School’s out for summer, and I wanted to devote a little bit more time to writing and blogging. This is…
Category: DNA
Mary M. Bowdoin identified as Mary Magdalene Mallet: New French Huguenot connections
This article is distilled from a longer research paper, which is shared below: “First Findings in the Identification of Mary…
My Y-DNA Christmas wish list: Most wanted paternal lines for my Y-chromosome checklist
I’ll be the first to admit: I am an addict. I’m completely hooked on the thrill of discovering a family…
Connecting William Bowdoin, part 2: Finding answers through Machine Learning DNA Analysis
The second part in a two-part series. (Part 1.) This article is distilled from a longer research paper, which is…
Sarah Ann Cook: Bazzell, O’Neil, or Bullard? Surprises in DNA
Sarah Ann Cook was my great-great-grandmother, the mother of my great-grandfather and namesake Joe Cook (Joseph Eli Cook), and of…
Using X-DNA to Identify an Unknown Ancestor: Nancy Gray and James S. Harris
Recently I was able to confirm a long-held ancestral hypothesis through the use of X-DNA, the DNA of the X-chromosome….