Mickey and Mary: Thanks for keeping this DNA thing going. I am test kit #8336, and have a match on all 12 markers to test kit #9179. I have a match on 11 markers with test kit #8302. I know who these two test kits are from, but we have not been able to establish a common ancestor. In 1996 I engaged Mr. Brent Holcomb, a noted genealogist and author of genealogy books in South Carolina, to research my known ancestors. Although he made some general conclusions, and some probabilities, he did not find a definite tie to any of the York or Chester District Loves in the period from 1800 to 1810. Mr. Holcomb thought it likely that my ancestors were related to the Love families that came down to South Carolina from Pennsylvania, but that was only an assumption after he did his research. Here is my known lineage. Anything other than this that I have is strictly family history or family legend. This is my Love line beginning with me and working backward to my earliest known ancestor and his siblings, then to "probable" ancestors and their siblings. 1. Joseph William Love, Jr. (III), b. Tulsa, OK March 31, 1928. (me) 2. Joseph William Love, Sr. (II), b. Bartlett, TX November 30, 1894. 3. John Blake Love, b. Salado, Bell Co., TX January 15, 1869. 4. Joseph William Love (I), b. Canton, Madison Co., MS February 1, 1843. Siblings: Robert Dickson Love, b. 1835; John Thomas Love, b. 1837; William G. Love, b. 1839; Margaret Ann Love, b. 1841; Benjamin Franklin Love, b. 1847. All b. in Madison Co. MS. 5. John Love, b. Chester or York District, South Carolina July 22, 1808. Siblings: Robert Love, b. 1810; James Thompson Love, b. 1815; William Love, b. 1820; Hattie Love, b. 1822; Henry Dixon Love, b. 1825; Elizabeth Love, b. 1826, all in Chester or York District, South Carolina. The above is the "known" lineage. From here down is the family history or family legend. 6. John Thompson "Blackjack" Love, b. abt 1775, Scotland. Buried Sandy Flat, Love's Creek, Madison County, MS, on the "old Love place" with his daughters Hattie and Elizabeth. Siblings: Robert Love, b. abt 1777; Joseph Love, b. abt 1780; Thomas Wesley Love, b. abt 1782; James Henry Love, b. abt 1785; all reportedly b. in Scotland. 7. John "Jack" Love, b. abt 1743, Dublin, IRE, m. abt 1770, Stratfordshire, Scotland. Said to have married Lucretia "Lorry" ?. Also reported to have a wife named Anna Uhler, of German extraction. Do not know which, if either, is correct. Family history has it that John Thompson "Blackjack" Love married Mary Dixon (or Dickson) in 1806 in Scotland, and came to South Carolina that same year. He reportedly had a brother named Joseph who lived on the North/South Carolina border and had nine sons. This is in written family histories. I have not located any descendants of that Joseph, but there should be many. If any of you can tie into any of this, I would be glad to hear from you. I am Bill Love of Galveston, Texas.