Thanks for the very interesting article. It was especially good for me, since my spelling has always been, to put it as my ninth grade teacher noted on one of my compositions, atrocious. I found in the 1850 Burke county Ga. census my great great grandfather, Boston Griffin, his wife Mariah, and their three children Shoe, Jump, and Smith. Smith Griffin is my great grandfather. I have tried to figure out the spelling of the first two siblings and Shoe and Jump is all I can come up with. Can you tell me what the first letter of their name's might be since Shoe and Jump are most unusual? I've stopped 477 spam messages. You can too! One month FREE spam protection at http://www.cloudmark.com/spamnetsig/ -----Original Message----- From: Harold Cochran [mailto:HCOCHRAN@cfl.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 6:19 PM To: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [GEORGIA] Spelling I got this from another list, found in interesting. SPELLING DOESN'T COUNT by Donna Przecha Frequently when you ask beginning researchers what surnames they are working on they will say, "Browne - with an e" or "Vaughan - that's an" or "Prichard - without the t." While it may seem that they are being extra careful to get the right family, they may be making a big mistake. When it comes to old documents, spelling doesn't count, especially with names. Instead of narrowing the field of research with exact spelling, it is important to enlarge it as much as possible with every possible spelling. One researcher said she could add five generations onto another researcher's line, but the second person wouldn't accept the information because the name was spelled Browne and her family only used Brown. Prior to Samuel Johnson publishing the first Dictionary of the English Language in 1755, there were no spelling rules. Even today there really are no rules for spelling names. You can spell your name any way you want. With modern records, once you have a social security card (now issued at birth), a birth certificate and a driver's license or passport, it is usually too much trouble to vary the spelling. Records are computerized, can easily be crosschecked and if everything doesn't match exactly, you don't exist! While a person is pretty much committed to the parents' way of spelling the surname, it is easy to see there are even fewer rules nowadays for spelling first names. Sherry may be Sherree, Sheri or even Shayree. Laurie could be Lori, Laurey, Lauree, Laury, Lory, Lorie, Loree, etc. Unusual given names might be spelled phonetically in documents. Given names, then as now, often had nicknames. While Liz or Beth for Elizabeth is easy to understand, in many cases, the nickname used in the 17th century does not stand for the same name today. Polly was a common nickname for Mary. Marguerite might be called Daisy since the former is the French word for the flower. For more information, see Sue Roe's list of nicknames. Also consider nicknames during the research process. As previously mentioned, nowadays people are usually consistent in spelling their surnames. Why weren't our ancestors consistent? There are two big reasons: 1) The ancestor may not have been literate and 2) the record was created by another person. If the ancestor was unable to read and write, he may not have known how to spell his own name at all. Even if he had memorized the spelling, a literate person recording the information may not have asked. Records we use for research are mostly church records, civil records, wills and census records. These were usually written by a non-family member - a clergyman, census enumerator, town or county clerk. The recorders may have thought they knew best how to spell a name and did not even bother to ask. The illiterate farmer would not presume to correct an educated minister. For more information on common variations and why they occurred, see Genealogy.com's Name and Word Spellings. You should write down every possible spelling variation and check each one. This can be time consuming in an alphabetical list (much easier if it is Soundex) but it is essential. The name Truesdell can begin Trus or Trues and end with dale, del, dell or dle - quite a few possibilities. However, one essential marriage record was recorded as Trasdle - and missed because the researcher (yours truly) did not cast a wide enough net! The family, of English origin, lived for a while in Quebec where there are many French families named Truedell. Strangely enough, these two names never seemed to be used interchangeably. However, it is necessary to scan the Truedells in an index looking for any with English given names. You may find in an area two surnames that are very similar but it almost seems that everyone knew they were different and made a special effort to keep them straight in records. Another reason for spelling variations could be an accent when saying the name. It is very difficult to know what type of accent a person had 300 years ago. One name that has two different spellings is Royce and Rice. To American ears this seems very different, but anyone who has watched an English TV program is probably aware that people with heavy regional accents may say "royte" for "right." On the other hand, if you have watched Archie Bunker on TV he routinely says "chice" (rhyming with rice) for "choice." So either spelling, Royce or Rice, might be pronounced either way, depending on the accent. If this can happen with a one syllable English name, think of the possibilities with foreign names. When researchers find letters or wills that they believe were written by their ancestors, they are sometimes dismayed by the spelling and grammar they find - "was borned" in the family Bible is not unusual. Since there were no spelling rules prior to 1755 in England or, 1828 in the U.S. when Noah Webster published the first American dictionary, you should not worry about spelling. Prior to 1755 everyone spelled as they deemed fit. Since English words come from Latin, Greek, Anglo-Saxon, German, Danish, French and a host of other languages, there are many different ways of forming the same sound, depending on which language rules you are following. One scholar might have felt it appeared more learned to use Latin or French roots whereas a more practical person might feel a word should be spelled as it sounded - bot, not bought. (This argument continues to this day with many linguists proposing radical changes in spelling so that words are spelled as they sound. This would make spelling easier for future generations but would create years of confusion for those who learned the old rules.) Even in the 19th century it is obvious from looking at letters and wills that standard spelling still was not widely accepted. Since no spelling rules existed prior to 1755 in England and 1828 in the U.S., expect to find a broad range of spelling and grammar styles. Census, parish and vital records usually contain fairly standard information so spelling of words is not too much of a problem. Some of hese records may contain occupations that may be spelled in a variety of ways - joyner or joiner (carpenter). The bigger problem usually is an obsolete occupation or name. There are several Web pages that will help you decipher cordwainer (shoemaker) or husbandman (tenant farmer). Beginners often make two common mistakes when reading handwritten documents. They create spelling errors where none exist because they do not know that some letters used to be written differently. The word we usually read as "ye" as in Ye Olde Shoppe is not a