Yes, thanks to Peter and others. I know there's a William Kinkead in my across-the-pond line somewhere. My DNA is identical to Capt William and his descendants, though I am not one of them. Hope, yes. Change, keep it. Dick Kinkead 2562 A1a Lantana, FL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter A. Kincaid" <7kincaid@nb.sympatico.ca> To: <kincaid@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2009 1:02 PM Subject: Re: [KINCAID] A Group C Patriarch? > Larry, this was an error on my part. See my subsequent > post. The William is not likely the ancestor of Groups C > set 1 Kincaids. However, he may be an ancestor of > participant 94749 in Group A. This is because 94749 > subsequently lived in the same area. > > Records across the pond are in many cases > useless to us here in North America because > we have no record here of who were the parents > of our North American patriarchs and/or where > they actually lived before coming here. The > reality is that for many there probably never will be > an answer to link the two. The best one can do in > that case is to infer who a more distant ancestor was > based on DNA results of participants who can link back > to the OId World and carry their lineage back there. > > Peter