford brick wall. Even though my brick wall is still solid, clues are emerging thanks to an excellent Crawford project …
Crawford Tree Issues
I'm sure we can all agree that each of us needs to work toward having as accurate a family tree as possible. However, I'm willing to admit and hopefully you are too that there could be a mistake or two or several in my tree. Even with an effort to separate out people of the …
Supporting Evidence
#DNA #52Ancestors Do you ever look at a genealogy resource with rose colored glasses? In other words, do you perceive that resource as the one resource that will break thru brick walls? That is how I approached DNA testing. Unlike many people who are testing their DNA, I already knew a lot about my ancestors. …
DNA Stats
Do you track your DNA statistics? At times, I've tried keeping track of these statistics but got frustrated when the way the information was reported would change. Thus, it became difficult to compare current data with previous data. After seeing Randy Seaver's post, Randy's Autosomal DNA Test and Analysis Summary - 29 Dec 2020, I …
Dear Crawford Cousins
We finally have DNA evidence of a relationship between our James Crawford (md Sally Smith Duggins) and his neighbor, James Crawford (md. Martha Knight). In addition, we have evidence of a DNA relationship with the James Crawford who owned land on Paint Lick Creek in Kentucky. However, this DNA evidence does not tell us HOW …
DNA JOY!
My mind is 'jumping up and down' with joy this morning. Another CRAWFORD researcher contacted me this morning to let me know he had found out his haplogroup: R-Y88686. That is the SAME haplogroup as my brother. We FINALLY have some evidence that we are related! We both descend from James Crawford of Preble County, …
Alexander Crawford Ancestors
One of my favorite Facebook groups is the Clan Crawford Association Ancestry & DNA Research Forum. If you are a Crawford researcher and NOT a member of this Facebook group, I strongly encourage you to ask to join the group. A lot of the discussion in this group is about DNA results - particularly yDNA. …
James Crawford / Nancy Sawyers
When researching a surname, do you ever encounter a 'famous' individual who seems to illogically appear in a lot of trees? With colonial CRAWFORD research, we have two such individuals. One is Col. William Crawford who was burned at the stake in the area that became Ohio. The other is Alexander Crawford and his wife …
yDNA – Big News
In your genealogy research, have you ever suspected a relationship but never could find evidence to support your suspicions? Well that's been the case with my James Crawford research and I now have yDNA evidence to support that suspicion! My brothers yDNA has been placed in the R-Y88686 haplogroup. My first match was to descendants …