Deb and others, We have 72 members of our Family Tree DNA Holt Surname Project and I can safely say that the majority of these members have had favorable results. Some have proven that they were not of particular Holt lines in spite of their paper research or verbal tradition. Some have matched with at least one other researcher. Some have matched up or not matched up with other researchers who have tested with other companies. And to be honest, some have not had the first match up with another researcher or Holt line yet. But the thing that is surprising is the fact that DNA has proven that there are over 30 different unrelated Holt lines represented in the 72 members. But the more members we get, the more possibilities for us all to find our true line and be able to identify some of our distant cousins out there. We have members living in the USA, England, and Norway. Most of our lines are from the UK and one line from Germany proven. DNA definitely has a role to play in genealogical research. Rev. Ed Holt, Co-Administrator Holt Surname Project Try Genetic Genealogy http://www.HoltFamilyDNAproject.com http://www.familytreedna.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <HOLT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 11:29 AM Subject: [HOLT] DNA > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: debholtjones > Surnames: Holt > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.holt/3260/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am just curious. Have any of you done the DNA thing with Ancestry.com? > If so, have you been happy with the results. I was wondering if enough > people have done it to make if worth the money to do it-- I mean -- did it > help you discover new links in your family tree? Thanks! > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HOLT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message