Rick, Following is a sample file with results for 12 and 25 markers from the Shelton group. Notice that 12 markers are identical for SH-2, 3, 9, 22, and 23. All of these have different farthest back known Shelton ancestors. All five very likely have a common ancestor farther back. Lloyd Horrocks From the SHELDON-L list: Our DNA testing continues at a steady pace. The latest result is another tester with the rare number 3 in the 5th position. FamilyTreeDNA says this about the number 3 in the 5th position: > Your DNA is so uncommon that you are a poster child for our 12 marker test! > Most people are not nearly so fortunate. If you find another Shelton with a 12 marker test > and he matches your group of 6 then you have found a Shelton who is related to you. If that > is what someone wants to know they don't need to test further. > If you would like to join our test group, go to link: http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_det.asp?count=26&group=Shelton Thanks to Tina Hall, we now have a web page for our DNA project. You can view it at: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~thall/dna.html If you have any questions, I will be happy to answer them for you. Margaret Shelton DNA Project Coordinator SH-1 Zebedee Shelton b 1804, Grainger, TN d Ore. 5 9 5 6 6 8 5 4 5 5 7 5 SH-2 Ralph d 1733>Daniel b1729 m Lettice 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-3 James Knox Polk Shelton b 1845 TN d TX 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-9 James b 1802 TN m Martha Cox 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 10 7 8 7 8 10 8 9 10 16 16 17 18 SH-22 James m Susannah Vardeman>Peter m Mary Graham 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-23 Ezekiel H. Shelton m Margaret Davis 1797 Grainger, TN 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-16 Joel Shelton b 1782 m Elizabeth Phillips Grainger, TN d Rush, Indiana 5 8 6 6 3 9 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-25 Joshua Shelton b1828 m Mary Smith 1848 Lauderdale Co, Alabama 5 8 6 6 3 8 5 4 4 7 7 6 SH-4 Samuel Shelton b 1703 Louisa, VA > Joseph b 1758 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-5 Samuel Thomas Shelton b 1885 AK d OK 5 9 5 6 5 8 5 4 3 5 7 5 SH-17 Samuel Thomas Shelton b 1885 AK d OK 5 9 5 6 5 8 5 4 3 5 7 5 SH-18 Samuel Thomas Shelton b 1885 AK d OK 5 9 5 6 5 8 5 4 3 5 7 5 SH-19 Samuel Thomas Shelton b 1885 AK d OK 5 9 5 6 5 8 5 4 3 5 7 5 SH-6 William Shelton m Harrah Yates d 1794 Pittslyvania, VA 5 7 5 5 5 8 5 4 5 5 7 6 9 7 7 7 8 9 8 9 9 16 16 18 19 SH-14 Eli Shelton b1816 GA m Elizabeth Weathers 5 7 5 5 5 8 5 4 4 5 7 6 9 7 7 7 8 9 8 9 9 16 16 18 19 SH-10 Stephen Shelton b 1809 NC m Abigail Harris 5 7 5 5 5 8 5 4 4 5 7 5 9 7 7 7 8 8 8 9 9 16 16 18 19 SH-7 William m Sarah Doggett d 1807 Grainger, TN 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 4 6 5 7 5 SH-12 Peter b 1734 New Kent, VA m Frances Nuckolls 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 4 6 5 7 5 SH-20 Thomas S Shelton b 1823 McMinn, TN d Miller Co, MO 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 4 6 5 7 5 SH-15 James Shelton b 1863 TX m Mary b Arkansas 5 8 5 6 5 8 5 4 5 5 7 5 SH-8 Gideon Farmer Shelton b 1804 Pittslyvania, VA m Eliz Woolverton 5 7 5 6 5 8 5 4 3 5 7 5 SH-11 Ephraim Shelton b 1803 Pittslyvania, VA d 1862 GA 5 9 5 6 5 9 5 4 4 6 7 6 SH-13 Zebedee Shelton d 1900 Springhill, La. m Sara Montgomery 4 8 5 5 5 8 5 4 4 5 7 5 SH-21 Roderick Shelton d ca1816 Buncombe, NC m Sarah Ursula Briggs 5 9 6 6 5 8 5 4 4 5 8 5 SH-24 Edward Shelton b 1805 Mecklenburg, VA m Zilpha Magness Glenn/Lejinia Holly 5 8 8 5 5 8 5 4 2 4 5 6 Lloyd At 08:45 PM 12/09/2002 -0600, you wrote: >Would it be possible to obtain a couple of DNA result files so I can >determine how to store the data? > >Thanks > >Rick