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From: Steven Lominac <>
Subject: Re: [R-M222] Genetic Distance/Diversity
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 09:28:27 -0600
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Curious about the Grant, I thought that was a Norman surname.

Regards, Steve> Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:44:10 +0100> From: > To: > Subject: Re: [R-M222] Genetic Distance/Diversity> > >> > "most samples just do not know where they are from. Some are guesswork based on surname books.> > > > I put the entire M222 project online in spreadsheet format as well. > > > > _Excel Spreadsheet format_ > > (http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/M222project.xls) "> > That is a useful spread sheet.> > As you say most samples have no idea where they come from. M222 > research, indeed Irish DNA research, is dogged by the fact that those > who put up samples are mainly Americans who do not know where they come > from, but have the money for a test. And on the other hand the Irish, > who do know where they come from "right here, sor, for generations", but > have neither the need nor the finance to put up samples.> > My own experience is that the surname books are not a good place to look > for answers. Surnames have too many derivations, many completely > unconnected except for the empty letters of the name.> > I am currently putting together a project on the origins of my Grant > family in Ireland (and no most of them are not Scottish). I believe that > the only way of doing this is to get local Irish men with the surname > and some idea of their genealogy to supply a sample that I pay for! It > costs money, but is probably the only way to get the answer, for one > surname anyway.> > > R1b1c7 Research and Links:> > http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/>; -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message
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