Hi Janine,
????? Of the three kits mentioned from your group, two are 37 marker tests and one (13589) is a 67 marker test. Four marker differences at 37 markers is a significant difference, so we would need to look to see if that difference widens or stays the same at 67 markers and higher.
?????? In this case, in comparing the results between kit #13589 and the kits from the Midldlesex Daniel line who have tested to 67 makers and higher (20707, 172081 and N75969), the difference widens to more than 7 markers which FTDNA does not consider a significant match. FTDNA's result tables do not show the total difference between kit #13589 and these other kits, so it could be much higher than a 7 marker difference. So, based on these results, there is no familial paternal relationship between your line and the Middlesex Daniel line in a genealogically meaningful time frame.
"Three of Joseph Job Daniel’s descendants are listed in a row (kits 133944, 32867, 13589), so it’s easy to see that their haplogroup (I-M253) & all markers are identical. I looked at other tests with the same haplogroup & compared their numbers to Job’s descendants. I found that several kits of descendants of William Daniel of Middlesex have the same haplogroup, & all but four numbers are identical to Joseph Job Daniel’s descendants. The kits are 20230, 20707, 48481, 172081, & N75969. The four numbers that are different are only off by one number. Does this mean anything, or is that number of markers being different mean there is no connection?"
Best,
Kevin
Kevin Daniel