strange, outdated word at all. The letter that appears to be a y is actually a character known as a thorn that stood for the letters "th." "Ye" is actually a very modern "the" using an outdated symbol. In both typeset and handwritten documents, it appeared that words with two esses were spelled fs. (For more information on reading old handwriting see Sabina J. Murray's Deciphering Old Handwriting.) The letter that appears to be an f is actually the accepted way of writing the first s. It was never intended to represent an f. The silent e on the end of almost any word was common. Doubling letters was also popular - "shoppe" being a good example of both. Perhaps the writers felt these extra letters gave the word more substance and somehow made it more important! Familiarize yourself with characters that are no longer used in everyday language. Reading wills can be a genealogist's biggest challenge. They will probably be handwritten so you will have to try to decipher the script. Spelling will be inconsistent with words being spelled differently within the same document. The terms will often be archaic so not only will you not know the correct spelling, you might not know what it is even when spelled correctly. One very helpful publication is A Glossary of Household, Farming and Trade Terms from Probate Inventories by Rosemary Milward (Derbyshire Record Society, Occasional Paper No. 1). While this applies primarily to terms in English wills, many of those terms will be found in American wills. It contains many variations for some of the words. For example, mattress could be mateshess, materes, materessy, matrice, matrysey or ploughs might appear as plows, plogthes, ploes, plawes, plaghes, plowgthes, plose, ployths or plosse. You need to be careful in sounding out words because it would be easy to confuse ploughs in one of the above variations with pillows which could be peylowes, pyllas, pillues or pelowys. Unfortunately, in wills items are often listed with no description and no context to give a hint where or how it was used. While these terms are modern words when spelled one way, you will run across terms that have no modern equivalent. You might wonder what a joynt table or cabinet might be. It simply meant a piece of furniture made by a joiner. A maunde (mande, mawnde) was a wicker basket and a portmantle (portmantue, portmanoe) a trunk, words you might not find in a modern dictionary. When you are working with words you know might be out of date and spelled differently, you must be very careful. If you see "lyckerd butts", you might assume that they are a number of casks (butts) storing alcoholic beverages but it actually refers to the tanning of leather used for soles of shoes.If you assume the "cressett" is a reference to the family crest, you will be disappointed to learn it is a small iron vessel to hold oil to be burned as a torch. While a sake, secke or seike is what it appears - a sack - sacke is the name of dry Spanish white wines imported from early in the 16th century. Noggin or nogging is not a head, but a small drinking vessel. It can also refer to a small quantity of liquor. Hassocks are not footstools but tufts of rushes or coarse grass. When dealing with unfamiliar terms and spellings it is best to seek guidance from an experienced researcher. When dealing with unusual terms and spelling, it might be a good idea to consult someone more experienced in that field to make sure you are not starting down the wrong path that could cause you much wasted time and money. About the Author I began genealogy in 1970 when we were living in Ogden, Utah for a short time. I was immediately hooked when, on my first visit to the local Family History Center, I found my great-grandparents in the 1850 Ohio census. I have been researching ever since on my own family and for others. I soon recognized the value of computer programs for keeping track of the data. I was a founding member of the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego and editor of the newsletter. I have written a third party manual on ROOTS III and, with Joan Lowrey, authored two guides to genealogy software. 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I got this from another list, found in interesting. SPELLING DOESN'T COUNT by Donna Przecha Frequently when you ask beginning researchers what surnames they are working on they will say, "Browne - with an e" or "Vaughan - that's an" or "Prichard - without the t." While it may seem that they are being extra careful to get the right family, they may be making a big mistake. When it comes to old documents, spelling doesn't count, especially with names. Instead of narrowing the field of research with exact spelling, it is important to enlarge it as much as possible with every possible spelling. One researcher said she could add five generations onto another researcher's line, but the second person wouldn't accept the information because the name was spelled Browne and her family only used Brown. Prior to Samuel Johnson publishing the first Dictionary of the English Language in 1755, there were no spelling rules. Even today there really are no rules for spelling names. You can spell your name any way you want. With modern records, once you have a social security card (now issued at birth), a birth certificate and a driver's license or passport, it is usually too much trouble to vary the spelling. Records are computerized, can easily be crosschecked and if everything doesn't match exactly, you don't exist! While a person is pretty much committed to the parents' way of spelling the surname, it is easy to see there are even fewer rules nowadays for spelling first names. Sherry may be Sherree, Sheri or even Shayree. Laurie could be Lori, Laurey, Lauree, Laury, Lory, Lorie, Loree, etc. Unusual given names might be spelled phonetically in documents. Given names, then as now, often had nicknames. While Liz or Beth for Elizabeth is easy to understand, in many cases, the nickname used in the 17th century does not stand for the same name today. Polly was a common nickname for Mary. Marguerite might be called Daisy since the former is the French word for the flower. For more information, see Sue Roe's list of nicknames. Also consider nicknames during the research process. As previously mentioned, nowadays people are usually consistent in spelling their surnames. Why weren't our ancestors consistent? There are two big reasons: 1) The ancestor may not have been literate and 2) the record was created by another person. If the ancestor was unable to read and write, he may not have known how to spell his own name at all. Even if he had memorized the spelling, a literate person recording the information may not have asked. Records we use for research are mostly church records, civil records, wills and census records. These were usually written by a non-family member - a clergyman, census enumerator, town or county clerk. The recorders may have thought they knew best how to spell a name and did not even bother to ask. The illiterate farmer would not presume to correct an educated minister. For more information on common variations and why they occurred, see Genealogy.com's Name and Word Spellings. You should write down every possible spelling variation and check each one. This can be time consuming in an alphabetical list (much easier if it is Soundex) but it is essential. The name Truesdell can begin Trus or Trues and end with dale, del, dell or dle - quite a few possibilities. However, one essential marriage record was recorded as Trasdle - and missed