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. > Well, then, how are they tracing Thomas Jefferson's > decendants? Thought that was being done by DNA. > > FWP --------------------------------------------- Check Your Email From Any Where in the World! http://www.myemail.com