Hello all, You may, or may not, be aware that there's a POE Surname DNA Project was recently started... and it is open to any spelling, any ethnicity. My husband's POE, was originally PFAU, and migrated from MD to OH, and then... points westward. This is of the GERMAN-SWISS lineage. George Jacob PFAU, immigrated to the American Colonies... circa 1700. Unfortunately we're not able to help with this, due to having been .........'daughtered out', but maybe you know of someone? Here's hoping you know of someone that carries any of the following spellings: PFAU, PO, POE, and POWELL Good luck to all... in the famly research you're diggin' up, Lisa Grimes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ POE DNA UPDATE FOLLOWS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SEND ALL COMMENTS and REPLIES TO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~wpoe@mindspring.com [mailto:wpoe@mindspring.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~ This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Poe Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/VYABAEB/972.3 Message Board Post: http://www.mindspring.com/~poefamily4/DNA/ So far two distinct branches of the Poe family are indicated by DNA testing. 1. Poe family that almost certainly derives from the Poe family that settled Essex County, Virginia by 1704. This group appears to trace their ancestry to Samuel Poe (d. 1725). The group includes Poe families known to descend from Simon Poe, Sr (d. 1993 Chatham County, North Carolina). Also included is the Poe family that settled Franklin County, Kentucky. The Poe family that settled Marshall County, Tennessee is also part of this group. 2. Poe family that arrived in Baltimore, Maryland around 1820 and is believed to have come from England. One member of this group is represented so far. wpoe@mindspring.com [mailto:wpoe@mindspring.com] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~