I've been off for a while, and come back to find this very complicated and confusing conversation about DNA. Do I gather someone is trying to start some kind of Maxwell DNA match thing? I still don't really get what it will show--that two living people are related, but not how they're related? And then hh wrote << As a female you can only test your direct maternal > > line. Your son could test your maternal line and HIS > > fathers paternal line. .... To test for Maxwell either > > your father or brother should be test (or some other > > qualified male).>> My Maxwell line IS my mother's line. Does that mean my BROTHER should be tested, but not me? Thanks Kate John MAXWELL & ?? John MAXWELL (1765-1857) & Jane BRAZELTON (1774-1833) William MAXWELL (1797-1839) & Theodicia SANDERS (?-1826) Martin MAXWELL (1824-1908) & Belinda CUSEY (1814-1905) Arthur E MAXWELL (1874-1949) and Eva SIMMONS (1872-1961) Mary Elizabeth MAXWELL, my mother

> My Maxwell line IS my mother's line. Does that mean > my BROTHER should be > tested, but not me? > > Thanks > Kate If Maxwell is your mothers maiden name (meaning her father was a Maxwell of course) then the ones who should be tested was HER brother (your m-uncle) or her father (your m-gpa). In other words you need a guy with the last name Maxwell to test the y-dna (male dna). HTH. (if you need more info there is a dna list (for those that are griping about dna posts). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com