----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Prieskorn" <dalell@embarqmail.com> To: <brown@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:36 AM Subject: [BROWN] DNA > Hello list; RE; William Henry Brown b 3 Nov, 1868 Indiana (My grandfather) > > We did our DNA and a 100% came back from a 37 marker to a Rock family, > has any other Brown family done this. Not to a family named Rock, no, but I also have done a 37 analysis, and I have a 25 marker match with a MacKay line, so it's kind of similar. So it would seem that you are pretty closely related, within 5 or 6 generations at the most, of your GF with a Rock. I'd speculate that your GGF came over to the States from across the "pond", and for whatever reason changed his last name when he got to Ellis Island. I suspect that my GGGF did the same thing. (sigh). Ray
Thanks for the reply Ray; I think the Rock family must be further back then a ggg grandfather; I thought getting the DNA would help to get to a line; place; an idea where to continue searches; well good luck Ray. ELB -----Original Message----- From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:brown-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ray Brown Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:47 AM To: brown@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BROWN] DNA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eleanor Prieskorn" <dalell@embarqmail.com> To: <brown@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 7:36 AM Subject: [BROWN] DNA > Hello list; RE; William Henry Brown b 3 Nov, 1868 Indiana (My grandfather) > > We did our DNA and a 100% came back from a 37 marker to a Rock family, > has any other Brown family done this. Not to a family named Rock, no, but I also have done a 37 analysis, and I have a 25 marker match with a MacKay line, so it's kind of similar. So it would seem that you are pretty closely related, within 5 or 6 generations at the most, of your GF with a Rock. I'd speculate that your GGF came over to the States from across the "pond", and for whatever reason changed his last name when he got to Ellis Island. I suspect that my GGGF did the same thing. (sigh). Ray ------------------------------- 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 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.9.0/1771 - Release Date: 11/6/2008 7:58 AM