This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: MikeBotts54 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.thompson/19290.1.1.1.3.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: gftpo. I'm sorry, I had assumed you were male (and even called you Robert by mistake), in which case you could take the yDNA test. Based on your last post, I assume that you are female instead in which case the yDNA test isn't possible without having a known uncle or brother. The mTDNA won't help you figure out your father. You could do the Family Finder tests (which maps autosomal DNA) and hope that you could turn up a Thompson cousin who has a better handle on their connection to the Thompsons. Who knows, you might even show a match with my mom and I. Darn, yDNA test would have been good. Maybe DNA test can still help though. Let me know if there's any way I can help. Mike Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.