This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: elaineh67 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.kemp/1766.4/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I have had my MtDNA done, My great, great grandmother was Emma Kemp - in Canada - her father was Charles Kemp and mother was Jeannie Munroe. My MtDNA shows a strong match to Haplogroup C2 - a big shock really - as all my relatives were either Irish, English or Scottish. Haplogroup C2 is polynesian - which means one of my grandfathers down the line married a native to one of the islands in the south pacific. Do you know if there were any Kemps that went to the SouthPacfic and then made their way to Canada? Not to say that Jeannie Munroe was a pure native but some where doen the line one of her grandmothers was. And of course Jeannie's family might have come to Canada afterwards as well and she may have met Charles there. Thanks, Elaine 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.