This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: psitler Surnames: phillips, vickery Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.phillips/214.217.273.3179.3182.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thanks for the additional info. I agree with Nancy that it's very surprising you could have 20% Native American DNA and not know where it came from. I am a great-great granddaughter of William Phillips and Esther Vickrey, so actually two generations closer than you. (My branch of the family has very long generations.) At 4 greats, Luarcha would account for less than 2% of your DNA. I am interested in the spelling you used, Louarkey. Nancy's observation about spelling of names at this period is right, so some names do show up with several different spellings. I don't recall finding any documents about Luarcha that show the Louarkey spelling. Have you seen it in some of the records? I might run a search on that... Another Ancestry member who has participated in this thread, rshenton, is also descended from Luarcha. You might want to try contacting her. Just click a user name if you want to contact someone privately. Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.