I'd like to say we can assume that but we have kit #95636 who has R1A1 in our group whose DNA is totally different than the James Robert Coats group. It is not a kit for whom we know the oldest ancestor, only their statement that their ancestors came from England. Sorry about that. Linda Coate On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 3:49 PM, John Coats <jwcoats@htc.net> wrote: > Can I assume with any certainty that everyone who tested as R1a1 DNA > descended from James Robert Coats and or John Webster Coats? That would > make the James Robert Coats family completely separate from Gentleman > John, Marmaduke, and James of Edgefield. > > John W. Coats > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to COATES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >