This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: BowesOneNameStudy Surnames: Bowes, Bowe Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.bowe/358.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: You might be interested in the DNA Project for people studying your surname. Using a cheek swab sample of the Y-DNA we are able to compare those genetic markers among males with the surname and see which ones match. So far we have 17 members and 10 different genetic lines. Many of our lines come from Ireland and some from England. There are several surname variants included. It's another tool for your genealogy tool box if you wish to use it. See http://www.familytreedna.com/public/bowes If you join the project and match someone you can compare paper trails. If you don't match anyone initially, you will get an e-mail whenever a new participant joins who matches you. If you have any further questions you can e-mail me through the website link above. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.