Hello all, I can't remember how long it has been since I reported on the DNA project, but the results come in sporadically, and everytime I think I have them all posted to our DNA Project, a new one comes in. Also, you may have noticed that the website was down for a few days as the serve had been under attack. I am happy to announce that we have the DNA results of a participant who seems to be descended from Col. Joseph Bridger of Isle of Wight, VA. I have checked his line as well as I can without seeing all his documents and all seems to be in order. I must say that of all my 10 family DNA Projects, this one has been to most puzzling. I knew many of you for years before we began this testing and was familiar with your Bridges lines and would have bet that we were all related as we have so many collateral lines in common, and would have bet that we were all descended from Col, Joseph for the same reason. Most of our lines continued to marry into Isle of Wight, VA families even after the were long gone from VA. It is my belief that adoptions occurred in the BRIDGER family and that is why our DNA doesn't match each other. I have seen many mentions of male called "Alias Bridger" but can't remember at this moment who they were. It is possible that they were not true Bridgers. It is, also, a fact that Col. Joseph disowned his son, Joseph, and it is possible that Joseph wasn't his son. Also, I have read somewhere that the William Bridger who moved to NC about 1720 and there the name changed to Bridgers was left out of his father's will. I am not sure this is true, but it makes me wonder if William may have not been his father's son. We need to test as many Bridger, Bridgers & Bridges lines as possible to try to solve this puzzle. That includes as many as possible who stayed in VA and all those, especially, who went to or through NC. You may see the results at: http://small-stuff.com/BRIDGES Click on "DNA Test Results" and if you have been there lately, remember to "Reload" the page. Julia French Wood DNA Project Adm.