Forwarded for Christopher Brooks Irene Dunham <kandid@pivot.net> wrote: >Has anyone heard from Chris Brooks in the last few weeks? Hello, all, I am temporarily offline and unavailable. I would expect this to be the case for at least another month, but perhaps substantially longer. This is the first time I've been able to check my mail since going offline, so please forgive the fact that I'm answering individual messages with a blanket response. There is a temporary address to which you can send mail: cbrooks@tributaries.us I'll try to check for mail once a week, but if you had something lengthy to share or send to me, it would be best to wait until I get things settled here. A lot is happening genealogically. My DNA test results arrived yesterday, me being the fourth participant in our test project. Independently of that, I've been talking with John Brooks Threlfall, author of the seminal article on Capt. Thomas Brooks of Watertown and Concord which ran in TAG in 1973. He believes he has proved through traditional research the theory that Capt. Thomas and Henry Brooks shared a common ancestor. Mr. Threlfall (who makes them 1st cousins once removed) has generously shared relevant portions of his 40 years' of research and is sending more. I had a quick look at his arguments, not only as to the Henry/Thomas relationship, but his belief that he has identified Thomas's English ancestry and the identity of his wife Grace. It's a complex case, and one that I wouldn't be comfortable promoting are passing on secondhand on Mr. Threlfall's behalf without having confirmed it myself. But as soon as I can absorb, analyze and understand the DNA and Threlfall data, I will share it with the list, with its author's permission. Will respond to the other DNA testing participants individually. Thanks, Chris