Sara- To some extent DNA testing can do this but at present it can only establish a haplogroup based upon Y DNA testing for direct male lineage (father to son to son and so on) and mtDNA for the direct female lineage going way back. A person could be 75% Native American (or whatever) and have English ancestry in the direct male or direct female line and it wouldn't show up in the DNA test. I also don't believe it is possible at this time to scientifically differentiate between Native American heritage via DNA testing and any other Asian ancestry. Simkins marriage records in Cumberland and Salem counties that I can find show me very common area surnames that don't give me any clues to Indian ethnicity. In a message dated 7/25/2008 12:15:40 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, july37@cox.net writes: "If the stories have any merit there would need to be some sort of evidence to support it. Show us the evidence." I agree with you that oral history needs some evidence to prove or disprove it. It's great that we now have DNA testing that can provide scientific evidence on ancient origins. Sara **************Get fantasy football with free live scoring. Sign up for FanHouse Fantasy Football today. (http://www.fanhouse.com/fantasyaffair?ncid=aolspr00050000000020)