because the researcher (yours truly) did not cast a wide enough net! The family, of English origin, lived for a while in Quebec where there are many French families named Truedell. Strangely enough, these two names never seemed to be used interchangeably. However, it is necessary to scan the Truedells in an index looking for any with English given names. You may find in an area two surnames that are very similar but it almost seems that everyone knew they were different and made a special effort to keep them straight in records. Another reason for spelling variations could be an accent when saying the name. It is very difficult to know what type of accent a person had 300 years ago. One name that has two different spellings is Royce and Rice. To American ears this seems very different, but anyone who has watched an English TV program is probably aware that people with heavy regional accents may say "royte" for "right." On the other hand, if you have watched Archie Bunker on TV he routinely says "chice" (rhyming with rice) for "choice." So either spelling, Royce or Rice, might be pronounced either way, depending on the accent. If this can happen with a one syllable English name, think of the possibilities with foreign names. When researchers find letters or wills that they believe were written by their ancestors, they are sometimes dismayed by the spelling and grammar they find - "was borned" in the family Bible is not unusual. Since there were no spelling rules prior to 1755 in England or, 1828 in the U.S. when Noah Webster published the first American dictionary, you should not worry about spelling. Prior to 1755 everyone spelled as they deemed fit. Since English words come from Latin, Greek, Anglo-Saxon, German, Danish, French and a host of other languages, there are many different ways of forming the same sound, depending on which language rules you are following. One scholar might have felt it appeared more learned to use Latin or French roots whereas a more practical person might feel a word should be spelled as it sounded - bot, not bought. (This argument continues to this day with many linguists proposing radical changes in spelling so that words are spelled as they sound. This would make spelling easier for future generations but would create years of confusion for those who learned the old rules.) Even in the 19th century it is obvious from looking at letters and wills that standard spelling still was not widely accepted. Since no spelling rules existed prior to 1755 in England and 1828 in the U.S., expect to find a broad range of spelling and grammar styles. Census, parish and vital records usually contain fairly standard information so spelling of words is not too much of a problem. Some of hese records may contain occupations that may be spelled in a variety of ways - joyner or joiner (carpenter). The bigger problem usually is an obsolete occupation or name. There are several Web pages that will help you decipher cordwainer (shoemaker) or husbandman (tenant farmer). Beginners often make two common mistakes when reading handwritten documents. They create spelling errors where none exist because they do not know that some letters used to be written differently. The word we usually read as "ye" as in Ye Olde Shoppe is not a strange, outdated word at all. The letter that appears to be a y is actually a character known as a thorn that stood for the letters "th." "Ye" is actually a very modern "the" using an outdated symbol. In both typeset and handwritten documents, it appeared that words with two esses were spelled fs. (For more information on reading old handwriting see Sabina J. Murray's Deciphering Old Handwriting.) The letter that appears to be an f is actually the accepted way of writing the first s. It was never intended to represent an f. The silent e on the end of almost any word was common. Doubling letters was also popular - "shoppe" being a good example of both. Perhaps the writers felt these extra letters gave the word more substance and somehow made it more important! Familiarize yourself with characters that are no longer used in everyday language. Reading wills can be a genealogist's biggest challenge. They will probably be handwritten so you will have to try to decipher the script. Spelling will be inconsistent with words being spelled differently within the same document. The terms will often be archaic so not only will you not know the correct spelling, you might not know what it is even when spelled correctly. One very helpful publication is A Glossary of Household, Farming and Trade Terms from Probate Inventories by Rosemary Milward (Derbyshire Record Society, Occasional Paper No. 1). While this applies primarily to terms in English wills, many of those terms will be found in American wills. It contains many variations for some of the words. For example, mattress could be mateshess, materes, materessy, matrice, matrysey or ploughs might appear as plows, plogthes, ploes, plawes, plaghes, plowgthes, plose, ployths or plosse. You need to be careful in sounding out words because it would be easy to confuse ploughs in one of the above variations with pillows which could be peylowes, pyllas, pillues or pelowys. Unfortunately, in wills items are often listed with no description and no context to give a hint where or how it was used. While these terms are modern words when spelled one way, you will run across terms that have no modern equivalent. You might wonder what a joynt table or cabinet might be. It simply meant a piece of furniture made by a joiner. A maunde (mande, mawnde) was a wicker basket and a portmantle (portmantue, portmanoe) a trunk, words you might not find in a modern dictionary. When you are working with words you know might be out of date and spelled differently, you must be very careful. If you see "lyckerd butts", you might assume that they are a number of casks (butts) storing alcoholic beverages but it actually refers to the tanning of leather used for soles of shoes.If you assume the "cressett" is a reference to the family crest, you will be disappointed to learn it is a small iron vessel to hold oil to be burned as a torch. While a sake, secke or seike is what it appears - a sack - sacke is the name of dry Spanish white wines imported from early in the 16th century. Noggin or nogging is not a head, but a small drinking vessel. It can also refer to a small quantity of liquor. Hassocks are not footstools but tufts of rushes or coarse grass. When dealing with unfamiliar terms and spellings it is best to seek guidance from an experienced researcher. When dealing with unusual terms and spelling, it might be a good idea to consult someone more experienced in that field to make sure you are not starting down the wrong path that could cause you much wasted time and money. About the Author I began genealogy in 1970 when we were living in Ogden, Utah for a short time. I was immediately hooked when, on my first visit to the local Family History Center, I found my great-grandparents in the 1850 Ohio census. I have been researching ever since on my own family and for others. I soon recognized the value of computer programs for keeping track of the data. I was a founding member of the Computer Genealogy Society of San Diego and editor of the newsletter. I have written a third party manual on ROOTS III and, with Joan Lowrey, authored two guides to genealogy software. Using ROOTS III and WordPerfect, I have written several family history books for others, but have yet to stop researching long enough to complete my own family history!

