I am unaware of any such program......are you refering to a specific Parks line or any male carrying the name?

I'm not a genetics expert but it is my understanding that the DNA could prove useful even if the surname is not Park/e/s. But, you would need to ask that of a testing facility. The tests are expensive, especially if you request to be tested for more sites; but with that expense comes more accuracy. There are at least 12 immigrant Park/e/s ancestors who emigrated from England and Ireland in the 1600/1700. From the FS Parks books, it seems that there is uncertainty how many of these immigrant ancestors might be related to each other - some are suspected to be. It is my understanding that if a man believes that he is descended from one of these lines, a y DNA test will help confirm that. Of course, there are cases where there might be illegitimacy or adoption (previously unknown) that would/should result in a negative finding. Cheryl At 12:12 AM 8/27/02 -0400, you wrote: > I am unaware of any such program......are you >refering to a specific Parks line or any male carrying the name? > > >==== PARKS Mailing List ==== >Please remember: No attachments, Hoaxes, Virus or Chain Letters >are to be sent to the list. The use of foul language is also >prohibited.