Currently, about a dozen participants are awaiting test results from DNA which will verify the validity of claims by individuals to be connected with certain SANDERS/SAUNDERS ancestors. Results will be available in about 30 days. This is an excellent opportunity to participate in a meaningful project that can answer many questions about the relationship between the various lines of Sanders/ Saunders in the USA. Many of the Sanders/Saunders lines originated in VA and NC and spread out to other states as they were developed. These Sanders/Saunders lines have lost contact with their original ancestors and there is no dependable paper trail to follow. DNA offers the best (and perhaps only) method to reliably reconnect these lines. DNA testing currently underway will determine relationships between the various branches of the SANDERS/SAUNDERS line. To participate in the DNA test you are required to be a male with the surname of Sanders/Saunders/Sanderson/Saunderson/etc. Justin M. Sanders who is monitoring this project can be reached at email address <jsanders@jaguar1.usouthal.edu>. He has all the correct information. For example in my own Saunders line which I first locate in 1742 in NC, I have been unable to clearly identify any of the older SANDERS/SAUNDERS lines to tie into. I am fairly certain that my gggrandfather, John Francis SANDERS, who married Cintha HARRIS of Guilford Co, NC, is related to the Sanderses who lived in Virginia in the 1700-1800 timeframe. DNA testing offers an excellent opportunity to make this connection. We believe the fee charged by the testing laboratory is reasonable in view of the information which is yielded by the result. Best wishes, Ed Sanders