This is an excellent Website...if you have not visited, please do. Eleanor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vicky Chambers" <vicky@lulacity.com> To: <GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:45 PM Subject: [GEORGIA] Banks County, Georgia AHGP Update > Hello Everyone, > Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! > We added lots of new info to the Banks County site including CSA Company H Muster Roll, Company A 24th Regiment Roster, Company G State Line Troops Roster, Woffords Station, Maysville 1909 Charter info, Courthouse history, Population Profile, Shiloh School History, several new biographies and I have probably left off a couple of things, WHEW!! > Come by and browse I think you will be glad you did! > www.rootsweb.com/~gabanks2 > > Don't forget to share your Banks County information. Send information to > banksahgp@yahoo.com > > Vicky & Jackie > > > ==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, > etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. > Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >

Hello Everyone, Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We added lots of new info to the Banks County site including CSA Company H Muster Roll, Company A 24th Regiment Roster, Company G State Line Troops Roster, Woffords Station, Maysville 1909 Charter info, Courthouse history, Population Profile, Shiloh School History, several new biographies and I have probably left off a couple of things, WHEW!! Come by and browse I think you will be glad you did! www.rootsweb.com/~gabanks2 Don't forget to share your Banks County information. Send information to banksahgp@yahoo.com Vicky & Jackie

The Clarke-Oconee Genealogical Society has the following book for sale: Oconee County, Georrgia Marriage Records 1875-1920 Send $23.00 to: Clarke-Ocoonee Gealogical Society P. O. Box 6403 Athens, GA, 30604-6403 This is a hardbound library quality book. Oconee was once a part of Clarke County.

