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Off subject of Isaac's  descendants and DNA but I have to vent.

My dad, Arthur Eugene Carter, Jr, third great grandson of Isaac, passed away on the 11th of March at 11:30 PM. Dad had suffered with Alzheimer's for over eight years and spent the last four in a nursing home. Although it was a blessing for him it didn't make it any easier for those of us who loved him dearly.

The next day, along with my mother and my sons, Don and BR,  we made his arrangements.

I woke up very early the next Sunday morning and felt that I wanted to add his memorial at findagrave.com.

Guess what - someone had already added him! I sent a message to the contributor and told her that I was very upset with her. Her answer, "I knew you were a contributor and planned on transferring it to you." Her response to putting it up so soon was classic, "If I hadn't created it,  someone else would have."
I guess she broke a lot of bones as a child. Remember when our parents used to ask us, "If your best friend is jumping off of a cliff, will you jump too?"

So I created a memorial for dad. I wrote a nice biography, not the standard obit you find on most. I added photos of him as a child, his army photo and one more recent. I asked findagrave.com to remove the 'troll's' memorial. Instead they removed mine including the biography but added the photos I posted on mine to hers!!!

Dad was easy going, patient, compassionate, funny and great fun to be with. I wish I had inherited more of these traits so I could get over this.

This woman has created over nine thousand memorials at findagrave.com. I guess her numbers are of greater importance to her than the feelings of grieving family members.

Now that I have vented I guess I feel better!

April 24th is DNA day. Look for great prices on DNA tests. The more we test the more we learn.

Y-DNA and Bushrod Carter's Descendants

There are now two direct male descendants of Bushrod Carter, believed to be the son of Peggy Carter and Isaac Dennis, who have a Y-DNA match with each other. Also, these two men's Y-DNA markers do not match the 3 known descendants of Isaac who have been tested.
As believed by many researchers Peggy was probably the daughter of Issac Carter and not the wife of a son of Isaac .
The next step for these two men is to have their autosomal DNA test to see if, first, they share DNA with each other, and 2nd, if they share any DNA with Isaac's descendants. If so this would prove that Peggy is the daughter of Isaac.
Now, we will need to find which man from Fauquier County really is the father of Bushrod!
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Isaac Carter's descendants and autosomal DNA

Well, it's been a long time since my last post but I have decided to become more active. As far as I know, no further information on possible parentage of Isaac has been uncovered.
But the good news is that autosomal DNA has become more affordable and some of Isaac's descendants have been tested. Theoretically we should be able to reconstruct Issac's DNA if enough of his descendants are tested. However, because Isaac's second wife was a Redman,  his confirmed son with his first wife married a Redman (probably sisters), and another son, Ezekiel (whose mother is not known for certain) also mated with a Redman the DNA markers are infused with both Isaac's DNA and Redmans and it will be difficult to sort out.
Without mentioning names, we do have a hint that Isaac may have a brother Zachariah, the same one that is on Henry's marriage bond. A person whose Y-DNA matches descendants of Isaac also has autosomal DNA matches with a person who descends from both Isaac and Zachariah. Now imagine how hard this will be to sort out!

Here is an example of the shared autosomal DNA of my father and a person who descends from one of Isaac's daughters on his/her father's side and another of Isaac's daughter on his/her father's side: (My dad descends from Ezekiel Carter and Malinda Redman)

Chromosome	Start Location	End Location	centiMorgans (cM)	# of Matching SNPs
1	70453049	72366047	1.37	500
3	45451044	52713694	1.68	1200
5	112615354	114748961	2.14	500
6	26393887	30887051	1.28	3400
10	102514460	104954526	1.34	500
10	109027246	111455719	2.31	600
10	114329726	116126515	2.64	600
11	45033120	55878633	1.43	1100
11	99732172	101840819	1.6	500
13	42833966	76859254	28.48	8500
13	91750487	100167272	10.85	2900
14	36406412	72098931	32.71	8700
15	47791940	50092756	1.49	500
18	29570167	32274392	1.6	600
20	735341	1996216	5.23	537
20	51987017	62382907	27.49	3715
21	42492664	44389194	3.99	657

Below is the DNA in common with my father of a person who only descends from one of Isaac's daughter:

Chromosome	Start Location	End Location	centiMorgans (cM)	# of Matching SNPs
2	135135633	137439496	1.38	500
2	195582541	199331843	2.72	700
6	26092113	31071122	1.47	3900
8	53851665	56012658	1.87	500
10	87227215	116126515	28.57	8000
11	34237487	36093156	3.31	800
13	76404518	100377606	22.1	6400
14	36757591	75961786	36.25	9600
14	80836800	89904613	11.8	2294
18	22818550	24277740	2.37	600
20	51987017	62382907	27.49	3715

Below is the DNA in common with my father and a person who (probably) only descends from a Redman:

Chromosome	Start Location	End Location	centiMorgans (cM)	# of Matching SNPs
2	80126322	83342761	1.7	600
2	98308268	100690010	1.24	500
3	45167977	48276618	1.19	600
6	77580789	80125299	1.28	500
10	3689729	11855461	18.73	3300
10	95868647	97961918	3.18	700
10	109027246	110929860	1.65	500
11	73056723	75106414	2.25	500

Now it's time to start a spreadsheet to track all DNA matches and identify and attach names to each bit of DNA. Wish me luck!

If you have not tested your autosomal DNA please consider it now. There are three companies that provide this testing and the price is $99.00. Sometimes it goes on sale as low as $79.00. It doesn't really matter which company you test with (unless you want to contact me privately and ask me what I really think) as after you receive your results you can download your raw data and upload it to gedmatch.com to be able to compare with others who have tested at any of the three companies and also uploaded their results to gedmatch.com. So give yourself an early Christmas, birthday or whatever present and get tested. You will be doing yourself and all of Isaac's descendants a favor.