Carlette, I have read your post carefully since we have Powell relatives in Texas. W e match a small group of Hooper's who don't match any other Hoopers. The written material goes only back to the 1800's until recently, when one man matching this little group of Hooper's and my Powell's . His DOB was 1754. He was a ophran who was sent to the US by the Queen of England and stayed with a family of Hoopers. He took their name and ended up changing his name several times because he murdered some people. I have insisted that we were Powell's and we were not Hooper's and I was right. So, please don't take the word of those who may try to make you believe otherwise and even be rude to you and hurtful when something like this happens. Just keep digging and you will find out. I have had some brick walls that looked impossible but in all of them I have found the answer. The problem I have with DNA is that you are just out there with little information and it was suggested to me more than once that we were not POWELL's and yes, we are... The truth of what the situation really was .. never was mentioned. I am aware of the time when there were no surnames and I am a nurse and known labs make mistakes. I knew we were Powell's. My mother is a hundred years old and was able to help us with some names yesterday that a cousin had been searching for. I know that Jim got VERY tired of me saying this.. but isn't that what we are here for.. to find the truth. Frances In a message dated 6/10/2008 6:07:26 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Carlette, The person providing the sample for the Powell Surname DNA Project must be a male Powell or someone who "knows" his paternal line was Powell. A recent example; we have a Jones who is an exact match with some of the Powells. His Jones ancestor is found as a young man in the Home of a Powell. Did you grandmother have any brothers who have living male Powell descendants? Did she have any Powell uncles who have living male Powell descendants? If you can answer "yes" to either of these questions try to get them to provide the sample for you. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX [email protected] Volunteer Powell DNA Project Administrator Carlette <[email protected]> wrote: Hi all, Oh, and one question.......... My grandmother was born a Powell. Would my sons be too far away from that bloodline for a DNA test??? Thanks, Carlette [email protected] ------------------------------- 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 **************Vote for your city's best dining and nightlife. City's Best 2008. (http://citysbest.aol.com?ncid=aolacg00050000000102)