Hi Folks, I just want to tell you this short story. We now have a man in our DNA Project whose surname is not NEWTON. His ancestry is unclear. I won't ascribe motivations for him in getting himself tested, but the bottom line is that he matches our "J" NEWTONs really well. In fact he is an even better match for Richard Newton of Sudbury than are our Newton folk, and that's at a whopping 67 markers. Couple that with the fact that no other surnames come close to him, and you have a probable descent that is known from the DNA only. Of course, it could happen that in the future a bunch of people of some other particular surname will test and match him, but it hasn't happened yet. So if "fishing" can work across surnames to reveal descents, image how well it might work for you knowing that there are already nearly 50 NEWTONs tested, representing some 20+ different NEWTON clans, and that more will come with time. Okay, that was my "plug". Best, Gregg Bonner NEWTON Surname DNA Project Group Administrator --------------------------------- Got a little couch potato? Check out fun summer activities for kids.