The Hinds DNA project is discussed on a web page that Ken Hinds has donated. You will find it at http://hindskw.com/KennethHinds/DNA.html We are interested in inviting everyone who might even remotely be related to join in the project. The exact spelling of the name is of no importance! So far, our group is very small but we have still gained valuable information. For example, Ken and I learned that our research which indicated that we were descendants of brothers born in the mid 1700's was correct. We also learned that we are closely related to the descendants of one Richard Perkins who lived a century earlier. We have not yet sorted that out but it has given us new leads. A member of another project has learned that she really may be a Hinds and not whom she thought she was. She had been told by her grandmother that her great grandfather was not her real ancestor and now she knows for sure. To me, DNA studies are the genealogy research of the future. Do join us and urge others to join! Barbara

Barbara Finney wrote: > The Hinds DNA project is discussed on a web page that Ken Hinds has > donated. You will find it at http://hindskw.com/KennethHinds/DNA.html Thank you. But I'm a little confused. Ken's page says " Since the Y-chromosome is passed only from father to son, two men who share a common ancestor should have identical Y-chromosomes." That wording would indicate that my brothers and father (all surnamed Green) should be eligible for the program, because they share several common ancestors with other Hinds DNA project participants. But otherwise the page seems to indicate that only male direct-line descendants would be tested -- those who have the Hinds surname or vaiations. My Hinds line runs from Joseph Hinds through his son Capt. John Henry Hinds through his son Asa Hinds through his daughter Susannah Hinds, who was my great-great grandmother. So as I understand it, my father & brothers wouldn't be candidates for the Hinds DNA project because the direct male line within my family ended with Asa Hinds. But, they would be candidates for the Green DNA project (which I heard about on GREEN-L sometimes). Am I correct? -- Mel -------------- Melissa Saima Green <serkku@henkimaa.nu> -------------- Hiljaa hyvä tulee. Good comes quietly. ----------------------------------------------------------------------