>Debbie wrote: Am I to the point that DNA testing is worth doing? Anyone have experience with this? Thanks! Debbie I am a fan of DNA testing. I recommend that anyone serious about their family origins join one of the DNA family surname projects. Myself and two Wright "cousins" have been tested and resolved conflicting claims arising from descendants of multiple William Wrights who lived near each other. Looking at two RI families in which I am interested because my family claimed a relationship to Commodore Perry and General Greene, as many others also claim, DNA testing can prove or disprove this relationship. Greene. A distant cousin of the general has been tested #27438, "Kelly Greene." He is a descendant of John Greene of Warwick as General Nathanael Greene was. The results can be viewed at <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~greendna/> A Greene claiming a relationship to the general will have a DNA that closely matches Kelly Greene. My third cousin surnamed Greene, a RI Greene descendant has been tested #20192, "Robert Green." We probably have a non-paternal event in our Greene line. I keep looking to find a match to Robert's DNA and that will give us a clue as to our ancestral line. We need other RI Greene descendants to step forward and be tested. To verify Kelly's descent from John of Warwick, but also to resolve the question of the relationship of the two or three John Greenes who immigrated to RI in the 1600s. Perry. There are two descendants of Edmund/Edward that have been tested under the National Geographic Project. Edmund/Edward was the ancestor of the commodores. A related person will have a DNA close to that of the proven descendants of Edmund/Edward. <http://www.perry-dna.org/pages/ydnaResultsFrameSet.html> The Fields project is just getting under way and so has only a few participants. That only emphasizes the need for more people to join. To find your surname project go to <http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=199> Enter your surname in the search box at the upper right of the screen. Bill Wright

Thanks, I've registered there under patriarchs, but not sure how to interpret the results to see if a Field/Fields from Rhode Island has been tested yet. See: http://www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/f/fields/results.html Debbie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wright" <wmewrght@hal-pc.org> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] DNA Testing for Field/Fields > >Debbie wrote: > > Am I to the point that DNA testing is worth doing? Anyone have experience > with this? > > Thanks! > > Debbie > > I am a fan of DNA testing. I recommend that anyone serious about their > family origins join one of the DNA family surname projects. > > Myself and two Wright "cousins" have been tested and resolved conflicting > claims arising from descendants of multiple William Wrights who lived near > each other. > > Looking at two RI families in which I am interested because my family > claimed a relationship to Commodore Perry and General Greene, as many > others also claim, DNA testing can prove or disprove this relationship. > > Greene. A distant cousin of the general has been tested #27438, "Kelly > Greene." He is a descendant of John Greene of Warwick as General Nathanael > Greene was. The results can be viewed at > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~greendna/> > > A Greene claiming a relationship to the general will have a DNA that > closely matches Kelly Greene. > > My third cousin surnamed Greene, a RI Greene descendant has been tested > #20192, "Robert Green." We probably have a non-paternal event in our > Greene line. I keep looking to find a match to Robert's DNA and that will > give us a clue as to our ancestral line. > > We need other RI Greene descendants to step forward and be tested. To > verify Kelly's descent from John of Warwick, but also to resolve the > question of the relationship of the two or three John Greenes who > immigrated to RI in the 1600s. > > Perry. There are two descendants of Edmund/Edward that have been tested > under the National Geographic Project. Edmund/Edward was the ancestor of > the commodores. A related person will have a DNA close to that of the > proven descendants of Edmund/Edward. > <http://www.perry-dna.org/pages/ydnaResultsFrameSet.html> > > The Fields project is just getting under way and so has only a few > participants. That only emphasizes the need for more people to join. > > To find your surname project go to > <http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=199> Enter your surname in > the search box at the upper right of the screen. > > Bill Wright > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html > >

