Do you have a brother or a first cousin with one of the names that you are researching? If so, and if you are interested in pursuing DNA testing, you might offer to pay for them taking the test. Very common surnames might be one of the better places to try it. Keep in mind that even a 37 marker match only means a common ancestor - it does not automatically pinpoint that ancestor to a specific person or generation. But it may help you determine a research direction. Jack -----Original Message----- From: Sharon Howell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:45 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [DUNB] DNA genealogical study I'm intrigued with making these requests, also, but since I'm female, and the ancestors that I've found so far had very common surnames like Brown and Martin, I don't even know where/how to begin. Sharon in Ohio ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx

Unfortunately, I don't. I don't know of anyone with one of the names I'm researching. I have yet to trace that part of my ancestry to America. And the 2 x great grandmother in question had 2 children apparently out of wedlock and then married. The records are a bit vague, and I haven't been able to trace her or her husband backwards --or forward--so far. They show up on a census and then simply disappear. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 8:11 PM Subject: RE: [DUNB] DNA genealogical study > Do you have a brother or a first cousin with one of the names that you are > researching? If so, and if you are interested in pursuing DNA testing, you > might offer to pay for them taking the test. Very common surnames might be > one of the better places to try it. Keep in mind that even a 37 marker > match > only means a common ancestor - it does not automatically pinpoint that > ancestor to a specific person or generation. But it may help you determine > a > research direction. > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: Sharon Howell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Sunday, July 02, 2006 6:45 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [DUNB] DNA genealogical study > > I'm intrigued with making these requests, also, but since I'm female, and > the ancestors that I've found so far had very common surnames like Brown > and > > Martin, I don't even know where/how to begin. > Sharon in Ohio > > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >