Dear List: This is a good example of something that could be posted on FB: A short explanation of DNA testing, along with a link to a testing company's website. And think how much more possible DNA you are reaching with that link. Another link you could add is Jim's website - www.virginiasurnames.com These all might drive traffic to your NN list, or add to the available data on these families. Anne On Sep 23, 2011, at 3:55 PM, Jim Bartlett wrote: > > Family Finder DNA testing could be a boon to NN researchers - this > test > reports back cousins who have taken this test who descend from any/ > all of > your ancestors - it analyzes the DNA you get from all of your > ancestors and > compares it with other folks' tests and determines when two people > share a > significant amount of DNA to have a strong likelyhood of > descending from the > same ancestor. It is up to the two folks who match to compare > their trees to > find the common ancestor, but the DNA gives a strong clue that a > common > ancestor exists. Every month a new batch of matches come in. Over > the past > year I have been developing/honing a method to most easily/ > efficiently share > information for the first pass. > > The method I use is an extension of the alphabetical surname list > - it > include info on the Patriarchs which, hopefully, will make a > match > immediately recognizable. Here is my list, trimmed to only include > known NN > families: > > BARKLEY, William b c1739 VA; RevWar in Fauquier Co, VA; then some > to Scott > Co, KY > > BARTLETT, Thomas b c1705; in Richmond Co, VA 1720-on; > > BRANCH, Christopher I 1598-1681; Christopher II, Christopher III; > Obedience > ?-1774 m Wm CHEATHAM > > CAMMOCK, Mary m c1700 Francis STERNE b 1638 England, d 1713 > Richmond Co, VA > > CARROLL, Daniel of Westmoreland Co, VA, son Dempsey 1711-1776 > Fauquier Co, > VA; to (W)VA, OH, KY > > DICKERSON, Thomas C 1690s-1734 Essex Co, VA; Hanover Co, VA early > 1700s > > DOWNING, Capt William, prominent in early 1700s in Northumberland > Co, VA; > dau Sarah m David SPENCE > > GRAVES, Thomas b 1580 d 1635 Northumberland Co, VA; descendants of > Essex Co, > VA > > HARRIS, Capt Thomas b c1586 Essex Co, England d 1649 VA; came to > Virginia > > HATHAWAY, William b 1636, descendants in Lancaster Co, VA 1600s- > on; RevWar > in Fauquier Co, VA > > HAWKINS, John b 1680 England; d 1740 Essex Co, VA; descendants > in Richmond > Co, VA early 1700s > > LAWSON, Roland b 1617 England; to VA 1633; four generations > Lancaster Co, VA > thru 1700s: Eppa; Henry > > LIGON, Thomas to William to Thomas to Elizabeth 1701-1780 (m James > ANDERSON; > lived Amelia Co, VA) > > SANFORD, John Sr â Westmoreland Co, VA 1600s to Fairfax Co, VA > > SPENCE, David d 1726 Northumberland Co, VA â Westmoreland Co, VA > 1600s > > STEPHENS, Robert d 1771 Fauquier â RevWar in Fauquier Co, VA; then > to KY > > TIMBERLAKE, Francis b 1687 England; d 1727 Middlesex Co, VA â > Northumberland > Co, VA 1600s; > > WELCH, John to Sylvester â Westmoreland Co, VA 1600s; RevWar in > Fauquier Co, > VA > > WILLIS, William 1690-1716; dau Sarah b 1700 Richmond Co, VA > > My complete ancestors-only tree, with more detail, is updated > regularly at > Ancestry: > > JVB Ancestors for DNA - > [1]http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20620230/family?fpid=970810920 > > > Look at FAQs at [2]www.familytreedna.com for more detail than you > probably > want on Family Finder DNA. > > Combining reports on Family Finder DNA cousins with some of Jim > Burgess's > suggestions could really advance the documentation of NN families. > > Jim Bartlett > > On 09/23/11, Jim Burgess<[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Northern Neck Genealogist, > Just a few suggestions on how to improve our group. > A. If members of this list are like me they are descendants from > several Northern Neck Families > Here are most of my family Northern Neck Families - Cockrill, > Anderson, > Prou, Travis, Turner, Shippey, Minter, Rogers, Rosser, Neavil, > Thornton, > Aylett, Talifaferro, Burgess, Buckner, Price Fewell, Whiteman, > Shumate, > James, Rowley, Partridge, Waugh, Crosby, Blackwell, Conyers, > Matthews, > Steptoe, Stephen, Eustace, Jauncey, Lee, Kendall, Heath, Glascock, > Fauntleroy, Conway, Ellis (2), Stone, Robinson, Muttone, > Armistead, Ball > (3), Romney, Atherold, Bowater, Owen, Ellis, Buckner, Nichols, > Smoot, > Goodrich, Champ, Campbell, Bradley, Cossens, Baker, Hancock, > Johnson (3), > Nelson, Juet, Taylor, Post, Smith (3), Mott, Hamilton, Gillargre, > Hamilton, > Fielding, Doniphan, Mott, Pigg, Crosby, Bailey, Walker, Jeffries, > Carr, > Eskridge, Osborne, Owens, Strator, Lnu, Beverly,Robinson (2) > Pritchard, > Tooke, Muse, Bohannon, Thoresby, Crackplace, Ferrers, Ironmonger, > Peasley, > Aylett, Taylor (2), Presley, Thornton, Rowland, Savage, Mottrom, > Griffen, > Catlett, Grymes, Underwood, Newby, Tomlin and several other. I > realize that > some of these families may not all be Northern Neck Families. > I have never made this list before. Looks like there are about 100 > families. No wonder I love this list so much. > ... > > Thanks > Jim Burgess > [3][email protected] > [4]www.virginiasurnames.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an > email to > VA-N[5][email protected] with the word > 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > References > > 1. http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/20620230/family?fpid=970810920 > 2. http://www.familytreedna.com/ > 3. mailto:[email protected] > 4. http://www.virginiasurnames.com/ > 5. mailto:[email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message