Sharon, You look for other males that are from other locations on your family tree that might be representative of your family. It is not a secret that Leslie Thomas had her husband tested and that he goes back to the Thomas line in what is now Mitchell County, NC. I know from looking at the Thomas DNA Results that he and two other men connect back to my oldest known Thomas Ancestor. I have over the years exchanged research with Leslie and I am very comfortable that their family tree is connected to my tree as well as I know the connection. For my purposes he is close enough for me to be happy with his genetic signature besides there are two others that confirm the line and they are from other spots on the tree that are far enough away for me to be even happier. It is always a comforting feeling in DNA testing when you see the confirmation that is spread out and not grandfather, father and son - that proves nothing than the 3 are really related and to see what type of mutations may have happened. It is really upsetting to be in charge of a project and the results come back not as expected - I have two brothers that are not just different DNA's they are different Haplogroups. This is why you desire DNA confirmations from different spots on the tree. I would like to see some of the Thomas line from VA to also be tested. I need some that marry into the Lewis line as in the Fielding Lewis line. I think I have the Thomas group on my father's side in Albemarle County, Virginia before they are in Kentucky and then die in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. I have not looked to see who all has been tested but I will say that the Thomas Project has done much better at sharing the lines and the results than I have done with the Silver and Cowan Projects. Now sometimes the people in the project are not as open with their research as you would like, but many times the project administrator can tell you if a line is hidden within the results. So go look for males that are from lines above your grandparents. I find that many times people forget to look farther out on the tree when their line has daughtered out. Laura At 11:05 AM 3/28/2008, you wrote: >I've sort of been following the DNA testing that has been going on and now >have some questions. >(1) What do all the numbers mean in the chart? (2) My grandparents had no >male heirs, therefore, we don't have any men who can be tested. How do I >find out if we are related to any of those who have participated in the >testing? (3) Just an observation here: I noticied on the list of >participants that none of them had Thomas' ending up in Virginia. As a >result of the participants listed, how do I find out if I am related to >them in any way? Their pedigrees ended everywhere but in VA. > >Thanks, >Sharon > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >THOMAS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message Laura Cowan Cooper - Kodak, TN lauracowancooper@comcast.net