This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: rngrant Surnames: WRIGHT Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.wright/17184.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Andrea, Delighted the information was of help. If you will send me your email address privately, I can send you what I have collected on your line. The Wright DNA Project is at http://www.wright-dna.org/. The descendants of 1769 George Wright of Essex County, VA, are listed under Haplogroup J2 at http://www.wright-dna.org/dna/OtherResults.html. Scroll down to 1769 George and you will see the sequences of the participants. The descendant of your James A. Wright must be a male surnamed Wright who descends in the male line only. The Y-DNA passes only from father to son. Family Tree DNA is the organizing company and I believe they use the University of Arizona for the sequencing. Their site is at http://www.familytreedna.com/ The testing takes only a cheek swab. There is a fee and it is not cheap, but in my experience the cost has been more than worthwhile. Contact Linda Magellan, the site administrator, at coordinator@wright-dna.org and she will answer any questions you may have and get a kit sent to you or the participant. Best wishes, Robert N. Grant RNGrant@grantandgordon.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.