I am involved with two DNA testing groups that use two of the major DNA testing firms. I cannot begin to tell you all the benefits that I have personally received in my genealogical research on the two lines involved. My Walker line (proven by DNA to be from John Walker who died in 1818 in Hawkins County, TN) is part of the largest national DNA study done by Family Tree DNA. You can find out the costs and procedures involved (and whether there is already a test being done on your surname) at www.familytreedna.com My Wells line is part of the largest international DNA study being done by Relative Genetics. In that study, my line was really up against a brick wall. We were sure we tied to another Wells line because of proximity, but none of us in either line could prove it. DNA not only proved that connection, but when an old time early New England 17th century "well-documented" line finally was tested on three branches, we were connected and one of those branches was found to be in error. Relative Genetics is at www.relativegenetics.com Right now I am following a clue, but before I spend a lot of time on the trail, I am first checking to see if any DNA testing has been done on that line to possibly exclude it before I spend the hours and weeks researching a line that is not even a connection. Wishing you happy hunting, Sidney Kay Wells "Genealogy without documentation is mythology." Anon. www.Wells.org Hawkins TN Walkers & related Walker Research: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hawkins_Walkers/ DNA testing breaks down brick walls: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~fabercove/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~wellsfam/dnaproje/dnaproje.html Outgoing emails are scanned by Norton Antivirus to verify no viruses are present. -----Original Message----- From: Don Rubarts [mailto:ndrubarts@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 1:30 PM To: TNHAWKIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: DNA Testing I see a lot of people doing this now and wondered what the cost is and how is it coordinated? Thanks, Don