Peggy, The Westfall uncertainty is exactly the type of family connection problem that Y-DNA can help solve. I checked, and at the moment there is no Westfall family surname project underway, nor a Hession project. You may want to start one, or both. The URL below will take you to the information you need to do so. http://www.familytreedna.com/surname.asp Best Wishes, Eric Olson ericbear@pcweb.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "peggyt" <peggyt@early.com> To: <AMREV-HESSIANS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 9:58 AM Subject: Re: [HESSIAN] Please end topic on DNA > > Generally speaking, the DNA may not be a viable topic for the Hessian list. > However, I am a descendant of Gottlieb Westfall. He had a brother Heinrich > who also stayed here. Another Westfall researcher is having a problem > making the connection to Gottlieb Westfall. Other Westfall researchers seem > to have tried to pursuade her that she is connected to another Westfall > family, that of Jurian Westfall. This family is of no connection based on > my 50 years of research. We have very little on Heinrich Westfall. So down > the line a possible Westfall DNA project might be useful for Westfall > researchers to perhaps learn if they are connected to the Hessian brothers > or not. So I would not totally disregard the usefulness of this as a > Hessian topic. Perhaps this is not a line with which you are familiar. John > Merz is, as his wife is connected to these 2 Hessians in her line in > Germany. Of course, John is retired from the list. Pat Brandon of the list > is trying to make her connection to one of these Hessian brothers as her > family tradition is that the first Westfall here for her family was a > Hessian. I am sure you can see the implications for her. > > I am not suggesting by any means that DNA become a major topic on the list. > It is useful to have it in the archives. What I am suggesting is that it > might have its rewards some time in the future in regards to the brothers, > Gottlieb and Heinrich Westfall who were Hessians who remained. > > Peggy [Lyte] Tyrrell > > > > > > > > At 12:08 AM 3/3/05 -0800, Nelda Percival wrote: > >Hi, > >Well, the subject has been discussed and as a research tool for Hessians > >it is not viable... I am not saying its not a viable tool for genealogy > >research of a particular surname. It is. But that needs to be discussed > >off list. > > > > > >thank you > >List Manager in this case! > > > >Pax et bonum! > >Nelda L. Percival nee Gilpin > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gillock/ > >http://doodleartgraphics.com > > > > > > > >==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > >Taglines are supposed to give you instructions on how a mail list works. > >Please read them, and remove them and part of the original message > >(keeping enough of message for a reminder) before sending out an answer. > >One last word - Messages should not exceed what you can type on two letter > >pages, if you want to say more, make it two messages - Part one and Part two. > >`````````````` > >To unsubscribe: send an email to AMREV-HESSIANS-L-request@rootsweb.com > >and write one single word unsubscribe in subject line and text field. > >No other words or explanations or it won't work. > > > >============================== > >Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > >last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > >http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > ==== AMREV-HESSIANS Mailing List ==== > 6000 Hessian soldiers remained in North America after the end of the war in 1783. The majority settled in the Eastern United States and Canada. > You can search the archives for a specific message or browse them, going from one message to another. > To search: http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=AMREV-HESSIANS > To browse: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/AMREV-HESSIANS-L > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >