One generation A T. Just one. Now if two present day people (white or black) marry and have the dormant genes for the long ago mix... And these genes come forward from both the present people.. A white couple could have a baby that looks Af.Am., and vice versa. It's happened. Also just little hints can come forward generations later. Why is my hair so unruly/fuzzy?, Why does my Af. Am daughter have long silky hair? We will never know for sure. DNA will hint at the cause, but we will never know for certain. If you are thinking of doing the DNA for genealogy, expect some surprises... They will be there. Marge -----Original Message----- From: Atpowelljr@aol.com [mailto:Atpowelljr@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2005 8:47 PM To: CAMPBELL-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE-D. N. A. ????? ROY JOHNSON & Other Cousins, This is in Answer to; D. N. A. Not being able too prove Descendent from a Specific Ancestor. I have gotten INFO from A Member of TWO of MY Caucasian Families Recently, THAT they did a D. N. A. test, Going Back to Parent B, All OK, BUT; At Ancestor B. WOAH! ??? Parent Showed WEST African_____??. NOW HOW; It is a foregone conclusion, Proven Fact that there was Cohabitation between White men & Slave women. THE Potential results,___? Here Could be that there was a Connection between a White Woman & A Slave Male__?? <QUEIN SABE> YEP who knows. WE come up with Two Cases of Caucasian Tracing back to WEST African D. N. A. JUST____? Suppose that there was a Connection of White Female & West African Male, Resulting in the Birth of a MULATTO Male & the Family Decided to KEEP & raise the Baby & He Marries White or a Female Mulatto & that union produces a Male I do not know how many Generations that it would take for an Off spring to come along that would not show any Trace. I know of a woman whose Grand Mother was Full blooded Cherokee, One of the Grt Grand Sons has Features, His Sisters Daughter has more than a little Native American Resemblance. The Daughter Born to Daniel's While he was gone for TWO years, C-O-U-L-D <be> a D. N. A. Match Where My theory COULD hold water also but not BY D. N. A. past Ancestor B. CUZ A T <atpowelljr@aol.com> ______________________________