We had a DNA test done several yrs. ago because our family surname was Madison, but we had been told our ancestor was a Pace who had changed his name. My brother donated the DNA sample because we needed a male in the direct descendant line.[son of, son of, etc.etc.] The test was sent in under the name Madison, and came back a direct descendant of Pace. Now I have my line back to Richard Pace 1620 from the first American colony in Jamestown Virginia. We had also been told there was Native American from this line, but the test didn't show any. My research found a female Native American as the first wife of my GGGrandfather; our line does not come through his first wife. Our line comes through his third wife, who was Irish. The Native American 'connection' is a legend in many family histories, but it isn't always in your direct line. For me, DNA proved a hundred yr. old legend, and disproved a three hundred yr. old myth.

I Love stories like this one. In my family there is a legend about a Hessian Soldier. William Severs was the only candidate born l752. I have found a Deserting Hessian soldier named Johannes Wilhelm Siebert who deserted from Savanna GA in June or July of l782. . William Severs married in l793 in Montgomery Co VA and I can find on Severs info in the ll year interim nor anything on JW Siebert after l782. I have traced the Hessian to a family in Metzebach Germany that includes his parents (Anna Rodin and Jost Siebert, and an uncle Johannes WIlhelm Siebert). I have been unable to find any living descendants of that line in Germany as a DNA test might prove something of that legend. I have found a John Colt Severs born about 1950 in California and son of Charles J Severs born around l920 who had traced his line back to Frederick Ballard Severs or his son Samuel B Severs of Muskogee OK. FBS was builder of the Severs Hotel in Muskogee which still exists as a bank building. FBS was a colorful Civil War captain (Confederate) and only white man in an all Indian Creek Indian troop in the CSA. A DNA match with myself was perfect proving a connection through WIlliam Severs l752. I would love to find a desc of the Siebert family in Metzebach Charles Severs In a message dated 02/26/08 10:58:01 Eastern Standard Time, chris286@bellsouth.net writes: We had a DNA test done several yrs. ago because our family surname was Madison, but we had been told our ancestor was a Pace who had changed his name. My brother donated the DNA sample because we needed a male in the direct descendant line.[son of, son of, etc.etc.] The test was sent in under the name Madison, and came back a direct descendant of Pace. Now I have my line back to Richard Pace 1620 from the first American colony in Jamestown Virginia. We had also been told there was Native American from this line, but the test didn't show any. My research found a female Native American as the first wife of my GGGrandfather; our line does not come through his first wife. Our line comes through his third wife, who was Irish. The Native American 'connection' is a legend in many family histories, but it isn't always in your direct line. For me, DNA proved a hundred yr. old legend, and disproved a three hundred yr. old myth.