Char. It's good to hear from you. I'll rename the group as James R/John/William in alphabetical order. It will also place this group a bit closer to the top. You are absolutely correct that this theory is only from purely 2nd hand sources and neither of us have yet found first hand records to substantiate it. They are simply other's beliefs to check out and get the type dialog below that could help us make progress on the lines. I'm glad you were helping to check too. Anyone else care to join in? Linda Coats Family History wrote: > James appears from this latest test to be more closely related to > William than John R.... > > The secondary info at Ancestry has not been confirmed with any primary > source records from the New England area records....New England by the > way has very good records, so there is no need to rely on secondary > info at Ancestry...so that connection with Charles Coats and Thankful, > I was not able to find any records to make any connection there...that > does not mean something may not show up..but at this time we have no > records showing any connection...and unless Ancestry provides source > info it's probably not reliable... > > Very little research has been done in that New England area by the way > on any Coats families, that includes New York and the Maine, New > Hampshire areas as well...so other than the documentation found at the > New England Genealogical and Historical Society, together with the > early town records are the only ones we have... > > So needless to say, much more research needs to be done in those > areas, which may give us more clues on how these families might be > connected... > > Char > > > > On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 2:18 PM, Coats Family History > <coats.genealogy@gmail.com> wrote: > >> There is likewise nothing in the DNA reports that indicate that John >> Coats m Ann Dunnigan and James Roberts Coats are brothers or 1st >> cousins, they are merely related at this point, so please don't make >> any indication of that either! >> >> You need to be careful making your assumptions with this group...they >> can be misleading and prevent others from doing further research... >> >> All we know is: they are related however, we don't know how at this point... >> >> Char >> >> On Tue, Jul 29, 2008 at 1:23 PM, Linda Coate <lcoate@ancestrees.com> wrote: >> >>> I have the new DNA results up. I've renamed the group to match the two >>> oldest verified lines in that group. It's now in the middle of the list >>> under the subheading: James R./John Coats. If there is anyone who'd >>> like their kit # linked to their email address or to a family genealogy, >>> you are invited to do so. Thanks. Linda Coate, Coats Family DNA Co-admin >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> -- >> A shameless plug for my web activities: >> >> Support Authentic Cherokee Art - ask for the Artist's Tribal >> registration number before you buy!! Cherokee Style, Cherokee Heritage >> and Cherokee Descent all mean non Indian! >> >> Indian Arts and Craft Act: >> http://nativeamericanlawus.blogspot.com >> >> Cherokee Basket Weaver's Association: >> http://cherokeebasketweaversassociation.org/ >> >> Cherokee Basketweaving Books: >> http://www.lulu.com/groups/indianbasketweaving >> >> Cherokee Artists Association >> http://www.cherokeeartistsassociation.org >> >> Cherokees of Orange County >> http://www.cherokeesoforangecounty.org >> >> Coats Archive: >> http://www.coatsarchive.us >> >> Pages Through Time >> http://www.pagesthroughtime.us >> >> > > > >