Willie, Yes, I did get your information but, I couldn't open it for some reason. My FTM software is V7, so I'm sure it should be up-to-date. I've been working on trying to get it open for a few days now. Is it a normal GEDCOM file? It isn't one of those renegade files, is it? ;o) Conley M. Beaty is the son of Virgil Beaty and was born in 1942. He lives in Crossville, TN with his wife. He loves to attend family reunions and brings his guitar for some "pickin' & grinnin'" with the rest of the gang. I'll send you his address and phone number with a picture of him and his wife. When mom makes her spring pilgrimages to TN from OH, she usually looks Conley up and they spend some time visiting cemeteries and working on the family tree. Forwarded Message Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 16:46:31 -0600 From: "Willie R Beaty" <wbeaty@twlakes.net> To: TNFENTRE-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [TNFENTRE-L] Fentress County Smith's Y-DNA Project Plain Text Attachment [ Download File | Save to Yahoo! Briefcase ] Ron, Did you get the file on Raccoon John Smith? I think my whole Koger-Smith database was attached. Yes, the Beaty Lineage has been busted up, but I'm not convinced that we have it right yet. I think there is a long way to go before DNA will offer us the ansswers we want, but it certainly is a good approach, and has been helpful in giving us some hints and "probablilities" about just how recent (if at all) some of the lineage 2 Beatys have a common ancestor. There are about 14 L2 Beatys that have exact matches at 12 markers, but fewer at 25 and only two at 37, I believe. It's been a little while since I checked over that, but that is my memory. Anyway, I hope it does for you all that you are expecting. No, I don't know Conley Beaty. Is he still living, and where does he live? Willie