Comments on: Who peed in the gene pool? http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/03/who-peed-in-the-gene-pool/ Leonard Family History Sun, 08 Jan 2012 01:38:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 By: Bob Leonard http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/03/who-peed-in-the-gene-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-361 Bob Leonard Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:58:25 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=847#comment-361 Hi Rick I am a relative of Dave's, Robert Leonard(B 1760). DNA would be of great help to us as we are having trouble proving our relationship to to Robert and his wife Kate York. Anyone who comes close to us that is from one of the 3 brothers who came to America in the mid 1700's(Robert, Thomas, and Samuel) would be a great find. One went to Virginia, one went to Georgia, and one went to SC. Their descendant's are spread throughout to South from Tenn to Texas. We are hoping to tie these 3 families together and then back to Ireland. Thanks Bob Hi Rick

I am a relative of Dave’s, Robert Leonard(B 1760). DNA would be of great help to us as we are having trouble proving our relationship to to Robert and his wife Kate York. Anyone who comes close to us that is from one of the 3 brothers who came to America in the mid 1700′s(Robert, Thomas, and Samuel) would be a great find. One went to Virginia, one went to Georgia, and one went to SC. Their descendant’s are spread throughout to South from Tenn to Texas. We are hoping to tie these 3 families together and then back to Ireland.

Thanks Bob

]]> By: Rick http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/03/who-peed-in-the-gene-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-360 Rick Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:59:41 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=847#comment-360 Hi Dave, I wouldn't put too many eggs in the DNA basket. Even if you could dig ol' Robert up and do a direct DNA comparison, it would STILL only yield an approximate result of an "X percent chance" that you're related. You can get the same results by looking for his children, grandchildren, etc. in public records. It's a lot less messy. ;-) Hi Dave,
I wouldn’t put too many eggs in the DNA basket. Even if you could dig ol’ Robert up and do a direct DNA comparison, it would STILL only yield an approximate result of an “X percent chance” that you’re related. You can get the same results by looking for his children, grandchildren, etc. in public records. It’s a lot less messy. ;-)

]]> By: Dave Leonard http://www.rickleonard.net/2009/03/who-peed-in-the-gene-pool/comment-page-1/#comment-359 Dave Leonard Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:22:34 +0000 http://www.rickleonard.net/?p=847#comment-359 Rick - Like most of us, I am trying to verify ancestry prior to searching in Ireland (or Scotland). I have tried DNA testing, which has been very helpful for the near term and way past term, What I need to do is compare DNA with someone of documented ancestry in Ireland or to Robert Leonard who came from Ireland to fight in the French Indian war for the British. Can you offer any suggestions? Rick – Like most of us, I am trying to verify ancestry prior to searching in Ireland (or Scotland). I have tried DNA testing, which has been very helpful for the near term and way past term, What I need to do is compare DNA with someone of documented ancestry in Ireland or to Robert Leonard who came from Ireland to fight in the French Indian war for the British. Can you offer any suggestions?

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