That's a good point. I've worked on my Copeland line for many years, as my mother was a Copeland. One of the DNA project participants has his line back to Baldwin Copeland, a brother of one of my ancestors. I know who his father and grandfather are, but after that there are various lines mixed together with the same names. For a long time I assumed the Herman Coplen book had it correctly, but it was disproved by a researcher for the Order of Founders and Patriots when I tried to join. I organized a DNA project for my own family, and I recognize what a great tool it is if there are enough participants. Sadly, we haven't been able to get nearly as many participants as the Copeland project. Jerry Crumly ----- Original Message ----- From: <BWGood@aol.com> To: <COPELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [COPELAND] Copeland land records- DNA project >I think if the Copeland DNA Project gets enough male Copelands to >participate > in DNA testing, that it could establish family DNA haplotypes of the > different Copeland families, that we could at the very least establish for > someone at > a deadend in their research which Copeland immigrant family they descend > from. > If you are a male Copeland and have matching DNA with proven descendants > of > an early Copeland, you can focus your research on filling in the missing > generations. I have worked on some of my families from "both ends" and > it has > been immensely helpful in solving roadblocks. Information about the > project > and how to participate can be found at their web site: > COPELAND, COPLIN, COPELIN, COPLEN, COPELAN -- Surname DNA Project > http://www.small-stuff.com/COPELAND/ > > Barbara Good

Where did Herman go wrong? Is there proof? Help? I've no Copeland males to do DNA - they all carry their father's name. Can I do and mTDNA? Fill me in, please!! jean MacAonghais <a-celt@cox.net> wrote: That's a good point. I've worked on my Copeland line for many years, as my mother was a Copeland. One of the DNA project participants has his line back to Baldwin Copeland, a brother of one of my ancestors. I know who his father and grandfather are, but after that there are various lines mixed together with the same names. For a long time I assumed the Herman Coplen book had it correctly, but it was disproved by a researcher for the Order of Founders and Patriots when I tried to join. I organized a DNA project for my own family, and I recognize what a great tool it is if there are enough participants. Sadly, we haven't been able to get nearly as many participants as the Copeland project. Jerry Crumly ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 4:13 PM Subject: Re: [COPELAND] Copeland land records- DNA project >I think if the Copeland DNA Project gets enough male Copelands to >participate > in DNA testing, that it could establish family DNA haplotypes of the > different Copeland families, that we could at the very least establish for > someone at > a deadend in their research which Copeland immigrant family they descend > from. > If you are a male Copeland and have matching DNA with proven descendants > of > an early Copeland, you can focus your research on filling in the missing > generations. I have worked on some of my families from "both ends" and > it has > been immensely helpful in solving roadblocks. Information about the > project > and how to participate can be found at their web site: > COPELAND, COPLIN, COPELIN, COPLEN, COPELAN -- Surname DNA Project > http://www.small-stuff.com/COPELAND/ > > Barbara Good ==== COPELAND Mailing List ==== To contact the List Admin: mailto:COPELAND-admin@rootsweb.com To unsubscribe from List Mode: mailto:COPELAND-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe To unsubscribe in Digest Mode: mailto:COPELAND-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe AOL USERS: Send an email to:COPELAND-L-request@rootsweb.com (In Digest Mode change the "L" to a "D") with the word unsubscribe in the body of the message. ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx "If you come to a fork in the road, take it." Yogi Berra