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

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 > > > >

Pure speculation I would think - I have two crooked little fingers - to the point of being asked if I've broken them in the past (no I haven't). However, (I haven't looked in a while), I seem to recall that there may have been an ancestor somewhere on my mother's side that came from the Isle of Man. Annette M "E. E. Clark" <eec06031@comcast.net> wrote: 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 > > > > --------------------------------- Yahoo! Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less.

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