Sort of. Males have DNA testing done through the paternal line (i.e. if your name is Holley, only Holley males would test the same, so if you are a daughter Holley, you would need to get a brother or male descendent to test). However, there is also mitrocondial testing, which is done through the female line. It is not associated with surnames, as the females test, their mothers, and grandmotherss, etc. Wendy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Holleys" <ljholley@comcast.net> To: <nir-down@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] NIR-DOWN/Have DNA Run >I was told that my son could have his DNA done to prove our Drane ancestry >because I was a woman and it needed to come down through only males. Is >this not true? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: harveynbarbara@aol.com > To: nir-down@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 4:25 PM > Subject: Re: [NIR-DOWN] NIR-DOWN/Have DNA Run > > > Kathy: After hearing your husband's story, it is my feeling that maybe > you > should take a break from the usual "stuff of genie research" and (as > someone > else suggested) have the DNA done. Not only is it enlightening to have > it > done, but it might give him a fresh look on the whole ancestry thing. > > It is very reasonable now to have the DNA testing done (about 5 > companies in > the U.S. are very good....and including the Genographic Project by the > National Geographic people). > > There are some things in my family lineage that I just am never going to > know for sure, but I left these things "simmer on the back burner." > Relax, > enjoy what is happening now....maybe your Tom has enough sketches from > his past > and that is that. > > At any rate, I don't recognize any of his surnames involved in the > search. > Wish I did. My little area was fairly small and everyone knew > everyone!! > > Best of luck to you all. > > Barb By. > > > > > **************************************Check out AOL's list of 2007's > hottest > products. > > (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NIR-DOWN-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 > NIR-DOWN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >