Julie, It is extremely easy but usually requires a male descendant. The female can test but the time period is more distant. Also the cost is more. The company sends two vials and each has a small swab that you run over the inside of your cheek. Then take the swabs and put back in the vials and send them off to the company. I though it would take 6-7 weeks; but the test came back in less than month. The cost varies, for 12 markers like we had, is $101.00 and the 24 marker cost about $275(not sure). I read up on all the pros and cons before deciding to go ahead. The test doesn't tell you how you are related but that the markers are the same for the person you matched. These sites explain much better than I. www.blairgenealogy.com/dna/dna101.html and www.familytreedna.com/trs_gendist.html are good sites to explain how it works. I hope these work, I never know. I went thru Familytree. Dottie -----Original Message----- From: David & Julie Keyser [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:26 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] FW: William Harris 1803 Hardin Co. KY Dottie, How does this DNA matching work? Do you give your own blood sample to the research? I'm actually not sure I'm a blood relative. I think I only carry the name through marriage as my Harris line got a little sordid through the years. I actually don't know for certain if my father was an actual blood born Harris, but I know for certain my grandfather and most of my father's siblings were. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dottie Brentlinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:32 AM Subject: [KYHARDIN] FW: William Harris 1803 Hardin Co. KY > Results of our DNA sample came back matching the 5 people on Group 6 > posted on the Harris YDNA List. www.harrisydna.org > <http://www.harrisydna.org/> Our kit # is 36105. I still have a lot of > work to do but the DNA shows a direction. Any information or correction > appreciated. > > This is what I have so far: > William Harris born 1803 Va./died after 1880 Hardin Co, KY > + 1 Mary Dorsey born 1804 KY/ died after 1879 and before 1875 > Hardin Co, KY > Children: Charles Cyrus married Sarah Jane Fallon ( My > line) > John married Eliza Ann Wright > Sally married John Walker > Fields > Dicey > Elizabeth > James married Francis Fallon > Nancy married James J. Figg > William > +2 Elizabeth > Children: William > Lloyd > > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items for > sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration > for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 9&targetid=5429 > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Thanks so much Dottie, I'll look into it. Julie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dottie Brentlinger" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:56 PM Subject: [KYHARDIN] DNA William Harris 1803 Hardin Co. KY > Julie, It is extremely easy but usually requires a male descendant. The > female can test but the time period is more distant. Also the cost is > more. The company sends two vials and each has a small swab that you run > over the inside of your cheek. Then take the swabs and put back in the > vials and send them off to the company. I though it would take 6-7 > weeks; but the test came back in less than month. The cost varies, for > 12 markers > like we had, is $101.00 and the 24 marker cost about $275(not sure). I > read up on all the pros and cons before deciding to go ahead. The test > doesn't tell you how you are related but that the markers are the same > for the person you matched. These sites explain much better than I. > www.blairgenealogy.com/dna/dna101.html and > www.familytreedna.com/trs_gendist.html are good sites to explain how it > works. I hope these work, I never know. I went thru Familytree. Dottie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: David & Julie Keyser [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 8:26 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [KYHARDIN] FW: William Harris 1803 Hardin Co. KY > > Dottie, > How does this DNA matching work? Do you give your own blood sample to > the > research? I'm actually not sure I'm a blood relative. I think I only > carry > the name through marriage as my Harris line got a little sordid through > the > years. I actually don't know for certain if my father was an actual > blood > born Harris, but I know for certain my grandfather and most of my > father's > siblings were. > Julie > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dottie Brentlinger" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 9:32 AM > Subject: [KYHARDIN] FW: William Harris 1803 Hardin Co. KY > > >> Results of our DNA sample came back matching the 5 people on Group 6 >> posted on the Harris YDNA List. www.harrisydna.org >> <http://www.harrisydna.org/> Our kit # is 36105. I still have a lot > of >> work to do but the DNA shows a direction. Any information or > correction >> appreciated. >> >> This is what I have so far: >> William Harris born 1803 Va./died after 1880 Hardin Co, KY >> + 1 Mary Dorsey born 1804 KY/ died after 1879 and before 1875 >> Hardin Co, KY >> Children: Charles Cyrus married Sarah Jane Fallon ( My >> line) >> John married Eliza Ann Wright >> Sally married John Walker >> Fields >> Dicey >> Elizabeth >> James married Francis Fallon >> Nancy married James J. Figg >> William >> +2 Elizabeth >> Children: William >> Lloyd >> >> >> ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== >> NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain >> letters, political announcements, current events, items for >> sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) >> is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration >> for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett > [email protected] >> >> ============================== >> New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors >> at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > >> > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=1459 > 9&targetid=5429 >> > > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain > letters, political announcements, current events, items for > sale, personal messages, flames,etc. (in other words - spam) > is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration > for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett [email protected] > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > > > > > > ==== KYHARDIN Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Hardin Co., KY Mailing List, send only > the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to [email protected] or if you are on the Digest > List to [email protected] > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx >