Jim, Spencer, and anyone else who might be able to help:
I would like to contact a male Odam whose ancestors were of the Exeter group, for yDNA testing. My ancestor is thought to have been a John Odam, who came to Nansemond County, Virginia (America) around 1662 from somewhere in the British Isles. I have had the yDNA test for myself and I am in haplogroup I1. Most of the other 90 or so Odoms (Odams) that have been tested by Ancestry.com are in haplogroup R1b, but we have 6 individuals in our matching I1 group. I have a burning desire to trace my Odom roots back "across the pond" and would be happy to pay for the yDNA test for an Odam male of the Exeter group. I recently recruited an Odam male with origins in London for the yDNA test, but his results did not match mine. In fact, although his results indicated haplogroup R1b, he didn't show a close match with any of the other Odom participants. Thank you in advance for any help you can give in locating an eligible and willing Odam male. My email address is:
owodom@mail.utexas.eduObed W. Odom
Austin, Texas USA