FTDNA kit numbers
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Family Tree DNA began accepting orders in March 2000. Kit numbers 1 and 2 for the surname Nitz can be found in the Wirth DNA Project which explores the Jewish cluster of haplogroup J2a4b1.[1] Kit nos. 9 and 10 are in the Greenspan DNA Project.
The Mumma DNA Project was the first surname project at FTDNA and was started in April 2000. Early Mumma kit numbers follow the format M-01, M-02 with the highest such number recorded in the project being M-34.
As the FTDNA kits are issued sequentially the kit numbers can serve as a guide to the date when the kit was ordered. Note, however, that project administrators will often order kits in a sale. These kits can sometimes be sent to the participant many months or even years after the order was placed. In addition, people who order tests for themselves will sometimes delay for a considerable time before returning the kit. There are also some people who order a test but never complete the process.
The information on this list has been provided by members of the ISOGG Group Administrators' Mailing List.
Milestones
The following table shows the actual date or approximate date when various kit number milestones were reached.
Milestone | Closest kit number | Date kit mailed/ordered | Date kit returned | Project |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 2 |
? March 2000 ? March 2000 |
Wirth DNA Project Wirth | |
50 | 44 66 |
6 May 2000 22 May 2000 |
R1a Jewish | |
100 | ||||
150 | 155 | 7 September 2000 | Devine | |
200 | 214 | 9 December 2000 | Barrett | |
500 | 512 | 19 December 2001 | Carpenter Cousins | |
1,000 | 1003 | 14 June 2001 | mtDNA haplogroup K | |
2,000 | 2005 | 31 January 2001 | 2 March 2002 | Rose |
3,000 | 3131 | 13 May 2002 | mtDNA haplogroup K/Hurst | |
4,000 | 4190 | 22 July 2002 | mtDNA haplogroup K | |
5,000 | 4897 | 16 December 2002 | mtDNA haplogroup U4 | |
6,000 | 5983 6060 |
12 November 2002 15 November 2002 |
Carpenter Cousins Carpenter Cousins | |
7,000 | 7181 | 19 January 2003 | Davenport | |
8,000 | 7894 8026 |
- 24 February 2003 |
5 March 2003 - |
mtDNA haplogroup U4 Carpenter Cousins |
9,000 | 8775 9045 |
- 4 April 2003 |
4 April 2003 11 April 2003 |
mtDNA haplogroup U4 Hamilton |
10,000 | 10000 | 14 May 2003[2] | Not known | |
20,000 | 19929 20259 |
29 March 2004 4 April 2004 |
Carpenter Cousins Carpenter Cousins | |
25,000 | 24990 - |
24 August 2004 - |
Carpenter Cousins - | |
30,000 | 30118 | 16 January 2005 | mtDNA haplogroup U4 | |
40,000 | 39993 40090 |
- 12 July 2005 |
20 July 2005 - |
mtDNA haplogroup U4 mtDNA haplogroup K |
50,000 | 50003 50021 |
28 March 2006 1 January 2006 |
R1a mtDNA haplogroup K | |
60,000 | 60305 | 7 April 2006 | Davenport | |
70,000 | 70003 | 5 August 2006 | Davenport | |
80,000 | 80194 | 21 December 2006 | Carpenter Cousins | |
90,000 | 89991 90030 |
16 April 2007 25 April 2007 |
Rayburn DNA Project R1a | |
100,000 | 100073 | 23 August 2007 | mtDNA haplogroup K | |
150,000 | 150111 | 14 April 2009 | mtDNA haplogroup U4 | |
200,000 | 200000 | 17 February 2011[3] | Not known | |
250,000 | 250110 | 16 July 2012 | 31 July 2012 | Hamilton |
300,000 | 300198 | 21 July 2013[4] | Adoption | |
350,000 | 352405 | 12 July 2014 | Devon | |
400,000 | 399656 400045 |
27 January 2015 30 January 2015 |
Goff Wheeler | |
450,000 | ||||
500,000 |
DNA blogger Debbie Kennett suggests that Family Tree DNA kit numbers, in combination with partner company kit numbers, can be used to provide a rough estimate of the number of customers at FTDNA. Through different sources, she estimated that about 565,000 customers around the world have been served by FTDNA. See her 20 January 2015 blog post What is the current size of the consumer genomics market?
See also
References
- ↑ Blankfeld M. About Family Tree DNA Kits #1 and #2 Genealogy DNA Rootsweb mailing list, 26 January 2005.
- ↑ Facts and Genes 2 June 2003, Volume 2, Issue 5
- ↑ This is the actual date the milestone was achieved. See the discussion on FTDNA's Facebook page. Kit no. 200013, ordered on 17 February 2011, is in the Ruffle DNA Project.
- ↑ Actual date when kit was ordered.