Update of family lines for Riggs study

To: ArtSikes@aol.com
Cc: 'Nancy Fatheree ', "'Lucy K. Gump'" , 'Liz Carlin' , 'Kathleen Rogalla' , 'horace riggs' , "'Clyde B. Austin III'" , 'John Austin' , robertcarteraustin@gmail.com, alvyray@gmail.com, Curtis Travis , scenicphoto@highland.net
Subject: Horace Lester Riggs


Art Sikes (coordinator of FT Austin Y-DNA study),
This is John Clinard.  I have been responsible for the various Austins/Riggs who submitted their Y-DNA to your study, even though they are from the Riggs family genetically.

That includes:

Kit 192444 for Robert C Austin (Riggs)

Kit 204922 for Clyde B Austin (Riggs)
Kit 208228 for William L Austin (Riggs)
Kit 219226 for John Ellison Austin (???)
Kit 218723 for Horace Lester Riggs

The 1^st 3 kits below matched perfectly for 67 markers which shows that the Y-DNA goes all the way back to Clisbe Sr.  John E Austin’s Y-DNA was supposed to show a perfect match to Arch Sr. But it was a backfire; he was neither an Austin nor a Riggs. Now Horace should almost prove the point that the Y-DNA goes back to Ed Riggs.  There is a little problem of a mutation at marker 47.  John Austin’s DNA was going to show us where that mutation occurred, either in Clisbe Sr. or Arch Sr.  Now I have to start that loop again with John’s 2^nd cousin Clay Austin, if I can convince him to participate.  He should be a Riggs and should prove the match all the way back to Arch Sr. and should produce the answer we are looking for to the marker 47 mutation. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.  It will take another couple of months to get Clay to participate and to see his results.

I have also submitted all these kits to Alvy Ray Smith who runs the Riggs Y-DNA study of FT. Maybe you know him.  Nice fellow.

There will be another kit coming sometime in the future, if I can convince him, for a man named Clay Austin.   Here is how all these men connect:

Robert⁷ Austin (Robert, Sr.⁶, Clyde B.⁵, Clisbe, Jr.⁴, Clisbe, Sr.³, Arch Sr.² Austin, Edward Riggs¹)

Clyde⁷ Austin (Clyde, Jr.⁶, Clyde B.⁵, Clisbe, Jr.⁴, Clisbe, Sr.³, Arch Sr.² Austin, Edward Riggs¹)

William Luther⁸ Austin (William Brinks⁷, William Thompson⁶, Robert White⁵, William Thompson⁴, Clisbe³, Archibald Sr², Edward Riggs¹)

John E.⁷Austin (Woodrow⁶, Jacob⁵???, William⁴, Arch Jr.³, Arch Sr.², Edward Riggs¹)… this test backfired! John Ellison Austin  had no Austin Y-DNA and no Riggs Y-DNA.  I now suspect a break in the Riggs Y-DNA chain at Jacob who is probably not a son of William but rather of William’s daughter Sara and a man with the likely name of Stultz. But this is another story in itself which I’m also working on.

 

Clay⁷ Austin (Joseph C. Jr.⁶, Joseph C Sr.⁵, William⁴, Archibald Jr.³, Arch Sr.² Austin, Edward Riggs¹)… if he will do the test

Horace Lester⁷ Riggs III (Horace Lester⁶, Horace Lester⁵, John Woodson⁴, Samuel³, Clisbe² Riggs, Edward Riggs¹)

Alvy Ray Smith is aware of my study and my attempt to prove all these men are descendants of Ed Riggs. I wrote up the story of Archibald Austin (Riggs) for the Nov. 2011 issue of the AFAOA magazine.  Maybe you saw it.

Do with Lester’s DNA as you must.  The rest of his results will be to you on 1/16/12. All these guys took the 67 marker test.  I am looking for an explanation of a mutation at marker 47, so the 37 marker test just wasn’t enough.