Win a Free DNA Kit!
Current Project Members plus New Members Submitting the Completed Application Form by 31 December 2018 will be in the drawing
The December 2018 issue of Stirpes includes a detailed article on the Early Texans DNA Database. See that issue once it is published, for more information. The database is now live and can be explored by current and potential project members.
The database is online at http://txsgs.org/TXSGS_DNA/.
Project information is available at https://www.dev.txsgs.org/programs/dna-project/early-texans/.
The application form, which must be completed to be eligible to win free DNA test, is online at https://www.dev.txsgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TxSGS_DNA_application.pdf.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership in the project is open to everyone whose ancestors came to Texas by 31 December 1900. Those whose ancestors did not arrive while Texas was a Republic still have DNA that can help us make discoveries about our ancestors!
Anyone who tested at a company other than FamilyTreeDNA (https://www.familytreedna.com/) is encouraged to transfer their DNA data file to FamilyTreeDNA and pay the small fee required to unlock DNA analysis tools. Some analysis may be done for members whose data is on GEDmatch (https://www.gedmatch.com/), but most members are on FamilyTreeDNA.
PRIVACY
To protect project members’ privacy as much as possible while sharing DNA data and analysis, information in the database on twentieth and twenty-first century people is anonymized.
VIEWING THE EARLY TEXANS DNA DATABASE
The Early Texans DNA database is publicly viewable at http://txsgs.org/TXSGS_DNA/. Login with username “guest” and password “guest” to view the site.
Explore the database, built on the latest version of The Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG) (http://www.tngsitebuilding.com/). The design is mobile friendly. Each ancestor has an individual page with links to relatives included in the database.
Click on “DNA Tests” in the bottom navigation bar or in the “Info” drop-down menu to display a list of each DNA test entered in the database. Clickable links provide easy access to additional information on the test, test takers, DNA reports, and comparison tools.
Parker Family Group 1 atDNA Shared Total Segments
Links to view the data on people, places, dates, sources, cemeteries, and more are available.
We hope this database will grow into the place to go first when researching Texas ancestors.
Please share photographs and stories of your ancestors when joining the project. Making discoveries based on shared DNA depends on having both the DNA data and the lineage information. The photos and stories bring the ancestors to life. Growing the database can help us all make discoveries about our early Texas ancestors.
All members who have already submitted the completed application form and any member submitting the form by 31 December 2018 will be in a drawing to win a free DNA test. To be eligible for the drawing you must:
- Join the TXStateGS Project at FamilyTreeDNA. Login to your FamilyTreeDNA account and join the TXStateGS project using the “Join” button at https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/tx-state-gs/about/background or the instructions at https://www.dev.txsgs.org/programs/dna-project/early-texans/.
- Submit the PDF fillable form. The form is available at https://www.dev.txsgs.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/TxSGS_DNA_application.pdf.
Two DNA kits will be awarded. One kit is a Y-DNA 111 STR marker test plus a Family Finder autosomal DNA test; this test can only be taken by a male as only men have Y-DNA. The second kit is a full mitochondrial DNA sequence plus a Family Finder autosomal DNA test; this test can be taken by a male or female.
Join NOW for a chance to win a free DNA kit.