Hello, I've mentioned before that I can trace my LEWIS line back to Richard LEWIS, b~1805 in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. And, I'm told by researchers in England, that there 3 couples who could have been his parents. I don't have a way to tell which couple. I don't remember seeing any queries / postings about other people descended from Co. Shropshire. IF I decided to talk my brother into doing "DNA," what would we find out? Up until this morning, I could only think of 2 men who would be a LEWIS candidate for DNA tests. The 2nd person is an estranged first-cousin, who I haven't seen since he was a teen, and he is now 60. I don't even know where he lives, probably in NH. Unfortunately, there are at least a dozen Richard LEWIS's in NH right now. But, while reading the Digest this morning, the thought popped into my head that I "found" another descendant of my LEWIS great-grandparents. He also lives in NH. My brother has no interest in genealogy, and the "2nd cousin?" only has a mild interest. In both cases, I would have to pay for the test, which I can't really afford. FYI: I have a stronger interest in the ancestors of my KERR great-grandparents. Their line goes back to ~1800 IRELAND. In this case, I only have one, male KERR cousin, and he is another man with no interest in genealogy. I do have one, living KERR uncle, but he lives on the other side of the country, and has been semi-estranged from the family for 40 years. (There are other descendants of my KERR great-grandparents in New England, but I have no idea where the "males" live.) I don't have a strong interest in my "female line." So, I probably don't have a reason to do the DNA myself. However, the "birth" of my mother's mother is one, large mystery ! She was told by her Adoptive parents that she was a "foundling" in Boston in 1889, with no known birth-mother. As it turns out, the Adoptive parents told her many "lies." So, my "educated guess" is that they were her grandparents. I believe their married daughter in CT had a pregnancy outside of her marriage in the summer of 1888. ~6 yrs. ago I "found" a descendant of the Adoptive mother's mother. For these ancestors, I'm curioius whether a DNA from this lady in CT and myself would show a connection ! (The common ancestor would be nee' Rhoda MANCHESTER of MA and RI. IF my guess is correct, she would have been my gr-gr-gr-grandmother.) Thank you for your time ! Betty (near Lowell, MA) Happy "Canada Day" for some ! Happy "4th" for some ! And, be happy - safely !