Hi, Do any of those tie in with Braxton or Valentine Brown? My uncle thinks they were brothers, as grandma's line was Valentine, but she spoke of an Uncle Braxton. Thanks Wanda Brewer Shepherd. --- [email protected] wrote: > Good morning Brown researchers and descendants! > > The Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study now has results > for 334 men, who fall (so > far!) into some 197 unrelated, biologically > distinct lines. This diversity of > origins for the Brown surname continues to > surprise, although most of us who > have followed the DNA project should be accustomed > to the phenomenon by now! > > The project's revised website now places our > "matched" participants into 59 > groups, which contain a total of 196 men. We believe > there's better than a > 50-50 chance that the members of any specific group > share a common Brown > ancestry within the "surname era," that is, since > about 1400 AD. For many of the > groups, moreover, we can be reasonably confident > that their common Brown > ancestors lived within the past 350 years or so. > > (In the meantime, another 138 project participants > are still waiting for > their first potentially significant matches.) > > If you'd like more information on the Brown DNA > Study, please see the URL at > the bottom of my signature block below. Or please > feel free to e-mail me > directly. > > Best regards, > > Jim Brown (James Armistead Brown, Jr.) > Project Co-Administrator > Brown/Browne/Braun DNA Study > [email protected] or [email protected] > http://brownsociety.org/browndna/dna-brown.htm > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email > to [email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Have a burning question? Go to www.Answers.yahoo.com and get answers from real people who know.