Hi Folks, We have a new sample in. It is a new type, so it gets the letter "X" (by alphabetical incrementation). It is closest to our existing type of "L" (and the "W" that is not on the Network Diagram), so maybe those folks in the "D" and "L" groups of Cumberland/Buckingham Counties Virginia origin and perhaps the Duplin County, NC folks may want to consider the possible implications of this. A combination of the participant's original claim of descent, along with some investigation by the Project's co-admin, Phin Newton, and some WorldConnect surfing by yours truly leads to the descent of the participant as described at the Project's homepage and links therefrom: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gbonner/newtondna/ This NEWTON family was in Walworth, New York in the 1870s and 1880s (at least), having immigrated evidently from Warwick, England earlier the same century. This represents the closest thing we have to a "European" sample, as the immigration was more recent than other participants' arrivals who can document the other side of the pond. Folks with leanings towards Warwick as their proposed origin should also take note of this. Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator ____________________________________________________________________________________ The all-new Yahoo! Mail beta Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. http://new.mail.yahoo.com