Sally, When was your Frances Smith born? In my records Asa and Barbara Yager Smith did not have a daughter Frances. However, Barbara's cousin Jemima Yager who married John Smith had a daughter Frances who was born in 1799. I don't have a husband listed for this Frances, and I have no Robert or Isham Smith in my records. I would be very interested in your Frances and your Mason line. Thom ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sali" <eagledove77@sbcglobal.net> To: <Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:38 PM Subject: [GERMANNA] DNA study question >I had my brother do a dna for my Mason line. I have documented back to >Isham B. Mason bn 1775-76, died 1840 in Culpeper, VA but have reached a >dead end. His son, Robert C. Mason married Frances Smith, daughter of Asa >Smith and Barbara Yager of Madison Co., VA. (I descend from Adam Yager) > My question is: There has not been one person with Mason surname that has > showed up in the 12 marker or the 25 marker or the 36 marker results. I > was told that no one from my dna line has possibly tested yet. I was > wondering can your dna be messed up in any way? > Thankyou for any assistance... > > Sally Standley > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Oops, I should have typed Robert or Isham Mason, not smith. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Faircloth" <kinseek@comcast.net> To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:21 PM Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > Sally, > When was your Frances Smith born? In my records Asa and Barbara Yager > Smith > did not have a daughter Frances. However, Barbara's cousin Jemima Yager > who > married John Smith had a daughter Frances who was born in 1799. I don't > have > a husband listed for this Frances, and I have no Robert or Isham Smith in > my > records. > > I would be very interested in your Frances and your Mason line. > > Thom > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sali" <eagledove77@sbcglobal.net> > To: <Germanna_Colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 3:38 PM > Subject: [GERMANNA] DNA study question > > >>I had my brother do a dna for my Mason line. I have documented back to >>Isham B. Mason bn 1775-76, died 1840 in Culpeper, VA but have reached a >>dead end. His son, Robert C. Mason married Frances Smith, daughter of Asa >>Smith and Barbara Yager of Madison Co., VA. (I descend from Adam Yager) >> My question is: There has not been one person with Mason surname that >> has >> showed up in the 12 marker or the 25 marker or the 36 marker results. I >> was told that no one from my dna line has possibly tested yet. I was >> wondering can your dna be messed up in any way? >> Thankyou for any assistance... >> >> Sally Standley >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANNA_COLONIES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

According to Dr. Keith's "Yager Family" manuscript, page 38, Frances Smith (daughter of Asa Smith and Barbara Yager) married first Whitfield Wright. I don't have a date but their son Whitfield Wright was born about 1824 according to census records. Her second husband was Robert C. Mason, again no marriage date however their first child, William B. Mason, was born 26 April 1827. They (Robert and Frances) lived in Oldham County, Kentucky at the time of the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses. Also according to Keith, the Frances Smith who was the daughter of Jemima Yager and John Smith died young. Cathi