Here is the ancestry of my great aunt Myrtle Houghton (Key/Kea) Mason, b 2/6/1888 in Emanuel County, GA; d/o Thomas Key/Kea, b 4/6/41848, Emanuel County; m. Susan Delilah Wheeler, b 4/15/1859 Emanuel Co.; Gd/o Burrell Kea, b 2/12/1810 Darlington County, SC; m. Elizabeth Tapley, b 5/25/1813, GA; Ggd/o Warren Kea, b 1784 South Carolina; m. Mary Ann "Polly" Beasley, b 1791 Darlington Co. SC; Gggd/o James Key, b c 1750 North Carolina, d c 1795 Orangeburg Co. SC; m. Elizabeth Barnes b c 1750. So if your Charles Kea of Chester County, South Carolina, was related to my James Key of Orangeburg County, SC, then yes, Aunt Myrtle's part of the Emanuel County, GA Key/Kea family was related to your Kea line. Aunt Myrtle had four brothers; her father, Thomas, had six brothers; her grandfather, Burrell, had eight brothers; and all three of these generations lived in the area of Washington, Emanuel, Bulloch and surrounding counties in GA. Unfortunately I don't have the names of any living descendants of these men who still have the Key/Kea surname, but a check of phone books in some of these counties probably would turn up the names of some possible descendants. Hope this information helps. Diane Carrington Bradford Atlanta, GA -----Original Message----- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com [mailto:gc-gateway@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of lfkea@aol.com Sent: Monday, June 06, 2005 12:23 PM To: GAEMANUE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GAEMANUE-L] Key / Kea and DNA Project This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Kea, Key Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Cc.2ADI/662 Message Board Post: Seeking serious researcher to participate in Y-DNA study to determine if the Emanuel County Key/Kea family is related to the Rev War Veteran Charles Kea of Chester County, South Carolina. [use link below] http://www.familytreedna.com/public/KEYsurnameY%2DchromosomeDNAtestproject/ ==== GAEMANUE Mailing List ==== Always try to be fair, honest and kind!!!