In a message dated 4/10/05 12:34:44 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: You must be MALE > >* Your last name must be: REAVES, REEVE, REEVES, RIEVES, RIVE, RIVES, >RYVES, etc. (We are including all spellings of the Reeves surname because >spellings can change over time within the same family line) > >NOTE: If you are FEMALE and would like to include your Reeves line in the >testing, you can always get a close male relative such as a: Father, >Brother, Uncle, Cousin, etc. to take the test for you as long as their last >name is one of the surnames shown above. I guess I'm out of luck, huh? I'm female and have no male relatives with the name of Reeves and various spellings. All I know is that my g-g-g-grandmother was named Barbara (Barbary) Reeves and married William McElvy, born about 1778-1781. They married in 1799. After that I only have the McElvy name. Liz Gerlits Palm Bay, FL