The Barnes DNA study continues to grow and is helping people who have hit research road blocks define their research by placing them into on of the now more than 10 haplotypes or families with the surname of Barnes. Here is a brief summary and information on joining. In August 2001 several descendants of James and Ketura Shipley Barnes began the Barnes DNA study to try and separate and define the Barnes families that immigrated to America. Thus far over 50 Barnes men have been tested and their results define at least eight families who descend from different Barnes common ancestors. These families include the Thomas of Hartford, CT and the James & Ketura of Maryland. The results are posted on the web by earliest known ancestor at: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Lane/2894/BarnesDNAstudy.html Since this is a y-chromosome DNA study, the participant must be a male with the surname of Barnes for it to work. The DNA profile is processed by Family Tree DNA (www.familytreedna.com) using the Univ. of Arizona lab. You can also learn more about the whole DNA process at their web site. If you are interested in participating in the Barnes DNA study and are a male named Barnes or have a cousin, uncle, father or husband named Barnes, then send me the mailing address for the test kit and a short son to father, to grandfather, etc genealogy as far back as known. I'll order the kit and enter you into the study. An invoice comes with the kit and is payable when returned to FTDNA. Larry