The line line of Hugh / Mason French of VA has completed 37 markers and it appears that they match Group ! and not the Irish Group 7. _http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm_ (http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm) Julia French Wood ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.

It seems that the genealogy researched for Group 1 goes back furthest to two lines: John French, the Brick Mason, b. ca. 1647, and Hugh French b. ca. 1640. The only country mentioned from which this line could have emigrated is Ireland, so perhaps this line did come from Ireland but is not that specific Irish line from Group 7. The results are close, and both Group 1 and Group 7 have a Haplogroup number of R1b1c. I believe (really not sure) that Margaret Amundsen told me that her line (Hugh French) was Catholic and from Ireland, and St. Mary's Co, MD was a Catholic county early on. The Protestants lived across the Potomac. I see that the DNA test results for markers 26-37 are somewhat different. Has anyone researched further back on one of the 14 ancestral families from Group 1? It could be that Ireland is where the research should be done. Someday I'll dig out my notes from past trips to Ireland. Many of the French families from Ireland had royalty, being part of the first 14 Tribes of Galway that spread out, especially to Roscommon. These families are documented more readily in the red Heraldry books. Julia, you're doing a fantastic job. Mara On Mar 30, 2007, at 9:47 PM, JULIAFWOOD@aol.com wrote: > The line line of Hugh / Mason French of VA has completed 37 markers > and it > appears that they match Group ! and not the Irish Group 7. > > _http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm_ > (http://small-stuff.com/FRENCH/DNA/results.htm) > > Julia French Wood > > > > ************************************** See what's free at http:// > www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FRENCH- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message