Barbara, is there any way you can "get your hands" on my WINN DNA project results? I haven't received the results yet myself but it shouldn't be long now. I took the mtDNA test due to my interest in establishing the fact that some of the WINN women on my line were Cherokee and Chocktaw Indian. I am a POYTHRESS descendant. Would it be of any interest to the POYTHRESS data to know what my results are? If so, perhaps you could obtain them for inclusion in the POYTHRESS data if I give you my password and kit number. Shall I do that? I asked the lab to make th data available to the MATLOCK family and to the POYTHRESS family but I don't believe they will do that. Therefore, we need to do it ourselves if we want to blend the info. Are you interested? Marian Aiice Andrea Harris "Andie"

Hi Andie, (1) In answer to your question, as the Poythress-Surname Y-DNA Study Group Administrator I cannot "get my hands on" your results. (2) The markers from the mtDNA test and from the Y-DNA test aren't in the least directly comparable to each other. The mtDNA markers come from the maternal line and the Y-DNA markers come from the paternal line. (3) Even so, your mtDNA (maternal DNA) results might well be of interest to others who might have ordered their own mtDNA tests. No one has mentioned to me having chosen to order a mt-DNA test, but there is no reason they would have mentioned it to me. Thus if you wish to make your test results available to anyone on our Poythress-List you could certainly just send a message to the list & either (a) just invite anyone with mtDNA results who wishes to compare theirs with yours, to write to you directly (off-List); or (b) include your mtDNA results in a message to the List if you wish. Happy hunting for your maternal ancestors- Barbara Poythress Neal