Hi Tia,
Your James Simpson Daniel has profiles on FamilySearch and WikiTree:
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I manage his profile on WikiTree, not because I am related to him,?
as far as I am aware, but because his profile was orphaned, had no
manager. You can try contacting contributors to those profiles to see if any of them have done DNA testing. There are no DNA links to his profile on WikiTree.
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I assume that the website you are referring to is is that correct? If so, the site is working but your browser may have security settings that prevent redirecting from the links to the pages. Try mousing over a link you wish to visit and clicking your right mouse button, if you are on a computer. That will bring up a drop down menu that lets you open a new browser tab, new window, etc. If you want to avoid this issue with this and other sites, you can enable popups and new windows in the security settings for your browser.
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If you are using a tablet, phone, etc., to view the site, then just press and hold the link and you should get the opportunity to select viewing options. You can also enable popups, new windows, etc., on browser security settings on those devices.
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Let me know if you need further assistance with that. Out of curiosity, what kind of device are you using to access the web site?
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No one participating in the Daniel Y DNA Project has listed James Simpson Daniel as an ancestor. Since your husband is not a Daniel, your best option to find a DNA connection is probably through a site that uses autosomal DNA, like Ancestry.com or MyHeritage.com. I was a subscriber to Ancestry.com for many years and had some success using their autosomal DNA test. That being said, autosomal DNA is only really reliable if your connection lived in the past 4-5 generations. Reliability of matches is also problematic based on the generally poor quality of family trees on these autosomal DNA testing providers' sites.
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I have not used MyHeritage autosomal DNA testing but have observed that the quality of family trees on that site is comparable to trees on Ancestry, which is to say poor. I do not know how good their tools are for managing autosomal DNA. Ancestry's tools are pretty good. Just today, I got a promotional offer of $29 for autosomal DNA testing from MyHeritage. Ancestry may also have some seasonal sales.?
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Let me know if you need further assistance.
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You may get some comments from this post, but I suggest that you create a new post with your ancestor's name and dates in the subject line and information about him in the body? of the post.
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?Let me know if you need assistance with that. I sent most of this data to your email address, if you want to take this off line. I can also send you my phone number if you need me to walk you through any of this.?
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Kevin Daniel
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Not sure why this message is showing up out of the thread and also in the thread below. Maybe something embedded in the original post??
Kevin Daniel