Hello All FARRIS/etc. Surname searchers who are interested in our Y-DNA Project. There have been several messages like the one below where participants are disappointed that they have not yet had any close Y-DNA matches indicating that we have found a common ancestor. I know that this is frustrating because I am in the same situation. We just had our twentieth participant receive their Y-DNA results and several more are in the works. As we get more participation in our project we will greatly increase our likelihood of finding common ancestors. Many of my participant contacts are female, but the sample must be provided by a male with a surname of FARRIS/etc. Taking the sample is quick & painless since it only involves swabbing the inside of your cheek with a large Q-tip. The sample kit comes with very clear directions. The cost is $189.00 and you pay only after you have submitted your Y-DNA sample. If you are related to (or know of) any males with the surname of FARRIS/etc., please encourage them to join our project. It will help all of us. To join our project and order your test kit, please follow the direction at this WEB Site: <<< http://www.dnaheritage.com/oracle/join.asp?GroupUnique=873562776 >>>. While we are still waiting to get more participants, I encourage all of you that do not yet have Y-DNA matches to get at least two more males from your branch tested. For instance, I got my son and my paternal first cousin to agree to be tested. These three results establish a clear Y-DNA set of results for our branch. Research has shown that 3 to 5% of people who think they belong to a surname group do not. This is because of unacknowledged adoptions, early death of parents where the maternal grandparents adopt & raise the small child (this happened in the family of my aunts husband -- so my cousins from this family have the wrong surname), unwed mothers who raise their child under their maiden name, etc. Having three or more Y-DNA results within your known branch greatly reduces the possibility of this confusion. Lastly, I have now outlined a new WEB Site where all of the FARRIS/etc. Y-DNA results will be posted along with helpful charts, etc. I hope to have this running in the next month or two. This should help to increase the number of participants to the benefit of all of us. Best wishes, John John A. Farris Albuquerque, NM, USA JohnAFarris@comcast.net Coordinator of the subject project. Over 50 spellings of the surname group have been identified. ==================================================================== -----Original Message----- From: farris-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:farris-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Lorraine Faris Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2007 7:17 AM To: farris@rootsweb.com Subject: [FARRIS] James Faris from Delaware Hello all, I've been reading about those "out there" DNA results and thought I'd report that our family remains "out there" My father submitted his DNA a few years ago and still no connection. Add to that we can't find any connection to any known research out there and the frustration is ongoing. Dad's great grandfather was James Faris who was born, according to several census records, in Delaware about 1822. I know nothing of his parents or any siblings. He was a cordwainer most of his life. BY 1847 his son, George Kane Faris was born in Philadelphia where the family remained till his death in 1886. His first wife, Jane Kane, was born in Canada according to the one census in which she appears (1850) She had four children with James : George Kane Faris, Walter Faris, Henry Faris and Lillian Jane Faris. She died in 1860 before Lillian was a year old. Later James married Emma Smith, born In NJ, and there were three more children: Adelaide, Harry (implying the earlier Henry died), and Catherine. James served in the 68th Pennsylvania Regiment (AKA Scott Legion), was wounded at the battle of Chancellorsville, held as a prisoner of war briefly and then exchanged and stayed at the hospital at Potomac Creek Station, VA about 6 weeks. He was mustered out at Hart Island NY as 1st Sargent. His death notice invites "S.A. 934 K. of L." believed to mean the Survivors Association of the Kinghts of Labor, and the Jefferson Association. I have not determined the meaning or purpose of the Jefferson Association so far. I can track all but the 1st Henry or Walter up to 1930 or their death if earlier. Any chance these names are familiar? Any connection? I've been at this for over 30 years ......... still hopeful. Lorraine --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FARRIS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message