At least the humour gene lives on !! Hurrah Carol researching Yorkshire, England Baxter history ----- Original Message ----- From: "Hiram "Ben" Cooper" <bcooper@mc2k.com> To: <BAXTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [BAXTER~] Related to our ancestors????????????? > Well, Sandra, I don't know where the FBI is coming from but recent > revelations on their practices has led me to believe they don't know > everything...they just think they do. And if they don't, they just wing it. > Not trying to be disrespectful, just matter of fact. > > I personally had a DNA Y-Chromosome match with a distant cousin > 7-generations back. Doesn't take a rocket scientist to see how far off > their hypothesis is on this subject. Hang in there. > > Have a good day! (-: > > H. Ben Cooper > Group Administrator > Cooper Surname DNA Project > bcooper@mc2k.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <Scalawag1867@aol.com> > To: <BAXTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 9:03 AM > Subject: [BAXTER~] Related to our ancestors????????????? > > > > I help please. > > > > I talked at length this morning with my nephew who is with the FBI. > > > > He tells me that after three generations we are no longer related to our > > ancestors. > > > > we are linked by names but not by blood. > > > > He says no one is related to one another after third cousins. > > > > My line/ancestors: > > > > James Waldrop, Sr. > > Benjamin Waldrop > > Green Berry Waldrop 1794-1854 > > Joseph Ryan Waldrop 1827-1870 > > James Harry Waldrop 190601962 > > Me. > > > > So what he is saying I am only related to Green Berry Waldrop,Benjamin > > Waldrop his papa is not related to me, I am just in his name only line. > > We are only researching our names and not who wer are related to. > > > > So if James Waldrop, Sr. and Ann hadn't married in the 1700s, would I be > > here?? Does it not take one generation to make another. > > > > He said this was taught in the FBI and DNA. > > > > Help me please.....I am not educated in this and he is. > > > > Please tell me he is wrong. > > > > Sandra > > maiden Waldrop > > Georgia > > > > > > ==== BAXTER Mailing List ==== > > The use of this list to research the Baxter surname is not restricted to > any one area of the world--it is a world wide area Baxter research list. > > > > > > > ==== BAXTER Mailing List ==== > If you'd like to read all previous messages that have been sent to this > list, go to the archives of the list that are located at: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/archives/BAXTER-L/ > and: > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=baxter > and: > http://resources.rootsweb.com/~clusters/surnames/b/a/BAXTER/ > >