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Subject: Re: DNA Testing
Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 19:44:02 EST


In a message dated 12/3/2006 6:00:20 PM Eastern Standard Time,
writes:
Next, you find a male descendant of your GREAT grandfather through a
different son
(not you or your close kin) and test that guy. If he matches too, then you
have strong proof that you are right in believing that your great
grandfather by custom and paper trail really is your great grandfather.
>From Tommy's question...I'm wondering if this is what needs to be done after
all my reading....finding a direct male Markham decendant of that Arthur
Markham...a proven one. And when he tests out and is matched to Tommy's
test...this will tell if he is related to that line of Markhams, if the Markers match
exactly or just one off, he is related to that line extremely close (meaning a
common ancestor)..right?

Tommy, is your line of Markhams in any way connected with the Bernard Markham
b. abt 1737, resident of Chesterfield Co, VA, who md. Mary Harris on 14 May
1767? I keep thinking that somehow the Josiah b. 1759 could be a son or nephew
or something of this guy.
Rhoda

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