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![]() What's New? DNA Day is Sunday, April 25, and the testing companies usually run sales. FamilyTreeDNA has announced their sale prices, good through April 26. The most popular tests and upgrades are below, but other packages (such as mitochondrial DNA and FamilyFinder autosomal combos) are also on sale. For people who tested elsewhere and uploaded their results to FTDNA for free, the autosomal transfer "unlock" which gives you access to additional tools, is on sale for $9. The unlock has rarely been on sale in the past.
Sorry I haven't been making many updates to the site lately. Had too many other irons in the fire. I've started working on fixing or cleaning up broken links. FamilyTreeDNA has been sold to an Australian DNA company, myDNA. According to an email sent to project managers announcing the sale, "Our head office and laboratory remain in Houston, Texas, and our dedicated team members will continue to operate as FamilyTreeDNA and Gene by Gene." My guess is that the Y-DNA testing, autosomal DNA testing ("FamilyFinder"), mitochondrial DNA testing, and surname and location-based DNA projects will remain unchanged with. As myDNA is heavily involved in using DNA to craft diet and fitness plans for clients (see their website), my guess would be that the biggest change for people who have already tested with FTDNA is that they may start getting emails from them promoting similar "lifestyle" tests and benefits. That said, it wouldn't hurt for people to make note of or contact their DNA matches in the near future just in case changes are made. April 5 update: Just received a survey from FTDNA with questions about the types of tests I've taken, where else I've tested, and my interest in the testing that they offer elsewhere. I encourage those who receive the survey to respond; it only takes two or three minutes. Older News. Andy Slaven shared some photos of the historic Slavin Parish church in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, taken in 2019. You can find the link on our "photos" page.Thanks, Andy! Jane Slavens shared photos of a GAR memorial to Civil War veterans in Pike County, Illinois, that honors Zachariah M. Slavens, among others. She also shared a Facebook post from the Pike County Heritage Museum that featured many photos relating to Civil War Medal of Honor winner Samuel Slavens. Find the embedded post on our Links page. If you're stuck at home and are bored, send me your info for the The Slaven Cousins DNA Registry, scans of family photos for our Photos page, obituaries, bios, or anything Slaven/Slavens/Slavin/Slevin/etc. related! We have a new person and family line in The Slaven Cousins DNA Registry, the line of Daniel Fletcher Slavens. Slavens family researchers may be familiar with the "strange" story of Daniel Fletcher Slavens. It was always said/suspected that he had several children with Sarah (Garner) Strange after her husband John Strange died. Y-DNA testing of male descendants of DF Slavens from his marriage to Martha Hall and from Sarah Strange matched, showing (at least in the tested case) the supposition was true. But the Y-DNA testing also showed that they did not match descendants of John Slaven of Highland County; surprising, as DF Slavens's father William B. Slavens was suspected to be a son or grandson of John's sons William or Daniel, who migrated from Virginia to Tennessee and did not leave substantial records. Autosomal testing could also help confirm the relationships, but there's an additional wrinkle-- Sarah Garner Strange's mother was a Rebecca Slavens, who is also suspected to be a daughter or granddaughter of William or Daniel Slavens of Tennessee. So... descendants of DF Slavens and Martha Hall would not be expected to match with Slavens descendants, unless it's through another branch of their family. But descendants of Sarah Garner Strange-- with either DF Slavens or John Strange-- could match with other Slavens descendants as Sarah's mother was a Slavens. (I say "could" match because the connection would be far enough back that descendants from the two lines may not share enough DNA to be identified as a match.) This would be a nice collaborative project, checking matches between the Strange and DF Slavens lines with other Slavens families. It also might be possible-- although tough, considering the number of generations involved-- to determine the true paternal line of DF Slavens. The Y-DNA testing hinted that it might be "Gore." Here's a nice blog with instructions on how to download your autosomal DNA data from each of the major companies and upload it elsewhere, such as to GEDmatch. We have a new Slevin family in the The Slaven Cousins DNA Registry. Like most of us that share a variaton of the surname, the family that originated in Ireland, and emigrated to the United States just over a hundred years ago. Are you connected to this family? Check out the registry! We have a new Slaven descendant in the The Slaven Cousins DNA Registry. This is a family that originated in Ireland and emigrated to the United States before the Great Famine, living in Rhode Island, Iowa, New York, and Nebraska in the 19th century. Are you connected to this family? Check out the registry! Descendants of Richard Harve Slaven/Slavey might be interested in this newspaper story about hiking in the No Business area. A Slaven Y-DNA Project member (ID B003) has upgraded his test to 111 markers, and it shows close kinship to the 111 marker test results of a descendant of John Slaven of County Tyrone, Ireland/Highland County, Virginia (ID B001). We currently only display Y-DNA test results up to 67 markers; however, you can see the full results at the FamilyTreeDNA Slaven Project results page. The two men do not share enough autosomal DNA to show as a match in the FTDNA FamilyFinder test; this is not surprising since the common ancestor would be at least 300 years and eight or more generation in the past. Attention Richard Harve Slaven descendants. The Oneida (Tennessee) Independent Herald had a nice story on the (former) No Business community, and Richard Harve Slaven and a few of his descendants. It's probably not news to family who still live in the Big South Fork area, but it appears to be a good overview for the general public. You can find it here. A quick scan of used book sites don't come up with any copies of Dusty Bits of the Forgotten Past, which is mentioned in the story. About this site
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