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Subject: Re: [R-M222] Tribal Origins of DNA
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:56:17 EST

In a message dated 12/1/2008 1:21:26 P.M. Central Standard Time,
writes:

I have argued in a number of posts that we should be careful of looking for
ethnic, racial or tribal characteristics on the basis of genetics in men who
have been tested and found to share a haplogroup subclade. I don't recall
ever seeing a post saying anything like "there is [no] tribal basis for DNA
whatsoever." This makes me worry that John has misunderstood my point, and
if he has, practically everybody has.


David, I probably did misunderstand your statements about tribes and DNA. I
thought you rejected the entire concept of tribes and surname continuity
over the centuries. I don't really see any difference between your cluster of
Ewings dating from the 15th to 16th centuries and some Irish tribe dating from
the 400s AD. except one is much older than the other and identifiable in
source records. We also tend not to splinter off and adopt new surnames as they
did in Ireland in the past.

I've been butchering Ken's last name for several years now. Nothing new
there.

John




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