New 12-marker Y-chromosome DNA results have been posted in the Madeira DNA Project for the following descendant of: Joao Rodrigues Teixeira, b. abt.1650, Ponte do Sol, Madeira Not only is this participant only one marker off from the Azevedo in the project, the participant also has FIFTEEN exact matches in the Beleza study database! To state this more simply, the participant has distant genetic cousins living on mainland Portugal, along with a distant genetic cousin in the Madeira project. http://www.ourfamilyorigins.com/madeira/dna.htm

Hi Katherine, I need to update my descendant on the y chart. How do I do that? Regards, Lou "For those who have fought for it....Freedom has a taste the protected will never know" " Without the Brave there would be no land of the Free" A new Recruit asked an old Warrior, "What is War like?" The old timer replied, "A bunch of us went down to Gettysburg one day, a lot of people died. If you weren't there you wouldn't understand." -----Original Message----- From: Katherine Hope Borges [mailto:kvjjmmborges@msn.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2006 5:03 AM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [PRT-MADEIRA] Teixeira DNA matches - Madeira DNA Project New 12-marker Y-chromosome DNA results have been posted in the Madeira DNA Project for the following descendant of: Joao Rodrigues Teixeira, b. abt.1650, Ponte do Sol, Madeira Not only is this participant only one marker off from the Azevedo in the project, the participant also has FIFTEEN exact matches in the Beleza study database! To state this more simply, the participant has distant genetic cousins living on mainland Portugal, along with a distant genetic cousin in the Madeira project. http://www.ourfamilyorigins.com/madeira/dna.htm ============================== View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find marriage announcements and more. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx