Carl, Very good advice. They had several members redone, and if I remember correctly, some even went to another lab. That section of the Harbison family was already having problems with their connection so the results did not surprise me very much. It was very disheartening for my friend. She had poured so much effort into that brick wall. Glad the Holder family is "holding". Nita In a message dated 1/1/2005 4:04:37 P.M. Central Standard Time, cholder@wk.net writes: Nita, The Holder genealogical family is participating in the DNA Project and it is turning out to be a tremendous tool. It has mainly verified sound research and helped to point the way in a number of questionable areas. However, we did have one big hiccup. The lab returned results of a non-match on one sample where we felt we absolutely knew the line was a match. This created quite a commotion until one of the participants contacted the lab an requested a review. The lab quickly responded that a "human error" in handling the samples had occurred. Someone had simply placed a tray in the wrong slot and had created a problem with 4 or 5 different results. They quickly fixed the problem, we received the expected results, an apology, and assurances that the science was not faulty, just human handling. You might pass this on to the Harbisons unless they have already requested a technical review. Other than this one glitch the Project is so successful we are planning a Holder DNA summit to review our findings collectively. Carl Holder -------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: <N5BRY@aol.com> To: <LOONEY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2005 9:40 AM Subject: [LOONEY-L] Results from DNA genealogy research > > Any of you involved in DNA projects to help pin down your ancestors? > > Have been corresponding with a Harbison/Looney researcher for several years. > > Her husband, the Harbison, turned out to not be a Harbison at all and some > of the other researchers in this ancestral line are devastated and uncertain > where to look now. > > SO - if you are doing genealogy DNA research, better be prepared for > undesired, unexpected results. > > Her years of early (1700's) Harbison research are wasted for her but perhaps > not for others. > > Nita > > >