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From: "Marty Grant" <>
Subject: Re: [HENSLEY-L] Hensley DNA
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 23:07:34 -0500
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Hi Hensley gang,

Marsha, like you I don't have the time. I've been asked to administer
several DNA projects, but have always refused. I just can't handle it on top
of my current workload, health problems, etc. I have a hard enough time
answering personal e-mails. Some of the Hensley-L listers can probably
attest to that. I still have nearly 800 unanswered Hensley e-mails addressed
to me between 2000 and 2004. (Sorry guys and gals!) I'll probably never be
able to answer them all. That doesn't include all the other surnames I hear
from.

This would be a fantastic project if we could get it going. I'm advertising
it on my Hensley web pages in various places, but no real interest stirred
up so far. I could host the DNA results page if no one else wanted to do it,
but it seems to me that someone else would probably do a better job of it.
My site is nearly out of storage space anyway.

Think about this: We know that the Western NC Hensleys were a pretty big
family. The Caswell Co., NC Henslees were a big family. The Washington/Scott
Co., VA Hensleys (mine) was another large family. If just one male Hensley
from each line took the DNA test, theoretically they should all match each
other if there is a common Hensley ancestor back down the line. Think of the
questions that would answer, and the new questions it would raise!

There are lots of orphaned Hensleys out there whose ancestry can only be
traced to the early 1800's or late 1700's. Their DNA results might show they
are tied in with the rest of the documented Hensleys, or some other
unrelated group. That is what I love about DNA projects. I've learned some
fascinating things already via several of the projects I'm following.

Anyway, got to run. I hope this gets going eventually!

Marty Grant (Marvin Grant Jr)
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"A Guide to Using Federal Census Records" by Marty Grant
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----- Original Message -----
From: "marsha moses" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 11, 2005 8:24 PM
Subject: Re: [HENSLEY-L] Hensley DNA


> Thanks, Marty for your straight answer. I looked at the site sent to me
> and could not find anything helpful.
>
> I administer the Moses surname DNA project and I had looked via the
>
> > http://www.familytreedna.com/
>
>
> website and did not find anything for Hensley. It is my opinion that
> that is the company that makes sense to go with. Take a look for
> yourself. Look at Boone and McGregor and a few random surnames. Double
> click on the word surname that is very prominent in the middle of the
> site. Then the names are in alphabetical order.
>
> I have a buddy here in Huntington that I think would test for me if I
> paid for the test. This man has very good documentation linking him
> with Solomon Hensley. My experience has shown that this company will
> give everyone the discounted price if someone just agrees to be the
> adminstrator. There is really nothing to being the adminstrator--- it
> is simple if the person can put a website in place.
>
> Your website would be perfect to host the information if your health
> would let you host the information that is generated. It is a LOT of
> fun. My own website is pretty pitiful (look at the Moses surname). I
> just don't have the hours to spend on it. That is why I hesitate to
> step forward to get this in place. But I sure would be glad to help you
> if you wanted to take on this task....or we could maybe have a
> committee who would do the work....Let's keep chatting and see if we can
> figure out a way to get this thing rolling. Marsha
>

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