Hello fellow HILL listers: I just wanted to make everyone aware that a HILL family DNA project is well underway. Our main objective for participants in this project is to find DNA matches with one or more well-researched HILL lines not otherwise proven by traditional methods of research. To start the project, we selected living MALE participants from the following lines: Henry Truman HILL (NORTHERN BRANCH/Illinois) Henry Truman HILL (SOUTHERN BRANCH/Old Ninety-Six, SC) Robert HILL/Mary WEBB (Surry Co. VA) William HILL/Susannah SMITHERS (Surry Co. NC) Jonas Hill/Mary Barnes (NC > SC > TN) Henry HILL (brother of Jonas)/Sarah COX (NC > SC > TN) Isaac HILL, Sr./Lucinda Wallace (MD > NC > GA > TN > TX) William HILL/Hannah BRIDGES (NC > SC > GA) Wilkes Co. GA HILLs, aka Henry HILL/Mary HINTON Green B. HILL/Martha IVEY (VA > NC > SC > GA > AL > TX) Charles Hill/Temperance Webb Abel Hill/wife unknown Robert Hill/Martha Halbert Moses Hill of Fairfield SC Results from the test will begin to be posted in a few weeks. Participation in the test is open to ANY male HILL descendant of ANY Hill line. The more participants we have, the more we will all learn from this. If you are interested in participating, please contact Ray HILL ([email protected]), who is serving as our HILL DNA Project Administrator. Email to Ray your NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER, and EMAIL ADDRESS. He will then order you a kit which will be promptly be sent to your home. The process involves an easy swabbing of the inside of the participant's mouth with the materials provided. The kit is then returned to the testing lab and you will be sent a confirmation email when it arrives. When the lab completes their analysis of your DNA, you will be notified of the results. If your code matches another participant in the project, each of you will be notified of the match, which we are hoping will lead to some new breakthroughs for some of us. The cost is $99 (+$2 shipping). Please contact Ray if you have any further questions. Byron Hill HILL-L Administrator