Since we are rather active today - has anyone traced themselves to a Ware who changed his name to Powell in the 1700s. Cannot call his name at present. There is also a Female Powell, who married, divorced in TN, and had the names of her children changed to Powell. Again the name slips my mind. There is also a Female Powell, who married and adopted 2 Powell boys. When they became of age, they changed their names back to Powell (at least as I recall). Bob Powell Houson -------------- Original message -------------- From: [email protected] > > my DAN Results are in > ck 85885 > skip > > In a message dated 7/2/2008 8:29:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Your point about Powells in the same place and unrelated amazes me as well. > Until my dna results came in, I would have bet a lot that we were related -- > > my forbear Elisha Smith Powell was in McNairy County Tn at the same time as > John (g-son of John G) and Elisha's son lived and is buried less than fifty > miles from John in Texas. His father Hezakiah is reputed to have the middle > name Smith, as does my Elisha. Elisha Smith Powell married a Murry and > Murrys and McAlphins were related by marriage. But, dna squelched that > "logic": my line is NC-16. All of that "logic" apparently has the same > meaning about kinship as our common first name. Oh well. > Bob Powell--Austin Texas > > > > > > > > **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for > fuel-efficient used cars. > (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message