Genetic Genealogy and the Bassett y-chromosome DNA project Jeffrey Bassett October 8, 2015
Genetic Genealogy and the Bassett y-chromosome DNA project
Jeffrey BassettOctober 8, 2015
Introduction• How I got started on Bassett Family Genealogy
• Overview of my Bassett one-name study
• Basics of Genetic Genealogy
• Case Studies of findings based on DNA research
Overview of Bassett one-name study
• 501 distinct Bassett family lines
• 15,000 pages of word documents
• Charts of Bassett family lines
• Website containing newsletters and database of 119,000 individuals
Types of DNA test available
• Y-chromosome test – male line• mtDNA test – female line• Family Finder – generic overview• SNP tests and other special tests
The result received for a Y DNA test is a string of numbers, which represent the repeats found for each Marker. Here are some example results:
Locus DYS# Alleles
1 393 13 2 390 24 3 19* 14 4 391 11 5 385a 11 6 385b 14 7 426 12 8 388 12 9 439 12 10 389-1 13 11 392 13 12 389-2 29 13 458 17 14 459a 9 15 459b 10 16 455 11 17 454 11 18 447 24 19 437 15 20 448 19 21 449 30 22 464a** 15 23 464b** 15 24 464c** 17 25 464d** 17
Haplogroup Migration Paths
MtDNA Search www.mitosearch.org
Michael Victor Bassett & Susan Folawn Match
To see complete results, check our web site at www.bassettbranches.org.
Bassett heraldry charts provided by Jim Terzian
Jeffrey Bassett e-mail contact: [email protected]
Books for more reading on the subject:
DNA and Family History (2004) by Chris Pomery
DNA & Genealogy (2005) by Colleen Fitzpatrick and Andrew Yeiser
Trace Your Roots with DNA (2004) by Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak
The Seven Daughters of Eve (2001) by Bryan Sykes
Saxons, Vikings and Celts (2006) by Bryan Sykes
National Geographic Deep Ancestry – Inside the Genographic Project (2006) by Spencer Wells
DNA USA (2012) by Bryan Sykes