Hi Listers, For the last four years I have been conducting a DNA test of the Fitzpatricks. One of our more remarkable stories is connected with Co. Cavan. One of the participants in our study, Mike Patrick of St. Louis, MO, is a descendent of Edward Fitzpatrick, b. in Ireland Feb 16, 1760. His family was evidently well off, living in Ireland part of the year and Scotland the other part of the year. Family legend has it that Edward and his brother were kidnapped from a beach in Ireland or Scotland when they were boys and brought to the US and sold as slaves or servants. They were separated and never saw each other again. Edward tried his whole life to find his family in Ireland, with no success. He eventually dropped the Fitz from his last name and was later known as Edward F. Patrick. Of course any efforts on Mike and his wife Sandy's part to trace their family to Ireland has met with no success at all. In the DNA study, however, Mike matched Bill Fitzpatrick in Palm Desert, CA exactly. This means they have a fairly recent common ancestor. Bill traces his family to Belturbet, Co. Cavan. His ancestor was Patrick J. Fitzpatrick, born in the 1850s - 1860s. (He had a son Patrick Joseph in 1881.) We are looking for a Fitzpatrick from Co. Cavan to take the DNA test to try to link these stories together. A Fitzpatrick from Belturbet would be the best of all. We are working through Relative Genetics in Salt Lake City. To participate you have to be male Fitzpatrick. There is a cost, too, which I can describe to you offlist. If you are interested, please contact me off list. If you want more info just to konw about DNA testing, please contact with with those questions as well. Also, if you have heard this story and recognize Edward Fitzpatrick, let me know for sure. I only joined temporarily to post the Charity Hosptial Admission Records last night, and plan to unsubscribe shortly. Colleen

My husband, Norman Rusk, is descended from County Cavan emigrants. Norman had his DNA done two years ago. How can we connect him to your study? Joan Griffin Rusk - know for sure. I only joined temporarily to post the Charity Hosptial Admission Records last night, and plan to unsubscribe shortly. Colleen ==== IRL-CAVAN Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from this list click on mailto:IRL-CAVAN-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (list mode) or mailto:IRL-CAVAN-D-request@rootsweb.com?subject=unsubscribe (digest mode)