Sunday, November 9, 2008

Second Fanning News Letter

November 13 2007

Project Members,Lots of happenings these past six months, so I will try to update everything.Please update your results to Y-Search. This is a database that has results from different testing companies. You can do this by logging into your personal page with your kit number and password. On left hand side is a box label Y-Search.Click this box and follow directions to add your results to Y-Search.
#1. Test results from descendant of Edmund show no connection to Bryant or Chestnut Creek John. Edmund is listed as Lineage 4. We really need to get another test from Edmund descendant to confirm this result.
#2. We have several upgrades to 67 markers. F-2 Pat Fanning and F-9 Ted Prosser vary by one marker. This is so remarkable due to adoption of Ted's father. More research is needed to identify Ted's grandfather.
#3. Fanning's have paperwork to Ireland from F-12 Tom Fanning. There is a close relationship between Tom Fanning 1746 and Chestnut Creek John c 1737. More research needs to happen to find that common ancestor.
#4. Chestnut Creek John has a unique marker 464b that has occurred in all descendants so far. That marker extends to Tom Fanning c 1746.
#5. Two members have proven family rumors as to a non-parental event F-15 and F-11. Non-parental events can and did occur in all families. It may be in the form of informal adoptions, assumption of family name due to another marriage, unproven events or illegitimate birth. This is a reminder to all of us that all events do need to be proven as DNA testing will point out faulty research.
#6. Ted Prosser's results from deep SNP test M173+ M207+ M222+ M269+ M343+ P25+ M126- M153- M160- M18- M37- M65- M73- P66- SRY2627-puts Fannings firmly in Haplogroup R1b1c7. R1b1c7 Haplogroup R1b is the most common haplogroup in European populations. It is believed to have expanded throughout Europe as humans re-colonized after the last glacial maximum 10-12 thousand years ago. Its branch R1b1c7 is primarily found in Northern Ireland, and contains the Niall Modal Haplotype. Many thanks to Ted for doing this testing.
#7. F-10 12 markers results were quite interesting and showed the value of a 12 marker test. F-1 and F-10 share a common ancestor John Fanning and Elizabeth Stamps. F-10 descends from John Chadwick Fanning. F-1 from Andrew Jackson Fanning. John Chadwick had one Cyrus. A mutation occurred in marker 439 in F-10 testing. This mutation could have occurred in John Chadwick, Cyrus or further down line.
I was asked to describe a mutation. Consider your grandmother's favor Cookie recipe which calls for 1 teaspoon of nutmeg. Aunt Jennie likes nutmeg so when she makes the recipe, she adds to 2 teaspoons to her cookies. Aunt Fran doesn't like nutmeg as well so she decreases to 1/2 teaspoon.
#8. A new member form Australia Sean Fannin is in the process of being tested. Welcome Sean.
#9 Gift certificates are available once again from Family Tree.
Two $30 Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate Two $15 Y-DNA25 2007 Gift Certificate Two $15 mtDNA 2007 Gift Certificate
To use the certificate:
Place the new kit order via the INVOICE PAYMENT method.
The test price will be adjusted to reflect the gift certificate discount. PLEASE DO NOT USE CREDIT CARDS WITH THIS PROMOTION AS THE CARD WILL BE CHARGED THE FULL AMOUNT. The Order must be placed and paid for between November 6, 2007 and December 31, 2007. Contact me for gift certificates.
#9. Contributions for future testing are always in need. We presently have $104 in our general fund plus the gift certificates. Please offer your suggestions as to where you would like to see future testings. Perhaps posting your suggestion to Fanning/Fannin/Fannon GenForum would generate new interest.
If you wish to contribute to future testing there is a link on our project site under the miscellaneous tab. The money goes directly to FamilyTreeDNA and is held in trust until directed to apply to a specific test.
#10. Our project could still use a co-administrator to help with correspondence and advertising.
#11. Any advertising of our project at genealogy societies, websites and anywhere else where we might generate new members is very welcome. When advertising for a descendant of Edmund, Pat noticed that periodic postings to the GenForum drew attention. Apparently most people do not read past the first few postings.

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