For all newcomers to these lists, I am seeking male descendants, who are alive today, with recorded genealogy in the following surnames, BEAL, BEALS, BEALE, BEALL, BELL, BALE and any other SOUNDEX B400 Surname. The purpose being to establish genetic signatures (haplotypes) for the various lines of descent of these surnames within the US, UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other parts of the world. Such Y-DNA haplotypes will prove invaluable in enhancing existing and future genealogical research! We have established a genetic signature for: William BEALE, 1664, York ME; Ninian BEALL & related branches, Prince George's Co. and Frederick Co. MD; James & William BELL, Dunbar, Scotland, the BELLs of Argentina & Canada John & Alexander BELL, Lower Largo , Fife, Scotland Archibald BELL, circa 1590, Arkinholme, Dumfrieshire, Scotland We have results, posted on my web pages starting at: BEAL SURNAME DNA PROJECT URLs as of October 8, 2002 http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/index.html <A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/index.html">(Home Page</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/whybealDNA.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/whybealDNA.html">Why Start the Project</A> ) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page1.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page1.html">Descendants Chart</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/whatsnew.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/whatsnew.html">What's New, Main</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page2.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page2.html">What's New, page 2</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page3.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/page3.html">Signup Form</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/results.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/results.html">Project Y-DNA results</A>) http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/migration.html (<A HREF="http://hometown.aol.com/bealsurnamedna/migratio.htmlr">Thumbnail Migration Patterns</A> Unfortunately, AOL clickables (in blue) do not always transfer to rootsweb lists, my reason for giving you full URLs Some of the colonial ancestors I am anxious to include are: John Beal, Hingham, MA Arthur, Edward, Manwarring, York, ME line to BEALS Island,& Jonesport, ME Boston, MA BEALs BEAL(E) of colonial VA Benjamin BEAL, Southhampton Co., VA Thomas, Samuel, Alexander, John BEALL of MD William BEALL of Prince George's Co. MD William & Alexander BEALE of Bucks Co,, PA I would like to see this ancestry memorialized by the participation of a living male recorded descendant in The BEAL SURNAME DNA STUDY! This will establish a genetic signature (haplotype) for these Colonial ancestors. Once established, all genetic descendants can be part of this lineage, if they are tested by Y-chromosome DNA testing and their DNA matches the established haplotype signature. It provides scientific proof backing up the genealogical records from these early ancestors who came to America, What better way to immortalize your ancestors and be united with your genetic cousins. Any other BEAL,BEALE,BEALS,BEALL,BALE,BELL descendants, who care about their genealogy and our proud of their recorded ancestry, should also memorialize their ancestors and lineage by proving their pedigree with genetics and meeting their genetic cousins! Chuck, Charles E. Beal Project Coordinator of the BEAL SURNAME DNA PROJECT, member NEW ENGLAND HISTORIC GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY, BEALS HISTORICAL SOCIETY, MAYFLOWER SOCIETY, BEALL and BELL FAMILY ASSOCIATIONS.