don't you have to be male? my dad's mother was a richardson, so i don't think this would work for me. Sue :( ----- Original Message ----- From: "Justin Richardson" <jlrich37188@yahoo.com> To: <RICHARDSON-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 18, 2005 7:36 PM Subject: Re: [RICHARDSON] origin of Richardson name > Just thought I'd add my two cents in here... > > Since we are discussing adding the suffix "-son" onto > names, I thought I might add that not all > "Richard-sons" are related. When people did begin > adopting surnames about 30 generations ago, the just > picked one at random. Also, in some cases, their > father's name might have been John, or Richard, or > David, or Lars (Norway), and they just added on > "-son". One way to get around this barrier is to use > the DNA testing. It is really great. I don't know if > there is one that is really up and running, but for > instance, to test the Richardson line, the tester must > be a male with the last name Richardson. The test > matches markers and other scientifical information (I > never have been good at science, so you'll pardon my > 'elaborate' terms here) to determine which groups of > Richardsons are closely related. As I said, this goes > back to about 30 generations before us. > > Do we have a Richardson DNA spokesperson or moderator > that's subscribed to the list?...... > > > Justin Richardson > descendant of Barnett Richardson of VA, NC, and TN > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ==== RICHARDSON Mailing List ==== > To use the Richardson Query Board: > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=surnames.richardson > To review Archived messages: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/RICHARDSON-L > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.12/75 - Release Date: 8/17/2005 > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.10.12/75 - Release Date: 8/17/2005