I had my DNA tested recently through Family Tree DNA Green/e Surname Study Project and I'm still waiting for a perfect match with another Green. My understanding is your surname has to be Strother and all 25 of your DNA markers must match perfectly with a male descendant of William Strother to prove you are related to him. I tried contacting the Strother Society to see if they would match my DNA but they turned me down because my surname is not Strother. I suspect my Martha Stigler of King George was related to the Strothers, a relationship is there but the "smoking gun" document is hard to find. If your surname is not Strother then DNA testing would not benefit you, except for your own surname. You're lucky if you can prove your connection to the Strothers through paperwork. -----Original Message----- From: BobKamman@aol.com [mailto:BobKamman@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 7:32 PM To: VAFAUQUI-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: Re-examine articles in Va. Genealogists & Strother DNA nupshaw@compuserve.com writes: the long-held tradition of the origins of William Strother the immigrant, of Millbank (now in K. Geo. Co.), was completely disproven through DNA testing several years ago. I would be interested in knowing how DNA can be used to "completely disprove" a genealogical connection -- unless, of course, the original ancestor's body is dug up and tested after being identified for certain, and adoptions "don't count." ==== VAFAUQUI Mailing List ==== Visit the Fauquier County USGenWeb Home Page! http://www.rootsweb.com/~vafauqui/fqva.htm Be sure to bookmark it!!!