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What happens with the results

The question of what happens with the results of our DNA testing has been raised. This is a question worthy of a serious disucssion on our website. So here goes -

If you click this link, you'll be taken to a "screen grab" of my personal site on Family Tree DNA. I've blurred out the personal information of the participants who match my DNA. I want to respect their privacy. Click here

What you'll see is my genetic matches from the 12-marker test, the 25-marker test and the 37-marker test. These are all people who've elected to have their matches displayed. Others, who have chosen to have their results hidden are invisible, even to me. The tool is incredibly useful as you can contact those individuals who will allow it and find out their stories. I found a very interesting story about he McQuiston family from Caithness which I will publish here soon.

This is the primary way your DNA results will be used. If you allow it, your results will be displayed on the St. Clair research site. If you click the "Our DNA" link to the left of this page, you'll see how this is handled. The goal is simply to compare results.

One thing we have not done a great job on yet is displaying our paper documention on the site. With your permission, we'll display your paper trail as we have done on our work with Alexander, visible from the home page of this site. The ability to compare paper trails with DNA results is where this becomes a powerful tool for genealogy research. With your permission, we'll display your paper trail for others to see. A good example of this is the Barton results from our paper trail when compared to Stan's DNA results. He's closely aligned to a Barton family. Steve is not. Yet we both claim descent from Alexander Sinkler of Prince William County. Alexander was on Ye Loyalty in 1698 with a Barton. He later bought land from a Barton. Yet, Stan and I are not BOTH related to the Bartons. We'll shortly know what this means. We're fascinated by the possibilities. Perhaps we descend from brothers who crossed the Atlantic near each other ??? This shows the power of comparing both paper documentation with DNA research.

The Family Tree DNA database is a very powerful tool. It notifies you every 2 or 3 weeks with new matches. A good example is the results for Carlos. He receives results every couple weeks. He has been closely aligned with the Childress family. We know this family lived in Bedford County, Va. near the St. Clairs. We're not yet certain what this means, but eventullly it will yield clues.

This pretty much summarizes the usage of the DNA results. If you have questions, don't hesitate to contact Stan, Iain or myself. We're here to help.