Procedure for Requesting an SGS Y-Chromosome DNA Test (7/19/2011)

By SGS DNA Project Manager, Walt Seelye (seelyew@gmail.com)

The Relative Genetics DNA Laboratory was recently taken over by the DNA Heritage Laboratory. The DNA Heritage Laboratory was also recently taken over by the Family Tree DNA Laboratory. As a result of these changes, the SGS Seeley Surname Project got lost and privacy rules were ignored.

If you want to have a DNA test done to determine if you belong to either the immigrant Robert Seeley or immigrant Obadiah Seeley lines (or neither line), please contact Walt Seelye at seelyew@gmail.com or at his home address: 13802 Pine Glen Drive E., Black Forest, CO 80908-3508. He will recommend a laboratory to do your test. You should order a 37 marker Y-Chromosome test in order to compare your results with the DNA profile we have for immigrants Robert and Obadiah Seeley. The Y-Chromosome is passed only from father to son, so only males with a Seeley (spelled a variety of ways) surname should apply for the test. The 37 marker test had normally cost $149, but one lab recently advertised a special for $119. There is no SGS charge or mark-up.

Walt Seelye will determine if scaling factors need to be applied before comparing your results with our ancestor’s profile. He will also protect your privacy by using some of your ancestor’s names before posting your results on the Seeley website. That way, some of your cousins may decide they don’t need to take the test. So, when you receive your results, send them along to Walt Seelye.