Well, I went ahead and signed up with Ancestry.com, and am going to have my Y-DNA tested, in order to compare with our current DNA. More than a little confusing, since the name is close, but they use Sorenson. I don't see how it could be any different, unless they use different sites. I'd like to get some feedback from any others who may have done this. I still can't figure out the ancestor of James Robert Coats since one source says he married Elizabeth Webster before 1805, but could this have been James Coats of Edgefield, who married Elizabeth Scott, and was definately the son of John Gentleman Coats. If anyone can help me with this conundrum let me know on my personal e-mail or call me at 618-281-5088 or cell 618-407-2000. Hope everyone made it through the Holidays in good health and happy. It seems as thought all the people I grew up with are dropping all around me like flys, from one illness or another; and I'm only 69. I hope to finish this thing before I go. John W. Coats