Hello Jill I was interested in your query and about the use of DNA in your family search of a particular geographical area like Dorset. How precise is such a test.? I thought they could only give you general locations .Have you been able to match up actual proven family members? On 1 Sep 2017 22:44, "Jill Morley" <[email protected]> wrote: My DNA results so far - trying to find out where my John ARNOLD came from in UK he died in the year 1700 and was born probably in the mid 1600s - and his brother James ARNOLD - no birth can be found for either John ARNOLD was buried in Milton Abbas with his wife Jane in May 1700 - they lived in Winterborne Kingston - I can find anything before this date for them. So I have turned to the USA ARNOLD to find out if any of them came from DORSET in England - I am thinking if I can find out where they come from in UK this may give me a clue to my John and his brother James ARNOLD I have had my brother's YDNA test done with Family History DNA - FHDNA and Ancestry DNA with my own DNA Either someone had latched on to the wrong tree in USA or these ARNOLD men all come from the same line as me So far I am 1/4 way through the lists but this is what we have matched with on both tests William ARNOLD = Christian PEAK 18 Matches Thomas ARNOLD= Grace DOYLE 15 Matches William ARNOLD = Elizabeth BOSTICK 9 Matches Thomas ARNOLD - Phebe PARKHURST 7 Matches Joseph ARNOLD = Elisabeth WAKEMAN 5 Matches I don't know about you but this is telling me either everyone is doing the wrong trees in the USA - or copying each other- or my brother and I connect to all of them through Dorset UK? Jill [ARNOLD] MORLEY Email: [email protected] ARNOLD - SHEPPARD - HOWE- HASKELL- HAYSOME- NOTTING- POOKE- MORE - DURENT - TERRELL- KELLWAY- OAKLEY - BASON- INKPEN- in Dorset, Tasmania, Queensland, Victoria, South Australia. BALLAM - LANE - MILLER - LITTLE - HOOK - HAWES - STROUD - BURDEN- in Dorset. *************************************** When replying to this message, please spare a thought for your fellow list members, and anyone searching the archives in the future. SNIP everything which is not essential for comprehension or continuity (including the footers which will be put back anyway!) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message