Larry wrote: > This message is for the DNA group. My ggGrandfather was John N. Carpenter > born in Claiborne Co., TN about 1830. His father was Peterson Carpenter, > born TN 1804, probable son of Abner Carpenter, born 1781 in Amherst Co., VA. We do have one claimed descendant of Abner in the project. You can see his lineage on the project lineage page -- he is #23381 in Group 7. Unfortunately, the parentage for Abner is only a guess, slightly enhanced by the DNA, but still just a guess. By the way, when you say "probable son of Abner", that sounds as if you need more evidence. One way to get more is to track down a male-line descendant of Peterson Carpenter and get him to take the DNA test. As it happens, #23381 has a mutation which might (or might not) be shared by other descendants of Abner. If your Carpenter cousin not only belongs to Group 7, but also shares this mutation, it would be a very positive piece of evidence to add to whatever you have so far. Even just finding that he is a member of Group 7 would be positive -- and of course, the alternative finding (i.e., if he is *not* in Group 7) would show that there is a problem in the genealogy somewhere. John Chandler