Recent discussions about the uncertainty of genealogy and dna tests leave me with a thought or two. What is certain in this world? I say very few things. All we can do is search out our ancestors, take the dna tests and draw conclusions based on what evidence we have. When writing your family history I suggest when you hit the brick wall of uncertainty, make a conclusion based on the evidence you have, if that is all there is. Then state in your history the uncertainty in plain language.There are so many records which have been destroyed that we may never know for sure who is who's son or daughter. There are many cases of law which were decided on circumstantial evidence and in many cases, lives depended on it. The life of the perpetrator, or the life of a future victim. Was the jury absolutely sure of the guilt or innocence of the defendant? I doubt it. After all, isn't that part of the fun of the searching in genealogy, it's like solving a 5000 piece jigsaw puzzle with a f! ew pieces missing; when you are finished the picture is still beautiful, and you can still get on the floor and keep searching for the missing pieces. John