There are always chances that there was a name change along the way TO Smith. Ric ----- Original Message ----- From: LostMtRose@aol.com To: SMITH-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 1:29 PM Subject: Re: [SMITH] To All Smith's at a roadblock No. There are no male descendants other then my brother. He is the son of a son of a son, so he is the best one to do the test. Like I said, no Smith matches at all....I haven't been able to trace further then my g great grandfather b. 1832 in PA. That is why I got my brother to do the test for me... Why do you suggest a male first cousin? Rhoda ==== SMITH Mailing List ==== NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net