I joined the Wilson DNA group and had my DNA tested six or seven years ago. It has been a very frustrating experience. My most distant documented ancestor is David Wilson (1774 - 1851). According to two census records, he was born in Virginia (1850) or Ireland (1880). I identified four Wilson men who purchased land in Borden's Grant circa 1740. (Rockbridge Co today). He was a Presbyterian (Scotch-Irish) and he lived in Tennessee for all of his adult life. I periodically receive messages that a "match has been found," but when I go to the main page, I cannot determine which of the numerous people listed is the "new" person. The long and short, after this time, I have never been able to match a known name with anyone in my family. I did use it to prove that there was not a relationship that I had long suspected of kinship. Larry R1b1a2

It is good to see so many Wilson's having their DNA tested. My Wilson's have been in Henry and Pittsylvania Counties in Virginia since the early 1800's. I didn't have documentation for matches to the numerous other Wilson families in the area. I didn't match them but did match Wilsons in Texas, Missouri and Iowa. The ones in Texas and Missouri had traced the family back to just down the Great Wagon Road to near Greensboro, North Carolina. Others in my family line had been back and forth over many generations. So the DNA trail went thousands of miles away back to just down the road. The family lore my Dad knew had his Grandfather spending the Civil War with relatives in North Carolina around Greensboro. Related families happened to have also moved to Texas and Missouri from the Danville area. My line is not totally complete but goes like this: William Hassell Wilson born 1889 near Danville, VA. His middle name honored the Primitive Baptist theologian Sylvester Hassell from North Carolina. William Henderson Wilson born 1849, lived near Danville, VA Morgan J. Willson born 1813, lived near Martinsville, VA .......... Missing Thomas Willson born 1719 in Warren, NJ. He moved with his extended family to Abbotts Creek, North Carolina (between Lexington and Greensboro). His son was on a the deed for a Quaker Church property there. Mark Wilson Ysearch Kit Number is 28660

That's the same problem I have, Larry. Not being able to tell who is the new person! I keep telling myself that one of these days I'm going to sit down and really concentrate on each one of the names that is supposedly a match and see how it could be. I did that several years ago where there were only two or three--I never had any luck finding a documented paper match. Barbara Wilson Dooley At 05:16 PM 1/12/2012, you wrote: >I joined the Wilson DNA group and had my DNA tested six or seven years >ago. It has been a very frustrating experience. > >My most distant documented ancestor is David Wilson (1774 - 1851). >According to two census records, he was born in Virginia (1850) or Ireland >(1880). I identified four Wilson men who purchased land in Borden's >Grant circa >1740. (Rockbridge Co today). He was a Presbyterian (Scotch-Irish) and he >lived in Tennessee for all of his adult life. > >I periodically receive messages that a "match has been found," but when I >go to the main page, I cannot determine which of the numerous people listed >is the "new" person. The long and short, after this time, I have never >been able to match a known name with anyone in my family. > >I did use it to prove that there was not a relationship that I had long >suspected of kinship. > >Larry >R1b1a2 > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >WILSON-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >in the subject and the body of the message