Remember it is only men that can be tested and it has to be a direct line through the men back to whomever you are looking for. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wright" <wmewrght@hal-pc.org> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] DNA Testing for Field/Fields > >Debbie wrote: > > Am I to the point that DNA testing is worth doing? Anyone have experience > with this? > > Thanks! > > Debbie > > I am a fan of DNA testing. I recommend that anyone serious about their > family origins join one of the DNA family surname projects. > > Myself and two Wright "cousins" have been tested and resolved conflicting > claims arising from descendants of multiple William Wrights who lived near > each other. > > Looking at two RI families in which I am interested because my family > claimed a relationship to Commodore Perry and General Greene, as many > others also claim, DNA testing can prove or disprove this relationship. > > Greene. A distant cousin of the general has been tested #27438, "Kelly > Greene." He is a descendant of John Greene of Warwick as General Nathanael > Greene was. The results can be viewed at > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~greendna/> > > A Greene claiming a relationship to the general will have a DNA that > closely matches Kelly Greene. > > My third cousin surnamed Greene, a RI Greene descendant has been tested > #20192, "Robert Green." We probably have a non-paternal event in our > Greene line. I keep looking to find a match to Robert's DNA and that will > give us a clue as to our ancestral line. > > We need other RI Greene descendants to step forward and be tested. To > verify Kelly's descent from John of Warwick, but also to resolve the > question of the relationship of the two or three John Greenes who > immigrated to RI in the 1600s. > > Perry. There are two descendants of Edmund/Edward that have been tested > under the National Geographic Project. Edmund/Edward was the ancestor of > the commodores. A related person will have a DNA close to that of the > proven descendants of Edmund/Edward. > <http://www.perry-dna.org/pages/ydnaResultsFrameSet.html> > > The Fields project is just getting under way and so has only a few > participants. That only emphasizes the need for more people to join. > > To find your surname project go to > <http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=199> Enter your surname in > the search box at the upper right of the screen. > > Bill Wright > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html > >

You may also want to check at Relative Genetics.com to see if they have a project for your surname. They are an alternative to Family Tree dna. You can take your test results from any project and enter them into the database at ybase. Don Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Wright" <wmewrght@hal-pc.org> To: <RIGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:53 PM Subject: [RIGENWEB] DNA Testing for Field/Fields > >Debbie wrote: > > Am I to the point that DNA testing is worth doing? Anyone have > experience with this? > > Thanks! > > Debbie > > I am a fan of DNA testing. I recommend that anyone serious about their > family origins join one of the DNA family surname projects. > > Myself and two Wright "cousins" have been tested and resolved > conflicting claims arising from descendants of multiple William Wrights > who lived near each other. > > Looking at two RI families in which I am interested because my family > claimed a relationship to Commodore Perry and General Greene, as many > others also claim, DNA testing can prove or disprove this relationship. > > Greene. A distant cousin of the general has been tested #27438, "Kelly > Greene." He is a descendant of John Greene of Warwick as General > Nathanael Greene was. The results can be viewed at > <http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~greendna/> > > A Greene claiming a relationship to the general will have a DNA that > closely matches Kelly Greene. > > My third cousin surnamed Greene, a RI Greene descendant has been tested > #20192, "Robert Green." We probably have a non-paternal event in our > Greene line. I keep looking to find a match to Robert's DNA and that > will give us a clue as to our ancestral line. > > We need other RI Greene descendants to step forward and be tested. To > verify Kelly's descent from John of Warwick, but also to resolve the > question of the relationship of the two or three John Greenes who > immigrated to RI in the 1600s. > > Perry. There are two descendants of Edmund/Edward that have been tested > under the National Geographic Project. Edmund/Edward was the ancestor of > the commodores. A related person will have a DNA close to that of the > proven descendants of Edmund/Edward. > <http://www.perry-dna.org/pages/ydnaResultsFrameSet.html> > > The Fields project is just getting under way and so has only a few > participants. That only emphasizes the need for more people to join. > > To find your surname project go to > <http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.asp?ftdna_ref=199> Enter your surname > in the search box at the upper right of the screen. > > Bill Wright > > > ==== RIGENWEB Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative: http://www.rootsweb.com/ > Surname Helper Search http://cgi.rootsweb.com/surhelp/srchall.html