Hi, did you get Smith matches? People that were actually a Smith? My brother had 12 12 markers matches and one 25 match but none had the Smith Surname. He had the 37 kit... I just sent for the mtDNAPlus kit.... Rhoda

Don't let yourself get too hung up on the surname thing. It was not unusual for ancestors to change their names when they emmigrated to a different country. That 25 marker match essentially guarantees a common ancestor and indicates that it wasn't too far back in time. Do some research and see if you can't tie the surnames together. The 37 marker upgrade is a good investment and I see that FTDNA now has a 59 marker upgrade available as well. Both will help identify how far back a common ancestor might have occurred. Paul -----Original Message----- From: LostMtRose@aol.com [mailto:LostMtRose@aol.com] Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 5:17 PM To: SMITH-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [SMITH] Re: To All Smith's at a roadblock Hi, did you get Smith matches? People that were actually a Smith? My brother had 12 12 markers matches and one 25 match but none had the Smith Surname. He had the 37 kit... I just sent for the mtDNAPlus kit.... 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