Jan: It is all about how the two Williams were related. Some had felt the two Williams were not related at all, or for that matter, Carpenters in the South of England were of distict families who shared a common occupational surname. The DNA study as it expands into England will shed light on all of this. BC ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jan Robison" <[email protected]> To: "Bruce E Carpenter" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [CARPENTER] DNA question 3 > Bruce, > > What about us folks who descended from BOTH of them??? I have two distinct > lines... > > Jan (unfortunately, female in this case!) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce E Carpenter" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, May 12, 2004 7:28 PM > Subject: [CARPENTER] DNA question 3 > > > > "Before we can make anything out of it, we need to go > > one step further and assume something that isn't yet proven: it seems > > likely, or at least plausible, that Group 2 is descended from William > > of Providence and Group 3 from William of Rehoboth." > > > > This I take to mean that the individuals who kindly provided their DNA > > samples claimed to be descendants of one of the two Williams, but did not > > provide real proof of it. > > Is this correct? > > > > Bruce Carpenter > > Nara, Japan > > >