Jay Cantrell

Hi Jay,

Thank you for adding your DNA Test information to your profile on WikiTree. Your information will be propagated to the profiles of your parents and your ancestors within about 24 hours of being added. It will also propagate to the profiles of the descendants of your ancestors, so they may see your information under the heading "DNA Connections" just as you can see theirs.

Getting started with DNA outlines how to proceed to use your DNA test information on WikiTree and DNA is a link to a collection of links about WikiTree's many features involving DNA.

The DNA Connections list on your profile will provide a visual way for you to find potential relatives on WikiTree who have also added their DNA test information. Using DNA tools at sites like GEDMatch.com, if you find a relative that matches your DNA sufficiently and you have genealogical sources for the intermediate relationships, you can mark the specific parental relationships back to the most recent ancestor that you both share as "confirmed with DNA." For details, guidance, and examples of how to properly document DNA confirmations, see DNA confirmation.

To find other potential relatives, continue adding sourced profiles for other lines until you can connect on all branches. The more branches you are able to add the greater the likelihood of finding potential cousins to match with. The process of identifying which branch elements of DNA relate to will better enable you to find matches that relate to the particular branches you are researching.

Let me know if you have any questions,

Claire ~ WikiTree Greeter

So glad you are here! Have you DNA tested your line of Brewer forefathers?

If you are interested in genetic genealogy, please join our WikiTree DNA Project.

We also have a Brewer One-Name-Study to assist you with your research.

If you have not done so already, please set your preferences for your Tags Followed to include Brewer & any other tag terms that you wish to follow.

If you would like to help other Brewers, please find and add sources to any of these Unsourced Brewer profiles.

Are you related to me, Charlotte Shockey?

Hi Jay,

Are you planning on being active on Wikitree, we have a lot of new improvements.

Hello Jay,

How are you doing? Hope you're enjoying WikiTree.

Our vision is to build a collaborative tree. Always look for Duplicates before adding a profile.

Feel free to check out How To Use WikiTree.

Our Help Index covers topics you may have questions about.

Don't forget our G2G Forum where many of our generous members help each other out.

Of course, I'm here to help in any way I’m able.

Robert ~ WikiTree Mentor

Hello Jay,

I'd like to invite you to join in the "Friday Chat" on G2G Today!

Share personal successes, stories about ancestors, tips, projects you are working on, or anything esle you wish.

New members stop in and say Hello, introduce yourself, share your story, or ask for help.

Pilots, Mentors, and Leaders of all kinds please add something... your advice is always greatly appreciated.

Hope to see you there!

http://www.wikitree.com/g2g/144000/friday-chat-all-members-are-invited

Hi Jay, Thank you for volunteering to help grow our World Wide Family Tree. You are now a member of the WikiTree Community. Please note we are trying to build one Collaborative Tree which means one profile per person. It is important to ensure no duplicates are entered as you add any Profiles to WikiTree - if you have pre-1700's ancestors to add please read our Pre-1700 profiles info.

If you need any help getting started check out the help section from the menu, top left, or head over to the Help section or head over to the G2G forum and take a minute to introduce yourself in the Tree House, you might also want to check out the introductory WikiTree video that a member created.

Our Mentor Team are a friendly bunch of volunteers who will be glad to help you with specific problems if you have any.

Good luck growing your branches, Patt

I have been researching my family tree for just over a year now primarily on ancestry.com. I have hit a few roadblocks and am frustrated with the lack of accuracy on ancestry. I would like to try a more serious venue for research.

I noticed you uploaded a GEDCOM. Here's a link to a great step-by-step instruction of the process including screenshots that you might find helpful.

The Help Pages give lots of information about the process starting with: 'Before you import a GEDCOM'

Find instructions here for reviewing your GEDMatch Report if you want to import it into WikiTree.

Hello Jay,

Welcome as a guest to WikiTree! We're growing a FREE worldwide family tree, striving for ONE collaborative profile per person.

To start:

1. Our Honor Code is a very important part of why our community is such a friendly place to grow your family tree so please take some time to read it.

2. Feel free to ask a question at our G2G forum. Our help pages, menu top right -very useful information.

3. Check out the Family Tree & Tools tab at the top of your profile!

Want to Join us? Click the volunteer button and leave a comment here on your profile about your genealogical journey.

Cathryn, a volunteer greeter