I think DNA testing can be really helpful to break brick walls. I spent 15 years trying to ascertain the name of my great grandmother. I had a very slim paper trail consisting of church minutes and a marriage record with initials. After 15 years of searching I had a "theory" that she was a daughter of Rebecca and William Henry Taylor. I found a Taylor descendant who graciously consented to a DNA test and my brick wall was broken! We were predicted 2nd cousins, although in actuality are 3rd cousins as our great grandparents were siblings, although I have to this day only found a couple of trees that include my great grandmother Adeline Taylor. This relationship was also proved through a separate dna test linking me to a half sibling of Adeline...a Gipson. So if you have a theory and a slim paper trail, dna may be just the thing to definitively confirm (or rule out) a relationship. Martha Oliver Lawton Scott County Taylors, Olivers, Dickersons ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lynda Moreau" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 5:58 PM Subject: Re: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for TaxationinScott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 > My two cents about DNA testing - I descend from a Virginia line that has > been pretty well documented. The progenitor was a man of means, and a > member of the House of Burgesses - he left a fair amount of records. He > had > at least 5-6 sons, and some daughters, who all lived to adulthood - most > of > their lines comes down to the present day. Anyway, we have a family > association - one of our officers is a certified genealogist - and we > decided to do a DNA project. Well, it all hit the fan when it was proven > ( > we reran the test to make sure) that one of this man's "sons" could not > possibly be his son. He was fathered by someone else. Now, this kid was > named in the will and everything! Thankfully, it wasn't the son I am > descended from - hahahahah. Anyway, a story was quickly concocted that he > must have been a son of the wife from a "previous marriage" and just > raised > by this man as his son. Of course, no proof has ever surfaced of a > "previous > marriage." I think you can all guess where I'm going with this. To sum > up: DNA tests are great, just be prepared for anything. And....lineage > societies do not accept them as proof - yet. > > Lynda Moreau > New Orleans > > In Scott County - researching AYDELOTT, HELTON, LOFTIS > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On > Behalf Of Barbara Van Camp > Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for Taxation > inScott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 > > > Well for my 2 cents worth on DNA testing - in my family line which is the > Watts family -thru DNA testing we have found 2 totally new and different > family lines that matches ours 100%,plus we have found many cousins that > we > knew nothing about - some with different last names????I don't think any > of > our line would disagree with me - saying that DNA testing is worth every > dimeyou pay to have it done. Just so you know - I am also researching the > Clark line from Scott Co., AR, thus my reason for beingon here.Thanks - > and > don't ever question DNA testing - it is well worth the money.Barbara > (Watts/Clark) Van Camp > From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:46:25 -0600 >> Subject: Re: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for Taxation > inScott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 >> >> Wow Harold; sounds very interesting; could you elaborate a little more >> for us part-timers? I do a lot of personal family research, but I've >> never delved into the DNA part of it. I have always wondered how you >> do it; costs, what good it would do, etc. How has it helped you in >> your research? Also, if a person already has pretty good records, >> would there be a further benefit to them to do the DNA part of it? >> (Sorry I'm full of questions; and perhaps several other people may be >> too!!) >> >> Thanks for any advice you might give! >> Susan Brown Jackson >> (Tate, Rhyne, Hutchens, Bagwell, Brown, Jones, Gallimore, Greenfield >> desc. > >> of Scott Co. and surroundings areas) >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Harold Kelley" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2013 7:40 AM >> Subject: Re: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for >> Taxation inScott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 >> >> >> > Dear Delaine, it was a pleasure seeing your email responses to >> > Scott County questions. >> > I don't know whether you have been off, or I have not been watching. >> > I get very few requests for cemetery look-ups. The on-line lists >> > take care of them..which is good. >> > I'm still plugging away. Had DNA of myself and daughter, using >> > Ancestry.com , it got us involved in high figures for Scandanavian >> > ancestors by ancestry.com. The Internet shows a lot of activity on >> > this front. I have a sample in to National Geographic. Should be >> > hearing from them soon. >> > Keep up the good work. Harold Kelley >> > >> > >> > Sent from my iPad >> > >> > On Jan 18, 2013, at 7:53 AM, "Delaine Edwards" >> > <[email protected]> >> > wrote: >> > >> >> Nina, No William or Sarah were listed but in 1865 there were >> >> listings for C.P. Anderson, R.F. Anderson, R.C. Anderson and A.J. >> >> Anderson - all on land in Township 6 and Range 26 and 27 (now in >> >> Logan County.) >> >> >> >> In 1867 there were listings for R.C. Anderson, C.P. Anderson, >> >> Louisa Anderson and A.J. Anderson - again they were taxed for land >> >> that is in present day Logan County. >> >> >> >> Delaine Edwards >> >> County Coordinator >> >> Scott County Arkansas USGenWeb >> >> http://argenweb.net/scott/ >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Nina Strahm" <[email protected]> >> >> To: <[email protected]> >> >> Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2013 9:51 AM >> >> Subject: Re: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for >> >> Taxation in Scott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 >> >> >> >> >> >>> Do you have William Anderson & Sarah, believe this property was >> >>> later in Logan Co. >> >>> Thanks Nina >> >>> >> >>> Sent from my iPad >> >>> >> >>> On Jan 16, 2013, at 3:23 PM, Delaine Edwards >> >>> <[email protected]> >> >>> wrote: >> >>> >> >>>> Patty, >> >>>> I'm sorry, his name isn't listed under any of these spellings in >> >>>> the index of this book. >> >>>> >> >>>> Delaine Edwards >> >>>> County Coordinator >> >>>> Scott County Arkansas USGenWeb >> >>>> http://argenweb.net/scott/ >> >>>> >> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >> >>>> From: "Archer, Patricia E." <[email protected]> >> >>>> To: <[email protected]> >> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 12:54 PM >> >>>> Subject: [ARSCOTT] List of Persons and Property Assessed for >> >>>> Taxation in Scott County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867 >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>>> Does anyone have this book and can do a look up for me? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> List of Persons and Property Assessed for Taxation in Scott >> >>>>> County, Arkansas for 1865 and 1867, compiled by Delaine Edwards and > John P. >> >>>>> O'Nale >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Years ago I found a copy of this book at the library, but have >> >>>>> since then not been able to locate it there. I found my GG >> >>>>> Grandpa Jamerson in this book. But it wasn't until after this >> >>>>> that I found my other GG Grandpa Morgan Pierce on the 1860 Scott >> >>>>> Co., AR census. Can anyone look to see if Morgan Pierce (other >> >>>>> spellings would be Peirce, Pearce, Purce, Price, >> >>>>> etc.) is listed in the book for either 1865 or 1867? >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Thanks so much. >> >>>>> >> >>>>> Patty (Jamerson) Archer >> >>>>> >> >>>>> >> >>>>> ------------------------------- >> >>>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >>>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>>> >> >>>> >> >>>> ------------------------------- >> >>>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >>>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >>> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >>> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message