The Morse Society
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Morse's DNA Testing Project
If you are a male with the surname Morse, Morss, Moss, or Mors, or have a brother, uncle, or other male relative with one of those surnames, this project is for you! Morse Society membership is not required to participate in this project and take advantage of our group pricing. Your own DNA test results will be sent to you from the lab, and comparison findings will be shared with each participant via our Research Team.
Goals of the MS DNA Project
We are attempting to establish a “genetic fingerprint” for each of the various lines, and to understand how the various lines may be related, and we need your help. Even if you are unsure of which line you belong to, your test results combined with your known ancestry may give us clues about where to research next to make a connection to a known line.
Paper based genealogy is sometimes incomplete, or there might be a generation or two that is difficult to pin down with certainty. Analysis of markers on the Y chromosomes of men (passed from father to son) can add an additional dimension to your genealogy search. Since the beginning of this program in 2004, we have been able to establish fingerprints for several lines. We've also had a few cases where test results have not corresponded with the paper genealogy ancestry (back to the drawing board!). If you have previously tested at the 12 marker level we would like to encourage you to consider upgrading to higher marker levels.
The Morse Society has engaged the services of Family Tree DNA to do the genetic analysis at reduced group rates. Additional testing can be added on at a later date without submitting a new sample if you do wish to upgrade to a higher marker test.
This is the new reduced pricing structure:
(all plus shipping and handling)
Testing is simple and painless and consists of gently scraping the inside of the cheek with a brush similar to a toothbrush. The results of your analysis will be compared with the results of our other participants, including men with confirmed Morse/Moss roots.
Fill in the required information: Name (complete first, middle and surname); e-mail address; and reason for requesting participation (include the line you believe you are from, or if currently unidentified, etc.), then click "Join". If the Morse Society does not have your ancestral information on file already, we will contact you to get your ancestral info when you sign up to participate in the testing program. Ancestry info can be emailed to Lisa Murdough or snail-mailed to her at 33 Bella Vista Ave., Glen Cove NY 11542.
Once your sample has been returned to the lab, it will take them several weeks to run the analysis. When that has been completed, you will receive a graph from them showing your "score" for each of the markers tested (Family Tree DNA will not tell you what line you belong to). The Morse Society will then compare your test results with those from everybody else in our program, to try to determine or confirm your branch on the family tree. The Society will share only general information, without any identifying information attached unless you give specific consent to the Society. This testing does not give any information about disease or health, it will only help confirm or refute your own genetic relationship to other people with the same surname.
For further information you can contact Mary Revenis, Morse Society DNA Project Administrator, and/or read the FTDNA Frequently Asked Questions page.
We look forward to your participation and learning more about our Morse family roots!
CLICK HERE to participate in the Morse Society DNA project and order a test kit online.
problems or suggestions, contact:
Morse Society Webmaster
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