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DNA for Ezells

Posted: 6 Jan 2015 5:03PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Ezell/Glover
Has anyone done the Ancestry DNA test for the Ezell's? My great grandmother was Mary Francis Ezell, nickname Franny! Her daughter Julia married my grandfather William Glover! My brother has done the DNA test and it links him to Gilliam Ezell, would like to find out if anyone from that line is still out there, as we will be related and any information would be great!

Re: DNA for Ezells

Posted: 6 Jan 2015 9:59PM GMT
Classification: Query
Vickie,

Unfortunately Ancestry's DNA test doesn't test for specific surnames. Your brother probably has DNA matches who have your Ezell ancestor in their trees and he may even have one of Ancestry's new DNA circles pointing to the Ezell ancestor but the only way for him to be sure that the DNA he shares with any of his matches is Ezell DNA is for him to upload his data to GEDmatch or FTDNA where he can compare segment length and location.

FWIW, I, my mother and maternal aunt, have taken Ancestry's DNA test. Their mother was an Ezzell (with 2 Z's) in North Carolina.


Dennis
GEDmatch kit# A830444

Re: DNA for Ezells

Posted: 6 Jan 2015 10:32PM GMT
Classification: Query
So how does he take the Ancestry DNA test result and submit it to GEDmatch? I tired it but didn't have the kit info as his wife put it on her tree! If she sends me the kit number can I add it to GEDmatch from my account, or does she have to do it?

Re: DNA for Ezells

Posted: 6 Jan 2015 10:53PM GMT
Classification: Query
He'll need to go to his DNA Homepage and click on the little gear icon labelled "Settings". On the Settings page, right side, midway down the page he'll see an option to "Download your raw DNA data". Clicking the "Get started" button starts the process.

Once he has his raw data downloaded he'll need to go to www.gedmatch.com, create an account, and follow the instructions from there. I was on the GEDmatch site earlier today and there's a notice posted about there being problems with registering new accounts so he'll probably need to wait till later in the week to give it a try.

Re: DNA for Ezells

Posted: 7 Jan 2015 2:26AM GMT
Classification: Query
Ok, thanks for the response! I will have him do it later in the week

Re: DNA for Ezells

Posted: 7 Jan 2015 5:04PM GMT
Classification: Query
He submitted his results to the suggested web page last evening, can
not wait for the results

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