Hi Mary, Generally speaking, DNA can be divided into three types (for the purpose of this question): A. Ordinary chromosomal DNA (mixture from mom and dad) B. Mitochondrial DNA (inherited from mom only) C. Y-chromosome DNA (males inherit from dad only; females don't have a Y-chromosome (they have two X-chromosomes)). So the question is, what kind of DNA would we "see", if we tested your cousin.... And the answer is that since we test only the Y-chromosome, we would "see" only the DNA type of his father's father's father's (etc.) father. I understand your message to mean that this male NEWTON cousin of yours has as his all-male-line patriarch the Thomas Newton you mention, and Ebenezer Newton by extension. The outcome of any DNA testing we might do on him would be unaffected by any other lines, whether they are NEWTON or no. It sure would be nice to have a bona fide sample to represent Ebenezer Newton in the project. I hope you can convince him to participate :) Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator --- Mary Ann McTee <mamctee@cox-internet.com> wrote: > I have a questions about Newton DNA.....(This is a > true characterization > from my line) I have a male Newton cousin > decended from Rev. Thomas > Newton, son of Ebenezer Newton and Elizabeth > Buchannan. He is ALSO decended > from another Newton line. His grandfather Newton > (decended through Ebenezer > Newton line) and his grandmother Newton (decended > through a different Thomas > Newton of Maryland) In other words, his grandmother > was a Newton and > married a Newton. Now, will his DNA only carry > the Ebenezer Newton line?. > Mary Ann McTee > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gregg Bonner" <greggbonner@yahoo.com> > To: <NEWTON-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 11:55 AM > Subject: [NEWTON-L] Capt. Benjamin Newton (Cleveland > Co., NC) > > > > Hi Margaret, > > > > Thanks for your generous offer :) > > As the administrator for the Project, I will do > what I > > can to connect you with a possible DNA donor. But > as a > > recruiter, I am afraid I can help little, since my > own > > line is yet to be represented (as far as I can > tell). > > > > I think the answer to your question is...it > depends on > > what you believe. If you believe that Benjamin > Newton > > (died 1835 Cleveland County, North Carolina - I > > presume this is the one you mean) is the son of > > Ebenezer Newton and Elizabeth (Buchanan) Newton, > AND > > you believe that John Newton (d. 26 Nov 1790) is > the > > grandson of Ebenezer Newton and Elizabeth > (Buchanan) > > Newton, then while we don't have a sample from > > Benjamin Newton per se, we do nevertheless have a > de > > facto sample, since it should be the same thing. > > > > Moreover, we have two participants claiming > descent > > from John Newton (d. 1790) whose DNA does not > match, > > so we are still awaiting resolution of that issue > in > > its own right. > > > > I will put Benjamin in the Patriarchs Table just > to be > > sure we catch the eyes of any lurkers, etc. > > > > I don't believe any other samples are claimed to > be > > related to the fellow you mention, but then again, > I > > am sure I have not seen all claims made. > > > > Best, > > > > Gregg Bonner > > NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator > > > > > > --- MARGFONT@aol.com wrote: > > > >> Dear Greg, > >> Do you have any YDNA from Captain Benjamin Newton > >> (Rev. War) who settled in > >> what is now Cleveland County, NC? > >> I do not seem to have any YDNA cousins close in > my > >> line, but there ought to > >> be some more distant cousins still residing in > the > >> Cleveland County area. I > >> would be willing to sponsor a 59-marker test. > >> Regards > >> Margaret Beam Megginson Fontana > >> High Point, NC > >> > >> > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com