In the hope of furthering all of our research on the Ainsworth family, I have started an Ainsworth Surname DNA project through Family Tree DNA. The purpose of this project is to ascertain if there are links between the different Ainsworth families throughout the world. Five Ainsworth men have already joined the test group. Four are in the United States and one is in England. If you would like to join the project, you can order your test kit by going to http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=U83328&special=true We need men who carry the Ainsworth surname as they will be testing the Y DNA which is passed down from father to son. I am paying for one of my brothers to be the first tester. The more people that join the test group, the more useful our results will be. We hope to build a database of Ainsworths from all over the world. You can choose between a 12 marker test at the group price of $99.00, the 25 marker test at $169.00, or the 37 marker test at $229.00. If you cannot afford the higher level tests, you can upgrade to those levels at a later date. You only need to submit your DNA sample once. Family Tree DNA will retest your original sample to add the new markers to your record. I am working on setting up a web page for the results. When we begin getting results from the tests, I will post messages with links to the web page. Test results will be listed by the earliest proven Ainsworth ancestors. Your email addresses will only be given out with your permission to people who are close matches to you. You can then correspond with each other to try to determine if you can find a common ancestor. If you have any questions, please email me. Barbara Ainsworth Montgomery