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"HOW DO I JOIN? JUST TELL ME THE BASICS!"

You must participate in Y-DNA testing to become a full member of the BAPTISTE-DNA Surname Project.

Y-DNA test samples must be from BAPTISTE-variant surname males to achieve useful results.

Female researchers can easily participate by having a BAPTISTE-variant surname male relative submit a test sample in their behalf.

Providing a Y-DNA test sample involves simply swabbing the inside of your cheek, then mailing it back to the lab in the provided mailer -- there are no needles or blood work involved. We only test Y-DNA, so there are no privacy, medical, or insurance issues involved. See example of the DNA sample collection method as shown on the Dorsey DNA project site.

To begin the join process, simply complete the Join Request Form. Within about 24 hours, you will be emailed a link to order your DNA test kit.

There are no dues. The only costs involved are the lab fees to have your Y-DNA sample processed. You pay the lab processing fee in advance when you order your test kit. A basic 12-marker Y-DNA test (recommended) plus full lab processing is $99 plus about $2 shipping and handling. A wide variety of more detailed tests are also available (see your order form for details when you select your test type).

In addition to your testing results, other items you receive when you join include certificates of testing, reports, and similar detailed materials explaining your testing results. We will also help you understand the meaning of your results with regard to your own family research. IMPORTANT: Be sure to only use our BAPTISTE-BATTIEST Project Join Request Form so as to get our significantly reduced group rate.

You only submit one DNA sample, and all other desired testing, upgrades, SNP tests, and even mtDNA tests, can all be run at your request from your original one-time sample. You never need to submit a second sample.


REQUIREMENTS:

A Surname Project traces members of a family who share a common surname. This Y-DNA project is open to any BAPTISTE surname male, including name variants of BATTISTE, BATTIEST, BATEASTE, BATISTE, BATTICE. If you have a variation of this surname, then you’re in the right place! PLEASE join our group project and get tested.

Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this project is for MALES ONLY. The individual being tested MUST be a male surnamed BAPTISTE (or a variant) with no female interruption in his lineage from his earliest Baptiste ancestor. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual MUST be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s, etc.) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a close male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.

Each member will supply an abbreviated lineage back to the earliest confirmed BAPTISTE ancestor.


GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES:

The BAPTISTE-DNA Surname Project has selected "FamilyTreeDNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.” of Houston, Texas, as our primary testing resource. FamilyTreeDNA is currently the largest company providing DNA research for genealogy purposes, and offers the broadest range we could find for desired testing services and support resources. FamilyTreeDNA uses the widely-respected labs of the University of Arizona for all actual DNA testing. To date, we are very satisfied with FamilyTreeDNA's host services and exceptional responsiveness to our needs.

The BAPTISTE-DNA Surname Project is a volunteer administered, non-profit, DNA-focused genealogy "club" that has no dues, and we have no financial relationship with FamilyTreeDNA beyond the advantage of "group rates" when requesting DNA-testing through their associated lab facilities. Any fees are for lab testing costs only and the BAPTISTE-DNA Surname Project does not benefit in any way, beyond expanding the universe of available BAPTISTE DNA tests and reference lines to compare and match with.

Each BAPTISTE-DNA Surname Project member is strongly encouraged to thoroughly read FamilyTreeDNA FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) and related official FamilyTreeDNA reference materials, and only then develop your own personal goals and research expectations accordingly. As with all genealogical endeavors, individual family research accomplishments will vary.

All project members are encouraged to clearly identify your "Earliest Known BAPTISTE-variant surname ancestor" by name, dates, location, and other descriptive data as appropriate. Any web links that will help other family researchers understand your family lines are encouraged. Edits, updates, or corrections are welcome at any time. Copyrighted or proprietary information should be labeled accordingly.

As always, all family research, to include DNA-based research, is a careful balance between sharing early family histories for research purposes, while also carefully protecting personal privacy for living persons. This is a genealogy project, and for this group endeavor to succeed, a reasonable sharing of early family history is encouraged so as to multiply our individual research effectiveness, but every project member should also be ever-sensitive to the personal privacy of living persons.

If a person contributes a portion of a DNA test kit processing fee or test markers upgrade lab fee, that person is also entitled to share in the results of that sponsored test.

In the event of a confirmed DNA match, the affected active participant will be presented with identity and address of the person with whom they match and vice versa. This match notice will be made directly by FamilyTreeDNA staff, while also notifying our volunteer Project Group Administrator (Barbara Jean McNamara) for general reporting and tabulation purposes.

We will do our best to present test data in simple and generalized terms that are readily understood by novice DNA researchers, while also carefully respecting the personal privacy of living individuals.


QUESTIONS?

Not sure if this is a situation that applies to you? Want to obtain additional information? Please contact the Group Administrator.

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ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS:

#70986. Pierre Baptiste, born c1745 in Mobile County AL (Louisiana Territory), was the son of Jean Baptiste Baudreau II and a young French maiden, Marie Henriette Huet. Pierre’s paternal grandfather was Jean Baptiste Baudreau dit Graveline, one of the original founders of Mobile who arrived with d’Iberville in 1700. In 1757, when Pierre was about 12 years old, his father met a horrible death at the hands of the French governor Kerlerec as he was torn apart on the wheel and body parts thrown into the river. As a result, Pierre kept a low profile in that early colony. He often used the name Pierre Huet as he grew to manhood and became a trader like his father, helping his grandmother manage the large Huet plantation on Portersville Bay. Following her death in 1767 and the death of his mother in 1770, Pierre was able to pursue his occupation as Trader, moving fearlessly throughout the dangerous Gulf Coast territory. He seemed to have the same respect and admiration among the colonists and local Indian tribes as his father. Living through three occupations (French, British and Spanish), Pierre Baptiste was able to communicate with governing officials in their language, as well as trade with the local Indian tribes in their native tongues. When the British Army captain surveyed the area in 1771, he stayed overnight with Trader Hewitt (British spelling for HUET) at the Choctaw settlement near East Abeeka (present-day Kemper County, MS). In 1789, Pierre is found at the Tombigbee settlement in Alabama, where one of his sons was baptized by a circuit priest. Following Pierre Baptiste’s death in the early 1800s, his heirs began to liquidate one of the most valued plantations in south Mobile County, as well as Pierre’s plantation at BelleFontaine on the west side of Mobile Bay. Pierre Baptiste is the 4g-grandfather of member Merle Andrew Battiste, who is participating with a 67-marker test.