This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonaldDale100 Surnames: Dale, Dales, Deal, Deals, Deall, Dail Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dale/1142.4.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Don, I don't know the lineage of the Louisiana Dales but suspect that they are an offshoot of the Missouri Dales. This branch started in Scotland to County Derry to Maryland and from then to Kentucky, Missouri and then Colorado. I would have to do some digging to see how the Louisiana Dales trace back. When I did the DNA thing I used Ancestry but that time the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation was offering free tests so I also had them test the DNA and then finally to be certain of results I used Family Tree DNA. All three tests at different times by different labs produced the same results or values, which is very reassuring. It has also opened up the search possibilities for others who have had the tests done. For example, there is a very large number of folks from different English Dale lines in several different areas of England who have done the test. There appears to be no relationship between our Scots Dales from Ayrshire and these English Dales. Are you a Louisiana Dale? Ron Dale Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.