Description:
Case Studies in Y-DNA Lineage Reconstruction: Real-World Applications in Genetic Genealogy is a practical guide to applying Y-DNA analysis to real genealogical problems. A companion volume to Y-DNA Lineage Reconstruction: Theory and Application, this book focuses on how SNPs, STR markers, genealogy, geography, and historical records work together in the reconstruction of paternal lineages. Rather than presenting theory, the case studies place the reader directly into the research process through guided exercises involving full convergence, partial convergence, non-convergence, and non-tester methodologies. Using real-world examples drawn from the Joyce and Barrow families of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, England, and colonial America, the book demonstrates how genetic evidence can support, refine, challenge, or eliminate traditional genealogical conclusions. Designed for genealogists, surname project administrators, and researchers interested in genetic genealogy, this volume emphasizes practical application, lineage analysis, and the methodological process behind Y-DNA lineage reconstruction.