Martin Descendants: Looking for any living male MARTIN who had Martin ancestors in or near the areas of Gwinnett, Hall, Forsyth, Cass, Bartow, Floyd or Cherokee counties in Georgia to participate in a DNA Study. My Brickwall Martin ancestor was Allen Martin, b. abt 1800 in GA. He was in Gwinnett Co., in 1830, but had moved to Cass by 1850 and lived out his life in Cass/Bartow as did most of his children and grandchildren. After extensive research, I still have not been able to learn who his parents or siblings were and have not been able to tie him to any other Martin line in the area. One of Allen's sons (James M. Martin) moved to Arkansas shortly before 1850 and was found living with another young Martin male - William A. Martin - who I suspect was a descendant of the Martins from Hall Co., GA. The documents of Allen Martin's Final Estate in 1876 do not mention a William A. Martin as an heir so I know he was not a brother to my James, and I have tracked this William who was still living in 1880. Because my James was living with this William Martin, I suspect maybe my Martins may be connected somehow to those of Hall Co., GA. Then, after studying many of the World War I Draft Registration Cards that are now viewable online for the Martins who were still in the Bartow/Floyd County areas in the early 1900s, I discovered that nearly all of my own Martin descendants reported having blue eyes and black hair - even after 2-3 generations of influence by the genes of their mothers and grandmothers. Checking some of the descendants of other Martin lines in the area showed that one in particular also seemed to have predominantly blue eyes and "dark" hair. That line is of Moses Martin and Delilah Bennett. Even though the coincidence of blue eyes and black/dark hair is intriguing, I know that this doesn't prove anything and so am now trying to generate interest in as many Martin descendants from the Northwest area of Georgia as possible in participating in a DNA Study. There is already one in progress on Family Tree DNA, which offers a reduced rate to participants, and currently targets several different Martin lines from many areas of the USA and UK. I have written for more information about joining this group. Please contact me if you are interested in participating. This Martin DNA Study is actually open to any Martin descendants from any area, and of any race, and since I have no clue where my Martin family came from (GA? SC? VA? Germany? England? Ireland?), they could end up connecting to anyone. Your participation may help me connect my own Martin group, but could also prove very valuable to you in making connections to other Martins - even if they don't connect to mine. Would you like to help? Thank you!! Brenda Hawkins http://www.bfhawkins.com ==== NWGA Mailing List ==== Helpful Links http://www.rootsweb.com/~gaalhn/gainfo/ ============================== You can manage your RootsWeb-Review subscription from http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/