Debra ... I have seen an excellent example that will answer your question in the HOOPER family DNA project. A man from Illinois researching the surname BRYSON submitted his DNA sample and learned something unexpected. His BRYSON ancestor, who was born in North Carolina around 1790, was actually a HOOPER. Although there is a possibility that there was some marital "hanky-panky" happening way back then, there is a greater likelihood that the HOOPER child was orphaned and taken into the BRYSON family and raised as one of their own. This Bryson/Hooper example is found at: http://www.hooperconnections.com/dnatable.html Click on the name 'Bryson' and you can see the lineage chart for that family. At the site for HOOPER DNA results, the participants give permission for their direct lineage to be posted. Other Hooper researchers can compare their known and documented ancestors to see if DNA results can link them to older generations or to other family branches. I would like to see JORDAN results posted in this manner also. ...Charlotte ----- Original Message ----- From: Debra Pate To: JORDAN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, July 03, 2004 10:21 AM Subject: Re: [JORDAN] Enoch Jordan of Tennessee Larry, When a person does DNA test.....do they compare the DNA only with those who carry the same last name or with all the participants of the DNA research no matter what their last name? If you want your DNA compared to more than one surname (I have a good reason for this) is it the same price? Thanks, Debra