DNA News
a quick review of the status of the DNA project at Family Tree DNA
By David Edwin Bell
10/27/2005
The latest results of the DNA participants have been posted as of 10/27. There is significant news
in these results plus the condition of having the occurrance of dis-similar names which are exact 25 marker Matches to the Calvert respondants DNA results.
Here is the significance I see right away, a group of Calverts and Colberts as a result of the lastest
sample results:
David Allen Calvert - via Clark Calvert of KY
Arvin Woodrow Calvert
Norman Lee Colbert - of John Colbert of AL (b 1825)
Raymond Otto Colbert
Lawrence W Calvert - Charles Calvert b 1803
WIlliam Edward Calvert
Jack L Colbert
all 7 of these DNA samples are -2 or -1 in difference to the base group of Responders whom we affectionately call the "Prince William County" Calvert Group. All of these results are 25 marker results
and show that we have a consistant base sample of exact matches on 25 markers which forms the base for
the additional 7 respondants who are -2 or -1 difference in matche Alleles -- Consider all 7 to be matches
of the base group.
If each kit participant or family researcher would fill in the FT/DNA form it would put the oldest known ancestor in and where he was born, it would print out in the Genealogy cross reference and make it easier to understand at a glance.
At any rate, here, we have as well, 3 Colberts involved. In my opinion, these Calverts and Colberts all descend from a common ancestor with about 50 generations, thus the likelihood is 95% probability that the DNA test is showing all share an MRCA and I have not even examined the volatile markers in taking this viewpoint...this being George Calvert b 1668.
A more complete picture is involves the Prince William County Calvert group, the "Other-Surname exact 25 Marker Matches, and then the group that is either -1 -or -2 markers different on a 25 marker test -- these respondents should consider themselves part of the Prince William/Stafford COunty group of Calvert descendants.
Very interesting are some of the dis-similar name matches. See the results below. For a complete report
on the Calvert DNA project, please see:
http://calvertgenealogy.net/DNA.htm
*** The Beginning of the Prince William COunty Base group -
comprised of 25 Marker Exact, -1 or -2 Matches ***
25 Marker maches ** base group of Prince William County Calverts
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Norman Lee Colbert (Y37) normcolbrt@aol.com
William Carman Calvert BobbyNJOLD@hotmail.com
Arvin Woodrow Calvert (Y25) mizzzepha@yahoo.com;mrspaul2@earthlink.net
Raymond Otto Colbert (Y25) rcolbert2003@wideopenwest.com
Lawrence W. Calvert (Y25) PIERCE372@aol.com
William Edward Calvert (Y25) ejswaniii@msn.com
Jack L. Colbert (Y25) libbyd803@yahoo.com
John Stewart Calvert (Y25) catherine@finbin.demon.co.uk
Larry Wayne Colbert (Y25) larrycolbert@msn.com
Lawrence W. Calvert PIERCE372@aol.com
William Edward Calvert ejswaniii@msn.com
Jack L. Colbert libbyd803@yahoo.com
John Stewart Calvert catherine@finbin.demon.co.uk
25 marker Match (1) - Genetic Distance - 1
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David Ray Calvert (Y25) - pjclvrt@msn.com
25 Marker Matches (8) Genetic Distance - 2
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Norman Lee Colbert (Y37) normcolbrt@aol.com
David Allen Calvert ohiocalverts@sbcglobal.net
Arvin Woodrow Calvert mizzzepha@yahoo.com;mrspaul2@earthlink.net
Raymond Otto Colbert rcolbert2003@wideopenwest.com
*** End of the Prince William County Base Group***
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Exact 25 Marker Matches with a dis-similar Surname
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Ronald Johnson ( McNeil ) (Y25) maranatha1@tds.net
William Raymond Barton (Y37) bartonwr@comcast.net
joey stinnett joeystinnett2002@yahoo.com
Walter Reid Perkins, Jr. wperkinsjr@hatham.com
Rodger J. Fowler Rdy0247@aol.com
Lester McClure Hawes (Y37) Haw2ls@aol.com
Clinton Lyle Payne (Y25) clintnambel@earthlink.net
William G Camp (Y37) rebel717@juno.com
note1: These dissimilar named kits need to address that they obtain a 37 marker test --- and we need 3 of the above Calverts/Colberts to do the same to give us a good sample base. This may go to each of the participants.
note2: Of course, none of these can match a sample of another Haplo Type in 10,000 years so Haplo Type I consideration for the six samples
related to Isaac Calvert and John Calvert cannot be considered.
Any other participants can find a close match to one of the above and be -2 or better from that one sample -- then your sample belongs in this group as well. You may miss others by more than 2 but if you match the base group with -2 marker difference or less, then your research should also be framed with George Calvert b 1668 as the eldest documented Calvert in the line.
(William Calvert b 1642 is considered and Accepted as the father of George Calvert, b 1668--But we have no primary source document that proves this to be the case. Hence RECRUITMENT should entail finding a proven and documented descendant of George First Lord.
Efforts in recruitment by the author have been to obtain the DNA results from the remains of Philip Calvert,
half brother of Leonard Calvert, First Governor of Maryland. Subsequent efforts have been to find a particpant who descends from one of the following;
1. Richard Calvert b 1669
2. William Calvert b 1666
3. More Descendants of Benedict Calvert of Mt. Airy
4. Descendants of Henry Harford and Charles Lisenby or Lazenby.
At this time, we have no news in recruiting participants
who might help prove the case of the Prince William
County Calvert group.
If you have questions or comments please constact admin@calvertgenealogy.net