Message text written by INTERNET:[email protected] > Let me add my two cents to this discussion. Yes, you do have to begin with yourself and go to your parents, their parents, etc, etc. One can find as much documentation as possible. I've been working on my Davenport line for over 30 years and have not been able to find any documentation for my gg grandparents. Since they obviously didn't just appear here on earth I am at that proverbial brick wall. This is where the DNA testing might be able to help me. If I knew at least which line of Davenports he came from I might be able to find the connection. At least it would limit the focus of my research. Carol (Davenport) Parks<<<<<<<<< Carol, You are right, and of course I can see the value of the DNA testing, - it is like a curtain being pulled away. I thought the message I commented on originated from someone just starting on their ancestry. Winn (Davenport) Auch