Clayton L. Soules

Male

Elk Grove, CA

United States

Profile Information:

What surnames are you interested in researching?
Soules/Soule/Soul/Sowl etc.
What countries and other locations are you interested in researching?
,Northern Europe, esp. France, The Netherlands, Belgium, The Basque Region
What is your level of genealogy knowledge?
Intermediate Family History Researcher
If you are a genealogy expert, what are your specialties?
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Comment Wall:

  • Louise Walsh Throop

    Clayton,

    We need more men to do a Y-DNA test......in particular men descended from the European family of van Souldt/Solt/etc.   Only the Y-DNA test will do since we are working with surnames that are similar.   The autosomal tests may or may not pertain, and you absolutely have to have lineages worked out to be certain, which would be about 12-15 generations for both men......and have autosomal matches of at least 9 cM [that's centi-Morgans], 12 cM is even better.   Such matches probably will not occur when there are 12+ generations involved.....do the math: decreasing the percentage matches by 50% each generation.....
    So a Y-DNA test is best as the whole Y-chromosome is transferred each generation.   So do the math:  100% each generation!!  with no reductions....
    Louise

    Nov 21, 2011