We girls are clever, but we're not THAT clever !!! :o) Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent I found it amusing that recently, one scientist claimed that we are all descended from one woman, who he called Eve with surprising originality - and that Adam came along 40,000 years later. Er, I thought mankind required a male and a female to reproduce, or was Eve over 40,000 years old when she started having children?! ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. E. Clark" <eec06031@comcast.net> To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30 PM Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA projects > This will give my husband a laugh. He's having major surgery tomorrow and > we all need a good laugh. > > My husband's grandmother maintained that the crooked little finger > indicated that you were definitely descended from her father (who had many > concubines!) I couldn't figure out how that meant my husband as his > "grandmother" was technically a step-grandmother and there was no blood > connection. But now I know it's his Viking blood. How he got that I don't > know as he's Chinese :-)) > > Best wishes > > Elizabeth > > Bingmbing@aol.com wrote: > >>I read the paperback book The Seven Daughters of Eve and found it >>fascinating. Most research seems to be based on the Y chromosome of men >>which is constant, so the connection to ancient females is fairly new I >>imagine. >>Toyed with sending my DNA to the National Geographic Society's project, >>but never did. Thought it would be just my luck to be descended from >>someone they have no base for yet, a so-far undiscovered ancient >>"mother". Read their website however and follow the trails of DNA as >>they progress. Looks as if we all have common genes going back to Africa. >>My husband has a crooked little finger, Depuytrens Contracture, which >>shows Viking blood apparently. His mother had it too, but didn't know >>why. She came from mariners in Broadstairs; and I wonder if any other >>local families have it. >> Regards, Madie >> >> > > ______________________________ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/334 - Release Date: 08/05/2006

What about those of us decentant from aliens as no earthly decendants can be found? Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJK :o))" <pat@kendell.freeserve.co.uk> To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA projects > We girls are clever, but we're not THAT clever !!! :o) > > Pat.xxx :o)) > A Maid of Kent > > I found it amusing that recently, one scientist claimed that we are all > descended from one woman, who he called Eve with surprising originality - > and that Adam came along 40,000 years later. Er, I thought mankind > required > a male and a female to reproduce, or was Eve over 40,000 years old when > she > started having children?! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E. E. Clark" <eec06031@comcast.net> > To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA > projects > > > > This will give my husband a laugh. He's having major surgery tomorrow > and > > we all need a good laugh. > > > > My husband's grandmother maintained that the crooked little finger > > indicated that you were definitely descended from her father (who had > many > > concubines!) I couldn't figure out how that meant my husband as his > > "grandmother" was technically a step-grandmother and there was no blood > > connection. But now I know it's his Viking blood. How he got that I > don't > > know as he's Chinese :-)) > > > > Best wishes > > > > Elizabeth > > > > Bingmbing@aol.com wrote: > > > >>I read the paperback book The Seven Daughters of Eve and found it > >>fascinating. Most research seems to be based on the Y chromosome of > men > >>which is constant, so the connection to ancient females is fairly new I > >>imagine. > >>Toyed with sending my DNA to the National Geographic Society's project, > >>but never did. Thought it would be just my luck to be descended from > >>someone they have no base for yet, a so-far undiscovered ancient > >>"mother". Read their website however and follow the trails of DNA as > >>they progress. Looks as if we all have common genes going back to > Africa. > >>My husband has a crooked little finger, Depuytrens Contracture, which > >>shows Viking blood apparently. His mother had it too, but didn't know > >>why. She came from mariners in Broadstairs; and I wonder if any > other > >>local families have it. > >> Regards, Madie > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________ > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/334 - Release Date: 08/05/2006 > > > > >

Hmmm. This is true. We all have some who must have beamed in from outer space or been abducted by aliens cos we can't find them !! Pat.xxx :o)) A Maid of Kent What about those of us decentant from aliens as no earthly decendants can be found? Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJK :o))" <pat@kendell.freeserve.co.uk> To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:07 PM Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA projects > We girls are clever, but we're not THAT clever !!! :o) > > Pat.xxx :o)) > A Maid of Kent > > I found it amusing that recently, one scientist claimed that we are all > descended from one woman, who he called Eve with surprising originality - > and that Adam came along 40,000 years later. Er, I thought mankind > required > a male and a female to reproduce, or was Eve over 40,000 years old when > she > started having children?! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "E. E. Clark" <eec06031@comcast.net> > To: <Isle-of-Thanet-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 1:30 PM > Subject: Re: [IoT] Isle of early civilizations and hostile invaders - DNA > projects > > > > This will give my husband a laugh. He's having major surgery tomorrow > and > > we all need a good laugh. > > > > My husband's grandmother maintained that the crooked little finger > > indicated that you were definitely descended from her father (who had > many > > concubines!) I couldn't figure out how that meant my husband as his > > "grandmother" was technically a step-grandmother and there was no blood > > connection. But now I know it's his Viking blood. How he got that I > don't > > know as he's Chinese :-)) > > > > Best wishes > > > > Elizabeth > > > > Bingmbing@aol.com wrote: > > > >>I read the paperback book The Seven Daughters of Eve and found it > >>fascinating. Most research seems to be based on the Y chromosome of > men > >>which is constant, so the connection to ancient females is fairly new I > >>imagine. > >>Toyed with sending my DNA to the National Geographic Society's project, > >>but never did. Thought it would be just my luck to be descended from > >>someone they have no base for yet, a so-far undiscovered ancient > >>"mother". Read their website however and follow the trails of DNA as > >>they progress. Looks as if we all have common genes going back to > Africa. > >>My husband has a crooked little finger, Depuytrens Contracture, which > >>shows Viking blood apparently. His mother had it too, but didn't know > >>why. She came from mariners in Broadstairs; and I wonder if any > other > >>local families have it. > >> Regards, Madie > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________ > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.5/334 - Release Date: 08/05/2006 > > > > >