Yes, I have. Thank you.

Dear Researcher, Have you looked at William Garner, on page 816, in Newnan P.O., Coweta Co. GA 1860 census?

My gggrandfather, William D. Garner, enter the Confederate Army at Newnan, GA. The 1860 Coweta County, GA census shows the following family on Page 186 (858) with Post Office of Grantville. William D. Garnell, age 25, Carpenter, b. GA Masoua L., Age 22, b. GA Pathina A., Age 1, b. GA I keep looking at this family wondering if in fact his name is William D. Garner. I am now trying to find marriage info for a William D. GARNELL and Masoua? Maybe by confirming who this couple is can eliminate them once and for all. Any help you can give me will be greatly appreciated. Thank you. Jeanette

Does anyone have LEILA FRANCES MURPHY, born about 1872 in Georgia? About 1893 she married a Mr. Jordan and in 1895 married JAMES MARION WALLACE in Dekalb Co., Al. She died between 1910-1919 in Cherokee Co., Al. or Chattooga Co., Ga. May be buried in an unmarked grave at Moseley Cemetery, Cherokee Co., Al.

We saw a short post about a new book on Effingham Co., GA Cemeteries. Can someone re-send that message, please! Thanks, DM

----- Original Message ----- From: M McCarthy To: GAEFFING-L@rootsweb.com Cc: GEORGIA-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2003 12:48 PM Subject: surveyed cemeteries.........in Effingham County, GA Historic Effingham Society (HES), P.O.Box 999, Springfield, GA 31329 surveyed the cemeteries in Effingham County and published the book, EFFINGHAM COUNTY CEMETERIES 1734 to 2001. The book's 297 pages are 8x10 in size with easy to read print. The names are indexed and the cemeteries are in alphabetical order. Also included are 10 maps showing the location of the cemeteries, as well as several photographs. This is an excellent resource book. To order EFFINGHAM COUNTY CEMETERIES 1734 to 2001 call 1-912-826-4705. The cost is $38.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Thanks Betty for allowing me tell everyone about this excellent research book. Maureen ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003

