Genetics - Bagley

"A man who is not proud of his ancestry will never leave after him
anything for which his posterity may be proud of him." Edmund Burke

Genetic Genealogy (road block free genealogy) is now readily available and when participation is accomplished via an established surname or regional project, the costs are very reasonable. Reduced group rates for tests are available for participants in an established project.

Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family disagreements, etc. Under these circumstances, the Y-DNA for many descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. Therefore, the Surname and Regional DNA projects will assist researchers on common or related families to work together to find their correct common ancestors, when that hasn’t been possible via the examination of the traditional paperwork trail.

You are hereby cordially invited to participate in one or more of these historic projects. Family members requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.

Use a link in the DNA Surname and Regional Projects Table below, to initiate the process of joining a Genetic Genealogy Project. If a Project for your surname is not listed in this table, visit FTDNA to determine if a project for your surname has been established. If not, please join the West Florida Parishes Regional Project to benefit from participation in an existing project.

Membership in the St. Tammany Genealogical Society is not required to join any of these DNA Projects.

DNA SURNAME & REGIONAL PROJECTS
	BAGLEY
BAHAMAS *		BEHA (BOEHM)
BICKSLER (BIXLER)	COURSON
CHANCEY (CHAUNCEY) *	FINNELL (FENNEL)
HERSEY (HURSEY)	KNOWLES (NOLES)	LUMBEE TRIBE (Native Americans)
MARVEL	NGS GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT *	NOBLE(S)
NOEL(L) *		PAULK
	PRETTYMAN	PULLEY
ROWELL	SPELL (SPELLS)
STRICKLAND *	SURRENCY
WEST FLORIDA PARISHES (SE Louisiana)	WILLIAMS *	WIREGRASS GEORGIA (southeast GA & northern FL)
Notify Robert B. Noles to add your Surname or Regional DNA project to this table (projects already established). * Not an R. B. Noles DNA Project, but a project of significant interest.

For Other SURNAME Projects

Visit: Family Tree DNA

	Determine if two people with your surname are related and descend from a common ancestor.
	Identify the Genetic Genealogy Profile of your male family line.
	Identify your ancestry when traditional documentary genealogical research methods have failed (provide clues or tear down those brick walls).
	Identify where to focus and pursue additional traditional documentary genealogical research.
	Verify that your traditional documentary genealogical work is accurate and scientifically verified.
	Obtain clues as to the place of origin of your immigrant ancestor.
	Find genetic cousins you did not know you had.
	Determine if other surnames are variants of your surname.
	Prove or disprove a research theory.
	Learn details about your deep ancestry and the migration of your ancestors thousands of years ago.
	Be an early participant in a state-of-the-art science project which is contributing to the world knowledge base for this new and exciting field, genealogy by genetics.

DNA Project - Group Administrators

The Group Administrator for a Surname or Regional DNA Project works closely with, but not for the Family Tree DNA Company (the company providing genetic genealogy testing for 9 out of 10 genealogists). The Group Administrator initiates a Surname or Regional DNA Project with FTDNA and then recruits participants, sets up a Web site for displaying test results and communicating with participants, as well assist participants understand their test results. The advantage of joining an established project are two fold:

1) The cost for the initial tests (or any test upgrades) are about 30% cheaper for Project Members.

2) There is a Project Group Administrator (not associated with FTDNA) for every project.

The services provided by the Project Group Administrator for any of the genetic projects are free (however, donations are accepted) (all donations to a project are used to help pay for tests for those individuals who should be tested, but can not afford to pay for the test).

Basically, the Group Administrator reviews the data received by everyone who joins a particular Project and assists them to understand the test results. For the projects listed in the table above, the Group Administrator, Robert B. Noles is particularity interested in learning all there is to know about the various genealogies; not everyone with the same surname is related.

When you join a surname project at FTDNA, the Project Group Administrator is automatically provided with your DNA test results, but not your genealogy. For the projects listed in the table above, Robert B. Noles is independently researching all of the genealogies. Once you join a project, you should send Robert B. Noles a report on the known genealogy for your surname line. Any format will do.

Welcome to the world of Genetic Genealogy; Road Block Free Genealogy! Please let me know if you have any questions. Email me anytime!

Robert B. Noles

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