I know that the Wells Family Association is doing this for some 24 lines. See: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/dnaproje/dnaproj1.html I think they started as a test case for the BYU Molecular Genealogy Project, but now are using Relative Genetics: http://www.relativegenetics.com I haven't paid a great deal of attention to this, since my nearest male Wells ancestor died in 1761, so I was not eligible... Charlie Parks Alexandria, VA SmiIinMike@aol.com wrote: > > If you can provide more info about the costs and > perhaps a site to contact i may well pay for such myself....of course posting > results.

There are a lot of companies doing DNA testing now. And from what I have seen on the DNA-L list, there can be a lot of confusion trying to match the database from one lab to another. For example, I had my mtDNA tested in Europe and they start the base sequence at 16001 [I think, might be 16000] and put out an output of 400 characters and show where your mtDNA differs from the hub group [if it does]. Another lab [here in the states] begins the same sequence with 16100 [or 16101]. It seems to get more complex with guys [maybe] -- or at least interpreting the result does; and it seems to be more important to have a longer sequence tested. Thus, although there are a lot of labs in the business, it seemed more important to get together with a group of the same surname who were being tested. There is a Parke family being tested but I do not yet have details on where they believe their immigrant ancestor to have settled. The whole process is really rather exciting. While I fit into the Helena group of Europe, I am "off the hub" [be nice now!] and my particular derivation has been found in Syria, Azira, the Caucusus, Bulgaria, Karelia and -- well, east of the Alps [with the exception of one Swiss]. Cheryl