Rex, I am a skeptic by nature, so you can ignore my comments, but I read of a case where they could not prove the relationship of a child to her alleged grandparents with all three people's DNA. Most of us had 32 ggggrandparents. So, I guess I have a 32nd of each of their DNA, randomly given to me. Presumeably, all their descendants did not come away with the same 32nd. I am not mathematician enough to calculate the odds, but I wonder how likely it is that another child who is only descended from *one* set of those 32 grandparents would have the same two 32nds that I received. Seems like the odds are at least 16 to 1 that he or she would not have the same DNA? William I is eight generations back from me. At that point my math really fails me. But, sounds less certain than the records in any family Bible. Dave White ---------- > From: Rexchase@aol.com > To: CHASE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [CHASE-L] DNA testing > Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 7:04 PM > > Hello fellow searchers, snip. > It seems that a company called Life Science (www.genesaver.com) is > providing vials to individuals in order to take blood samples. The > individual takes "his own blood sample which is then given to Life Science to > be processed and returned to the individual for safekeeping. The samples will snip > In my case, if I could compare my DNA with some known Aquila/Thomas line > and with some William line, I probably will then know which line I should be > vigorously pursuing...or maybe my line is neither, in which case I could look > elsewhere.