I will ask my cousin Any because he is open minded. I don't know if my cousin Tony Rockefeller has done it or not. Thank you for the info --- On Tue, 12/22/09, Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> wrote: From: Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> Subject: Re: [BROWN] DNA To: brown@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 10:00 PM I'm afraid not.  Your sons carry their father's (your husband's) Y-chromosome, not your father's.  But do you have any male first cousins who descend from your paternal grandfather?  They would do. I bribed a resistant cousin into doing a test by not only paying for the test, but including an expensive bottle of aged Scotch.  Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com Behalf Of Melanie Ponder > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:13 AM > To: brown@rootsweb.com > Subject: [BROWN] DNA > > My dad passed recently and his brothers arent interested in > genealogy so they won't do Dna. I am a female.. but could my > sons do the dna? Just curious cause if so I may be able to > figure out where my line ties in. > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BROWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Oh dear, I'm sorry. He would have to be a male surnamed BROWN, one who is a patrilineal descendant of your paternal grandfather. Females break the chain, so the line has to be entirely male. I apologize for having not been specific in my prior message. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Melanie Ponder > Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2009 1:16 AM > To: brown@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BROWN] DNA > > I will ask my cousin Any because he is open minded. I don't > know if my cousin Tony Rockefeller has done it or not. Thank > you for the info > > --- On Tue, 12/22/09, Diana Gale Matthiesen > <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> wrote: > > > From: Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> > Subject: Re: [BROWN] DNA > To: brown@rootsweb.com > Date: Tuesday, December 22, 2009, 10:00 PM > > > I'm afraid not.  Your sons carry their father's (your > husband's) Y-chromosome, > not your father's.  > > But do you have any male first cousins who descend from your paternal > grandfather?  They would do. > > I bribed a resistant cousin into doing a test by not only > paying for the test, > but including an expensive bottle of aged Scotch.  > > Diana >