Jay, the DNA testing used for the surname projects that are popping up all over the genealogy world is confined to the Y chromosome of which every male has one and only one which he received from his father who received his from his father and so on up the paternal line. Thus the Y chromosome is handed down in the same way as the surname (in most cultures anyway.) With this in mind, I'm sure you can see that you can only get information about one line from your Y chromosome test--in your case, you Hill line. Unfortunately for the genealogist, the Y chromosome is unique in that it is passed down from father to son virtually unchanged. All of the other chromosomes (including the X chromosome of which females have two) mix and blend together in such a way that they are a mix of all ancestral lines and cannot be used to pinpoint ancestral origins. I am a biologist and taught biology for many years. I have a set of pages about the basics of DNA and how it can be used for genealogy at http://www.contexo.info/DNA_Basics/molecular_genealogy.htm . I see on Kevin Duernick's list of surname projects http://www.duerinck.com/surname.html there is a Hill project at Family Tree DNA. There is also a White project but no website is given though there is a contact email address. Perhaps it has been announced on this list and I missed it?? Unfortunately I come from a line of Whites who "daughtered out". One thing on my "to do" list is to try to find a male descendent of my White line for testing. I was the first daughter in a line of the oldest son of the oldest son. . . . for seven generations before me. And, alas, my only sibling is a sister. We are descendents of Thomas and Margaret March White who immigrated from the North Riding of Yorkshire in 1846. Thomas was the son of John and Ruth (Pedletty) White of Kirkby Ravensworth also in the north of Yorkshire--nearly in Durham. If anyone is interested in reading about how our Dorsey/Kelley family use DNA testing to solve an old family mystery, you can see that at http://www.contexo.info/DorseyDNA/HarveyKelley.htm Nancy White Custer > Ok Everybody I have a Question. > > Has anybody been cross scanning the DNA results between differant familes. > > Like on my dad's side is HILL, JACKSON, WHITE, SPEAKS, YANCEY, ..... + > > And my Mom's is ATKINSON, BAUMANN, DEAN/DANE, REDDICK, VICK,....+ > > What I mean is if I did a test for Hill I could also use it for Jackson > line > and so on? > Or are they going to charge you for another test that's not needed? > > Just wondering because it could open alot of doors if you did. > > Jay > > *************************************************