It seems to me that Corlee is organizing a Y-DNA study for surname Yager. She doesn't say this, but I can think of no other reason why she would be seeking only males with surname Yager. For those who may not know, Y-DNA is passed from father to son and mutates very slowly. Hence, Y-DNA studies can prove common ancestry. While I am a Yager descendant, my surname is of course Kilby and my Y-DNA would not match to a Yager male. So, there is no point in answering this unless you are a male with surname Yager. There is an identical test for the female line, the mitochondria DNA test, which is passed from mother to daughter. This is not used for purposes of genealogy for the simple reason that the females married and changed names. The Kilbys have been conducting a Y-DNA study for over a year. Some very interesting finds have come about as a result. But beware-- there can be some surprises in terms of what is euphemistically termed "non paternal events." Craig > > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 09:18:46 -0800 (PST) > From: Corlee Morris <cmorris575@att.net> > Subject: [GERMANNA] Calling all Males with the last name of Yager or > Yeager > To: Germanna List <GERMANNA_COLONIES@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <679191.89396.qm@web80013.mail.sp1.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > > I have to believe that with the number of possible descendants of > Adam Yager (1707-1793) that there would exist at least one living > male descendant. If any one knows of a man alive today with the > last name Yager or Yeager even if his ancestry is unknown, please > let me know. > > Thanks, > > Corlee Ann Morris > >