Hello Folks, We have just had returned to us the results of our 14th BONNER DNA sample. It did not match exactly with any of the previous samples, and therefore it has been assigned its own "node". The present sample will be called Node "H" DNA. I have updated the Results Table and the Network Diagram to reflect the new information. I don't think I know the patriarch of the sample, so I can say nothing about that (yet). http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/bonnerdna/ But for now, I will make two comments: 1. The new sample is our first example of a near miss. We have had exact matches previously (for examples, we have four Node "C" samples, three Node "B" samples, and two Node "A" samples), but generally speaking the non-exact-matches were separated genetically by some distance. However, the new sample is only 2 mutations away from Node "D" DNA. I would ordinarily say that this is still not close enough to consider very carefully, however, that is in light of no other information. If the traditional genealogy material shows some possible/probable connection, then perhaps it would warrant substantial investigation. 2. The overall shape of the Network Diagram did not change much. The Network diagram is simply a tool to see how genetically similar two groups are without having to deal with the numbers. It presumes a common patriarch to all samples (which is clearly not the case here), which is then represented in two dimensions. Because the project is still relatively small, and the network is robust, I think there is no reason to split it up. We now have no samples in the pipeline, although I will continue with my recruiting efforts. Remember that the success of this project will be determined by sample size. I have already gotten my money's worth, but I think we can do much better. Please help the project effort by securing additional samples. This project could help you more than you might think. I welcome additional comments, questions, etc., by the participants themselves, or others, on this project, or BONNER genealogy in general. Cheers, Gregg Bonner BONNER-L ListAdmin BONNER Surname DNA Project Group Administrator