This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RobertaEstes13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.fisher/8040/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The DNA results are beginning to come in now from Family Tree DNA for the Hatteras Family Reconstruction project. This is focused on Hatteras Island in current Dare, former Hyde and Currituck Counties in NC. As they do, we post the genealogy and explain how this works, of course, with the hope that others will see the benefit and want to test as well. Between all of us, we can reconstruct many of the early settlers who are our ancestors - and lots of people can benefit. Here's why. When someone tests for a particular line - anyone descended from that line benefits. With mitochondrial DNA, which is the maternal line - there is little question about "who's your mother", so we assume that all descendants share the same DNA info, and those descended through females only carry the same mtdna. On the male lines, we presume that unless there is an undocumented adoption of some sort, that the yline (paternal - surname) DNA matches all the men who carry the surname - however - because we're also skeptics and realists - and undocumented adoptions did happen - we encourage men of this line to test to be sure you match the line you think you match. Also, Native people adopted the surnames of their neighbors and those they admired - so we expect to find Native folks carrying white surnames, probably of their neighbors - but not matching the neighbors DNA - so when we post the y-lines, please consider testing if you haven't. This group of women share their genealogy and their mitochondrial DNA. This DNA participant is haplogroup K, also European, but less common than haplogroup H. 1. participant 2. mother 3. Sallie Mary Gibbs, 1893-1936, Spouse: Albert Cartwright Credle 4. Cora Eva Carawan, 1866-1940, Spouse: Henry White Gibbs 5. Susan Jane Midgett, 1839-1917, Spouse: Richard Benjamin Carawan 6. Sarah "Sallie" Fisher, 1813 - ?, Spouse: Benjamin Sparrow Midyett 7. Hepsibah (last name unknown), birth and death unknown, Spouse: David Fisher (Source - Benjamin S. Midyett Family Records, Hyde Remembers, p. 112) This is kit number 128572 on our web page at http://www.familytreedna.com/public/HatterasMothers/default.aspx If you descend from any of these women, or any of the sisters, mothers or maternal aunts of these women, then this applies to your family tree. Does anyone have any info about Hepsibah? Roberta Estes robertajestes@att.net Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.