"On January 12, 1776, at a meeting of the Council of Safety, a militia company was formed from the Lower District of St. Phillip's Parish, and Frederic Rester was recommended for Second Lieutenant. Later records show that a commission was ordered issued for Frederic Restar, First Lieutenant." <http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/washingt/family/rester.txt> Would anyone know what the name of this Militia company was or who was the Captain???(Militia companies were the forerunners of the Militia Districts and were usually called by the name of the Captain, (i.e., Capt. John Rawls' Company; etc.) so they could change if the officers changed. I need this info in order to find any Reports or Roster's that may exist in the GA Archives... _________________________________________________________________ Gift-shop online from the comfort of home at MSN Shopping! No crowds, free parking. http://shopping.msn.com

I would like to wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving. I hope that you have a wonderful day with family and other loved ones. Eleanor Howard Richardson

Historic Effingham Society (HES), P.O.Box 999, Springfield, GA 31329 surveyed the cemeteries in Effingham County and published the book, EFFINGHAM COUNTY CEMETERIES 1734 to 2001. The book's 297 pages are 8x10 in size with easy to read print. The names are indexed and the cemeteries are in alphabetical order. Also included are 10 maps showing the location of the cemeteries, as well as several photographs. This is an excellent resource book. To order EFFINGHAM COUNTY CEMETERIES 1734 to 2001 call 1-912-826-4705. The cost is $38.00 plus $5.00 shipping. Thanks Betty for allowing me tell everyone about this excellent research book. Maureen ____________________________________________ Email Scanned for Viruses by Norton Anti Virus 2003

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"On January 12, 1776, at a meeting of the Council of Safety, a militia company was formed from the Lower District of St. Phillip's Parish, and Frederic Rester was recommended for Second Lieutenant. Later records show that a commission was ordered issued for Frederic Restar, First Lieutenant." <http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/washingt/family/rester.txt> Would anyone know what the name of this Militia company was or who was the Captain???(They were usually called Capt. Rawls' Company; Capt. Smith's Company; etc.) I need this in order to find any Roster's that may exist in the GA Archives... _________________________________________________________________ Say “goodbye” to busy signals and slow downloads with a high-speed Internet connection! Prices start at less than $1 a day average. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.)

You are so correct! I lived at Young Harris and from our front porch one could see the Visitors Center. Those were great days. Guess

I'm confused! How could mitochondrial DNA prove anything about Jefferson's descendants when he could not pass on any mtDNA! At least it is my understanding that that kind of DNA is passed only through the female line. While Jefferson would have gotten mtDNA from his mother, he could not have passed it to his children, male or female. So if he had a child with Sally Hemmings, the mtDNA that he/she got, and passed on (only if female), was Sally's alone, and would prove only that it was (or could have been) her descendant. Also, I'm pretty sure that the articles I read said that they tested Jefferson's male relatives. In a message dated 11/23/03 2:20:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, whitaker@innova.net writes: Thomas Jefferson's descendents are being traced through mitochondrial DNA as that is the only kind that can be used to trace ancestry by means of the female line. From what I've read -- and I've read everything I have been able to get my hands on about this -- the only definite finding is that Patsy Hemmings had children by Thomas Jefferson OR by one of two of his Randolph nephews. (Thomas Jefferson was related in multiple ways to the Randolphs as his mother was a Randolph and one of his sisters married a Randolph: during Jefferson's lifetime, and for a long time afterwards, it meant a lot more in Virginia to be related to the Randolphs than it did to be related to Thomas Jefferson.

----- Original Message Follows ----- > I'm confused! How could mitochondrial DNA prove anything > about Jefferson's descendants when he could not pass on > any mtDNA! At least it is my understanding that that > kind of DNA is passed only through the female line. While > Jefferson would have gotten mtDNA from his mother, he > could not have passed it to his children, male or female. > So if he had a child with Sally Hemmings, the mtDNA that > he/she got, and passed on (only if female), was Sally's > alone, and would prove only that it was (or could have > been) her descendant. Also, I'm pretty sure that the > articles I read said that they tested Jefferson's male > relatives. They tested Jeffersons male DNA becasue any children that he had with Sally Hemmings would have Thomas Jeffersons DNA because Thomas was the father of the children. His DNA would be in the sperm that would fertalize the egg of Sally Hemmings not any other man Sally Hemmings may have been with. It does not matter how many past husbands a women has the Dna in the Sperm will determine who the father will be. If its Thomas Jeffersons then the child will have the male DNA traits from Jeffersons line and the female traits are passed on from Sally Hemmings mothers side to her girls if I understand it right.