{"id":1324,"date":"2013-05-20T09:18:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-20T13:18:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/morrison-q.com\/wp\/?page_id=1324"},"modified":"2016-01-05T20:51:57","modified_gmt":"2016-01-06T01:51:57","slug":"faq-what-is-the-third-generation-males-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/morrison-q.com\/wp\/?page_id=1324","title":{"rendered":"FAQ \u2013 What is the Q-Males Project?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-restrict-output\"><p>We have set a goal of identifying and testing (Y-STR &amp; Y-SNP DNA) at least one descendant of each of the forth\u00a0generation males of Morrison-Q.\u00a0 These descendants must be down the paternal line \u2013 passing Y-DNA from father to son.\u00a0 The <strong>first generation<\/strong> being the four immigrant brothers: James, William, Andrew, and Thomas.\u00a0 The <strong>second generation<\/strong> being the sons of the four immigrant brothers.\u00a0 The <strong>third generation<\/strong> being the sons of the four immigrant brothers\u2019 sons.\u00a0 The <strong>forth\u00a0generation<\/strong> being the sons of the third generation. We have identified 124\u00a0forth generation males of Morrison-Q and have assigned each a four\u00a0character code &#8211; referred to as the Q-Males number.\u00a0 The code explanation is as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Code Key for\u00a0Q-Males number<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>1st character <\/b>(Capital Letter) \u2013 Immigrant Brother (1st gen)\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">J<\/span> = James, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">W<\/span> = William, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">T<\/span> = Thomas, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">A<\/span> = Andrew<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">B<\/span> = Buffalo Shoals James Morrison &#8211; he married the daughter of Immigrant Brother James Morrison &#8211; so, all his descendants are connected to Morrison-Q through her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>2nd character<\/b> (Number) \u2013 Son of Immigrant Brother (2nd gen)\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">1<\/span> = 1st son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">2<\/span> = 2nd son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">3<\/span> = 3rd son, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>3rd character<\/b> (Lower Case Letter) \u2013 Son of 2nd Generation Male (3rd gen)\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">a<\/span> = 1st son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">b<\/span> = 2nd son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">c<\/span> = 3rd son, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>4th\u00a0character<\/b> (Lower Case Letter) \u2013 Son of 3nd Generation Male (4th gen)\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #800080;\">a<\/span> = 1st son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">b<\/span> = 2nd son, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">c<\/span> = 3rd son, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Example:<\/b> <b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">T1cg<\/span><\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>The \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\">T<\/span>\u201d indicates through the line of Immigrant Brother Thomas.\u00a0 The \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\">1<\/span>\u201d indicates through the line of Thomas\u2019 first\u00a0son, William.\u00a0 The \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\">c<\/span>\u201d indicates through the line of William&#8217;s\u00a0third\u00a0son, John.\u00a0The \u201c<span style=\"color: #800080;\">g<\/span>\u201d indicates through the line of John&#8217;s seventh\u00a0\u00a0son, <strong>Andrew Morrison<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There are two documents related to this project &#8211; under the <strong>&#8220;Charts (Members Only)&#8221;<\/strong> section of the right column \u2013 these documents are updated when progress is made or new information is found:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Q-Males Line Chart<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This chart shows known Morrison-Q male lines down to the seventh generation.\u00a0 It also shows where members of Morrison-Q fit into the tree.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Q-Males Checklist<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a condensed version of the chart \u2013 only showing up to the forth\u00a0generation.\u00a0 The four\u00a0character codes representing each forth\u00a0generation males will be shown in one of three color coded blocks.\u00a0 <b>Purple<\/b> &#8211; A descendant has been tested.\u00a0 <b>Red<\/b> \u2013 Line has no living paternal descendants.\u00a0 <b>Gray<\/b> \u2013 no descendant has yet been identified or tested.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"..\/?page_id=63\" target=\"_self\">Back to FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page-restrict-output\"><p>We have set a goal of identifying and testing (Y-STR &amp; 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