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

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 > >