My comments are interspersed below. DR
"Peter A. Kincaid" wrote:
I have absolutely no motives for my message other than being an
opinionated person.
We gathered that already.
However, if you take offense with my right to express my discontent
with something, then so be it.
Such a tactful statement. Guaranteed to offend Leanne once again.
Peter
Below please find Peter's own "direct" request for funding on the
internet. He says it's "up to the person of sample n whether they want
to reply." Does this include the medieval newsgroup posters? Mmmmmmm
....... For $169 you get to talk to Peter A. Kincaid. It seems Peter
is a bit of a hypocrite. I guess he's only fond of advertising when
he's the one doing it. Interesting.
Best always, Douglas Richardson, Salt Lake City, Utah (a proud
descendant of the Brus family of Scotland).
Website:
http://www.royalancestry.net+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
Source:
http://www.alphalink.com.au/~kincaid/dna.htmThis project is open to Kincaids and their variant spellings (ie.
Kinkead, Kincade, Kinkaid, Kinkade, Kincaide, etc.). If you are a male
Kincaid you can contribute your DNA sample as you would have been
passed your Y chromosome DNA from your father who got it from his
father and so on. If you are a female Kincaid then you would not have
the Y chromosome DNA needed for this type of surname project. However,
your line can participate by getting a DNA sample from a male sibling
or from your father or one of his brothers or even one of your male
cousins who are sons of one of your father's brothers. If you don't
carry the Kincaid name but are a Kincaid descendant you can try to get
a male Kincaid who is of the same line as you to participate. You could
also keep an eye out on the results as a participant could emerge who
is closely related to you.
It is a good practice to get a couple of participants for each
patriarch line just in case of a non paternity event. However, one
would not need to get a bunch of first or second cousins tested. The
reason is that the odds of a mutation occuring are slim among those who
share a common grandfather or great grandfather. Instead one could pool
their resources to support a DNA test from a couple of people in their
line so that the individual would not have to pay the full cost of the
test. Everyone in the line will benefit from the test results of near
relatives.
An interested individual contacts Peter A. Kincaid who is the
coordinator. The cost is presently $169.00 U.S. per participant for the
25 marker test and $229 U.S. per participant for the 37 marker test
(plus a couple of dollars for shipping in each case). Once an order is
received, the lab will forward a sample kit to the participant so a
sample of their DNA can be forwarded. Samples will be taken by scraping
the cheeks inside their mouth with a swab. Instructions will be
provided. Included in the package will be an invoice. The participant
can forward payment when they return the kit or call the number on the
invoice to pay by credit card. It can also be arranged for the kit to
be sent to one person but the invoice to another person who is
sponsoring the test. Either way, the participant will return their
sealed sample to the DNA lab for testing. There is typically a 4 to 6
week wait to receive the results of the test. The lab will return the
sequence for each sample to the participant as well as to the project
coordinator. These sequences would be then be added to the database and
forwarded to the participating individuals.
The database would be a list of samples and their associated sequence
and eventually a lineage. If a person is interested in a certain line
they could simply somehow send a message of something to the effect of
seeking to correspond with the person of sample n. It is up to the
person of sample n whether they want to reply.