I don't like to second guess others but I'll bet that should have been MRCA. Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA) Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX Barrett Surname DNA - http://www.flash.net/~parino/barrett-family-dna-project.htm Powell Surname DNA - http://www.flash.net/~parino/powell-surname-dna-project.htm --- On Thu, 12/11/08, Hannah Powell <[email protected]> wrote: From: Hannah Powell <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Help! Powells in Lowndes County Alabama To: [email protected], [email protected] Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 6:47 PM Uhhhhhhh......I think I'm getting too old for this stuff .... I forgot what MCRA stands for ... or maybe I never knew...