The Friess Family DNA Project has now been set up. Those who may be interested can go to http://www.familytreedna.com/public/Friess/ for information. We are looking for any descendants of Johan Michael Friess of Germany in the 1600s, or his children or his siblings. His father's name was Michael. They were from the Rossbach and Wolfstein areas of Germany. Known spelling variations included Fries (mostly after their arrival in the U.S.), Freese, Frees, Freeze. There were others as well... Ray Friess