[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DNA Testing

[Sigrid Pohl Perry]

Beth,
Testing your son would provide you with your husband's y-dna haplogroup, 
not your father's. Since you don't have brothers, you'd have to ask an 
uncle (brother to your father) or an uncle's son (first cousin who has 
the same surname as your father). You need to test a male who carries 
the same surname as your maiden name. If you don't know of anyone, 
you'll have to intensify your paper trail search until you find some 
male cousins with that surname. Even if they are second or third 
cousins, their y-dna will still be quite close to the results you'd get 
if you had a brother for the purposes of tracing genealogical history.

Regards,
Sigrid Pohl Perry

Beth Burke wrote:
> This thread about DNA testing has been quite interesting.  I am considering
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> Given that I have no brothers, would I also be wise to test my son?
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> Thanks for the feedback..
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> Beth
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