I did the Ancestry test, it has not turned up anything so far. The nearest match is 9 generations back and seems to be mainly Welsh which is strange with my Welsh side being the maternal part of my family. There are a lot of Brisco/Briscoe in Cumberland and most of the American Briscoe claim descent from them because they had a title and large house with estates. I haven't seen any matches to them which possibly confirms my suspicion that my branch has no connection with them. Martin Briscoe Fort William martin@mbriscoe.me.uk -----Original Message----- From: glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bruce P Barrett Sent: 18 June 2011 18:20 To: glamorgan@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GLA] DNA testing Hi, The male Y-DNA worked for me. When I started my research in 1999 I had 3 bits of information about my 2nd great grandfather.

I have an 1820 baptism entry where the mother is listed as a "Covenanted Servant" I can only find those of high office, particularly in the old Colonial Indian Service. For someone who signed with the mark of X in her marriage, I am looking at a normal servant of farm or estate. But why covenanted ? Any ideas Bryan www.swanseamariners.org.uk