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Allred Family Organization

Arledge DNA Project

An easy way to interpret the DNA Results

Kit	Name	H a p l o	3 9 3	3 9 0	1 9	3 9 1	3 8 5 a	3 8 5 b	4 2 6	3 8 8	4 3 9	3 8 9 \| 1	3 9 2	3 8 9 \| 2	4 5 8	4 5 9 a	4 5 9 b	4 5 5	4 5 4	4 4 7	4 3 7	4 4 8	4 4 9	4 6 4 a	4 6 4 b	4 6 4 c	4 6 4 d
	Robert Reginald Arledge	R1b	13	22	14	10	11	11	12	12	12	14	13	31	18	9	10	11	11	24	15	19	30	14	15	16	17
	Bob Arledge	R1b	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	11	13	13	29	17	9	9	11	11	26	15	20	29	14	14	17	18
	Dan Moody Arledge	R1b	13	23	14	11	11	14	12	12	12	13	13	29

DYS 19 is also known as DYS 394.

It is obvious from our observation of 1000's of samples that some markers change or mutate at a faster rate than others. While that actual 'faster rate' has not yet been definitively calculated, not all markers should be treated the same for evaluation purposes.

The markers in red have shown a faster mutation rate then the average, and therefore these markers are very helpful at splitting lineages into sub sets, or branches, within your family tree.

Explained another way, if you match exactly on all of the markers except for one or a few of the markers we have determined mutate more quickly, then despite the mutation this mismatch only slightly decreases the probability of two people in your surname group who match 11/12 or even 23/25 of not sharing a recent common ancestor.

What Does It Mean?

Good question. Reggie, Dan and Bob are our first three participants and we expected their DNA to match since all are Arledge descendants. But, as you can see, there are a lot of mutations or differences in Reggie's result markers. However, Bob and Dan matched with only one mutation or different marker. One mutation is common as you read above. This means Bob and Dan now have DNA proof that they descend from the same Arledge ancestor - but Reggie is not related to this family. It's not unusual to have 1 or may even 2 mutations or different markers within a family - but Reggie has 17 of the 25 markers different.

As you can see from the family tree info below, Reggie has only been able to trace his family back to his Great Grandfather, Moses Elijah Arledge. But, his family researcher has not been able to figure out who Moses' parents were. They were hoping to match up to the Arledge family Dan and Bob descend from. The DNA results show that Reggie descends from a totally different family which just happens to have the same last name - or the common ancestor is so far back in time (30 generations or more) that the DNA test we are taking is not picking up the common markers.

Another thought is that somewhere back in Reggie's family tree is an ancestor who was an adopted child or illegitimate child who no one ever knew about, talked about or was ever documented. This is something that would be extremely hard to ever prove, but is a possibility that needs to be kept in mind.

The 12 marker DNA test that tells us that the common ancestor is within 14 - 30 generations back in the family tree. Upgrading to the 25 marker test will narrow the time frame down to the common ancestor being within 7 - 13 generations back in the family tree.

Keep in mind that the Allred and York families are having similar results. Take at look at their pages to see their results. Although both thought there was only one Allred family and/or only one York family in America - both have received DNA results that prove this is not true. To date there are 3 different York families and 2 different Allred families per the DNA results. So, our research needs to continue.

Family Tree Info

Robert Reginald "Reggie" Arledge
Father: Robert Eugene Arledge
Grandfather: Hubert Lee Arledge
Great Grandfather: Moses Elijah Arledge 10/13/1854 - 11/20/1945 (died Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama)

This is as far back as the family has been able to trace so far. On census records, Moses Elijah listed his father was born in Germany and mother was born in Scotland.
To date, research is leading family members to believe that he was born in either Tennessee or Georgia and his parents were Samuel and Molly Arledge. Moses married Melissa Jane Adkin on May 30, 1898 per a listing in the newspaper "Sequatchie Valley News" in the Whitwell section. Their son, Hubert Lee Arledge, was born in Monteagle (also spelled Mount Eagle), Marion County, Tennessee April 27, 1899. Per family records, Moses was a coal / ore miner.

Bob Arledge

GGGGGGGGrandfather: Clement Aldridge b. before Sep 25, 1636 Worsted, Norfolk, England; d. before Jan 19, 1698/99 in VA

GGGGGGGrandfather: William Aldridge b. abt. Feb 1674/75 in Northumberland Co., VA; d. before Jan 20, 1723/24 in Northumberland Co., VA

GGGGGGrandfather: Isaac Arledge b. abt. 1722 in Northumberland Co., VA; d. abt. 1790 in Fairfield Co., SC

GGGGGrandfather: Clement Arledge b. abt. 1748 in Fairfield Co., SC; d. aft. Sept 19, 1821 in Fairfield Co., SC

GGGGrandfather: Cyrus Arledge b. abt. 1783 in Fairfield Co., SC; d. July 4, 1852, Limestone Co., AL

GGGrandfather: Joseph Cyrus Arledge b. Oct 19, 1812 in Chester Co., SC; d. Jan. 27, 1855 in Fannin Co., TX

GGrandfather: James Cyrus Arledge b. Feb 16, 1839 in Limestone Co., AL; d. Aug 31, 1896, Fannin Co., TX

Grandfather: James Shaffer Arledge b. Dec 19, 1872 in Bonham, Fannin Co., TX; d. May 3, 1963 in Abilene, Taylor Co., TX

Father: James Arledge

Participant: Robert "Bob"

Where do we Come From?

What do the markers mean? DYS markers 385-a, 385-b, 426 and 388 designate what race we are - or where our geographical origins are. Bob & Dan's markers for those categories were:

11 14 12 12

Reggie's markers were:

11 11 12 12

11,14, 12, 12 are the common markers for European descent. This means the earliest Arledge ancestors for Dan and Bob - going as far back in human history as we can - originated in Europe or the British Isles except Ireland. (Ireland
has a different set of numbers for some unexplained reason.)

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