I'm going to order my kit this week. My dead end is with Israel Newton in the 1800's--Israel lived and died in Cole Co. Missouri. Do you think that the DNA project would be helpful? Merle Newton By the way, where is Cambridge? My Great, Great Grandfather, William Carroll Newton and his family lived in Southern Kansas before his son moved to Okla. On Wednesday, January 02, 2008, at 01:08PM, "Darwin Newton" <denewton@sktc.net> wrote: >Hi Merle > >My Newtons and several other lines represented in the NEWTON DNA project >can be traced back/through colonial Virginia. >Are you, or any other Newton surnamed brother/male cousin that descends >from Israel, a participant in the project? >If not, it might be a way for you to "narrow" your focus to at least a >more specific locale to find more about Israel and his family. > >I would encourage any Newton male that's interested in his heritage to >consider submitting a DNA sample for testing (painless, absent the >expense) for a comparison and the possibility of identifying a "close" >cousin who's "paper trail" is just as obscure as the one that you are >searching. The shared light from several candles could well illuminate a >wider circle of evidence that provides guidance for many searchers. > >Check the possibilities at: > >http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ > >Darwin Newton >Cambridge KS 67023 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

William R. Newton is mentioned in brother Thomas' will of 1893 It seems unlikely that this mention of a William Newton is about my William who would have been a 19-yr-old in 1882. So could it be an uncle, a brother to Robert H. Newton? "The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Saturday, May 13, 1882 Wyandott and Vicinity --Wm. NEWTON has a large stock of new and second-hand furniture , which he is selling off at cost. On Jan 2, 2008, at 12:41 19 PM, Merle Newton wrote: > I'm going to order my kit this week. My dead end is with Israel > Newton in the 1800's--Israel lived and died in Cole Co. Missouri. > Do you think that the DNA project would be helpful? Merle Newton > > By the way, where is Cambridge? My Great, Great Grandfather, > William Carroll Newton and his family lived in Southern Kansas > before his son moved to Okla. > > > On Wednesday, January 02, 2008, at 01:08PM, "Darwin Newton" > <denewton@sktc.net> wrote: >> Hi Merle >> >> My Newtons and several other lines represented in the NEWTON DNA >> project >> can be traced back/through colonial Virginia. >> Are you, or any other Newton surnamed brother/male cousin that >> descends >> from Israel, a participant in the project? >> If not, it might be a way for you to "narrow" your focus to at >> least a >> more specific locale to find more about Israel and his family. >> >> I would encourage any Newton male that's interested in his >> heritage to >> consider submitting a DNA sample for testing (painless, absent the >> expense) for a comparison and the possibility of identifying a >> "close" >> cousin who's "paper trail" is just as obscure as the one that you >> are >> searching. The shared light from several candles could well >> illuminate a >> wider circle of evidence that provides guidance for many searchers. >> >> Check the possibilities at: >> >> http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ >> >> Darwin Newton >> Cambridge KS 67023 >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEWTON- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Merle I don't necessarily think that DNA is a total answer to our genealogical problems, but it offers some answers that can't be found in any other "source" . I found indicators that your Israel appeared to be born in Virginia in the late 18th century. There are many missing records of that area in that era and when you couple that with the variety of repositories that the remaining records are housed, it becomes an exceedingly challenging task to find that one notation in some deed, court record, or will, that may unlock that door you keep pounding on. IF you get a "close" match with someone already in the project with a likelihood of a common Newton ancestor in the last several generations, you may be able to concentrate your "microscopic" efforts in a few counties instead of every county of current Virginia, West Virginia, & Kentucky that were part of 18th century Virginia. Of course there is also the possibility that you will manifest a "new" genetic pattern that could be from an untested line or because of an "undocumented" event that occurred in your or another participant's lineage. That's why the project's "value" can and will be greatly enhanced as more & more of we Newton males "jump in the pool" as it were. I would encourage you to do at least a 25 marker test (more if you can tolerate the financial "pinch") as I have experienced MANY 12 marker "matches" with individuals with no apparent NEWTON ancestor and only one who wasn't a "Newton" at 25 markers. Greg Bonner, who's the administrator of the project, is much more knowledgeable than I about the specifics, ramifications and nuances of this process and can be contacted at the link at the bottom of the project page. Thanks for your PARTICIPATION!!!!! Darwin