Thanks for some feedback. As mentioned in the original post, >>> Of course, I'll try via Ancestry and Family Tree DNA to try to find >>> candidates we don't have to "beg to spit" (nod to Blaine Bettinger) but >>> would like to find a good representation of descendant lines. I can do the research to find living descendants of the lines I'm interested in, but am curious if anyone has recent experience -- now that DNA testing is perhaps a bit more mainstream -- in requesting a DNA sample from people who may not have the slightest interest in genealogy or family history, as they have lived in the same communities for generations. Those are the surname candidates whose yDNA it would be good to get, I think. It's probably not coincidental that all 5 in this particular surname group (Barnes) reside far outside the New England communities where the original immigrant lived (Brookfield, Worcester, MA; Marlborough, Middlesex, MA). I've also been very interested in trying to obtain some targeted yDNA from across the pond in Lancashire, ENG for another surname, Sherburne. Not a common surname but one with a long recorded history. Thank you for the ideas. Mary

Well the way to target those people would be to suggest (however wrong it might be) that their results could help determine from what English village their line came. "Then you could visit that village on your next trip and they will give you a parade!" -----Original Message----- From: Mary E Hall via <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> To: Janis L Gilmore <janis.gilmore@gmail.com>; genealogy-dna <genealogy-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Fri, Nov 20, 2015 5:17 am Subject: Re: [DNA] yDNA Recruiting Tips Thanks for some feedback. As mentioned in the original post, >>> Of course, I'll try via Ancestry and Family Tree DNA to try to find >>> candidates we don't have to "beg to spit" (nod to Blaine Bettinger) but >>> would like to find a good representation of descendant lines. I can do the research to find living descendants of the lines I'm interested in, but am curious if anyone has recent experience -- now that DNA testing is perhaps a bit more mainstream -- in requesting a DNA sample from people who may not have the slightest interest in genealogy or family history, as they have lived in the same communities for generations. Those are the surname candidates whose yDNA it would be good to get, I think. It's probably not coincidental that all 5 in this particular surname group (Barnes) reside far outside the New England communities where the original immigrant lived (Brookfield, Worcester, MA; Marlborough, Middlesex, MA). I've also been very interested in trying to obtain some targeted yDNA from across the pond in Lancashire, ENG for another surname, Sherburne. Not a common surname but one with a long recorded history. Thank you for the ideas. Mary ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENEALOGY-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message