Thank you for your effort with this DNA project. I just returned from my first (short unfortunately) visit to the border region of Scotland and England. Particularly I visited Kelso and Jedburgh locals, which are noted as Kerr family locations. I was delighted to see faces that could easily pass as my family members. I was surprised however to note the small number of Kerr surnames in the local phone directories and in the few cemeteries I visited. Based on the habit of referring to specific regions as the seat of a given surname, I expected to see a fair portion of the local population with Kerr derivative surnames. Instead, I found perhaps 40 Kerr listings, 2 Carr listings and few other Kerr derivatives in the directories and only two Kerr family gravestones, both from the 1800's. There were however many many other names of the ancient Border Reiver families listed in the directories and headstones. This, to me points out the importance of a broader DNA search than just a single surname. So, thanks again for under taking this effort. I will support it with my DNA and I hope many others will as well. While surnames may change between generations for various reasons, DNA can be altered only by God, what better evidence of lineage can be had. John Carr Great Grandson of John James Carr (Kerr) and Mary Watson of North Tonawanda (LaSalle), New York; 1850 - 1900 Researching Carr, Kerr, Watson, Conn, White, Dudley, Heinemann, Plumely, Streng, Kester