The opposite of the coin. Have a cousin who has now quite willingly done the 37 marker test but only one partial match and that person's family tree is not on line so I don't what the match is to. I think we are really in the very early days of this type of research. Karen ----- Original Message ----- From: <mstew99@charter.net> To: <STEWART-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2005 9:25 PM Subject: Re: [STEWART] Re: STEWART-D Digest V05 #402 > Say, I can really sympathize -- so far my DNA matches are mostly Clark > lines, with no Stewarts as yet. On the bright side, I learned that a > lifelong friend from the neighborhood where I grew up is a distant cousin. > Also, I eventually may be able to prove kinship to some of my favorite > historical Americans, including George Rogers Clark and John Clark, pilot > of the Mayflower. I guess there are compensations . . . anyway, Happy New > Year! > > Mike Stewart >> >> From: LParr30983@aol.com >> Date: 2005/12/25 Sun PM 06:35:45 PST >> To: STEWART-L@rootsweb.com >> Subject: [STEWART] Re: STEWART-D Digest V05 #402 >> >> >> In a message dated 12/25/2005 6:00:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, >> STEWART-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: >> >> Tammy, your uncle and cousin can't be less interested than my nephew. >> >> >> In consideration of reluctant cousins to do STEWART DNA. I have one >> such cousin!! Our name being STEWARD, but was my belief that it had >> been >> changed from STEWART back around 1800. >> The cousin finally agreed after a couple years of my pestering! We >> sent >> it in and matched with 12 markers many STEWARTs that did not seem to be >> of >> any relation. >> Imagine my delight when I was notified we matched with 25 markers. >> I >> immediately wrote to the match, only to learn his name was SMITH! It >> has been >> a big joke in our family now, that we might not EVEN be STEWARTs, but >> Smiths! (the cousin that did the DNA is the only one that doesn't see >> the humor in >> it!) >> >> Happy New Year to everyone...and may we all match on DNA!! >> Lavonne STEWARD Parrish, Amarillo, TX >> >> >> ****************************************************************************** >> ********* >> >> >> >> I believe in the sun, >> even when it is not shining. >> I believe in love, >> even when I do not feel it. >> I believe in God, >> even when He is silent. >> ......Angelwinks >> >> >> >> ==== STEWART Mailing List ==== >> Explore and learn how to use the indices for the Stewart Clan Magazine: >> http://users.hol.gr/~mkyritsi/ >> Thanks to Mary Kyritsis, Kifissia, Greece, Member of >> Clan Stewart Society in America, Genealogical Committee >> for all her hard work in creating the index. >> > > > ==== STEWART Mailing List ==== > Interested in Genetic Genealogy? > Join the Stewart-DNA-L@rootsweb.com > >