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From: "Barb G" <>
Subject: Re: [SMITH-PA] Seeking a living descendant of Francis GURNEY Smith or other Richard/Hannah male Smith descendant for Y-DNA Participation
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 19:17:07 -0400
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May I ask what a DNA project is?
My hobby is Genealogy; I collect ancestors.
GOODWIN/BALSLEY/ANSELL/HARTZELL OR HARTSELL/SMITH/TWIST/COLLINS
Fayette, Somerset Counties in PA, Preston Co. WV.
Visit my website: http://users.adelphia.net/~barbee44/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Orville Smith" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 6:56 PM
Subject: [SMITH-PA] Seeking a living descendant of Francis GURNEY Smith or
other Richard/Hannah male Smith descendant for Y-DNA Participation
> A large line of SMITHs from NJ and PA are being left out of the
> NORTHEASTERN SMITH DNA Project.
> Richard SMITH b.1715 and Hannah SOMERS b.1722 have many living
descendents.
> There must be a living male of this line who still carries the SMITH
> surname. I might be one but have not yet proven it.
> My Y-DNA is on the Northeastern Smith DNA Project database, Kit # 49819.
>
> First son of Richard and Hannah:
> Daniel SMITH b.1755 NJ, d. 1836 Philadelphia. Married 1st. 1779 Anne
> EWING (EWEN) b. ca 1758, Salem, Salem, NJ.d. bef 1807
> Son of Daniel & Anne:Daniel SMITH, b. ca 1780, Deptford Township,
> Glochester, NJ.d. aft 1820, Kent, Delaware, m. 1778 Deborah DENNY
> 1778-ca1820
> Daniel SMITH 1755-1836 married 2nd. 1780 Christ Church, Phila., PA
> Elizabeth SHUTE 1760-1799. Sons: James Somers, Richard Somers, Francis
> Gurney,
> Daniel, William S., Charles Somers.
>
> Richard and Hannah had other children that had numerous descendants in
> the PA, NJ, DEL, etc. areas
>
> If YOU are a qualified 'Mr. Smith', please email me.
> If you know of someone who might be a descendant, I am more than willing
> to discuss this with them.
>
> If you have any questions or want to know about descendants not listed
> above, please post your questions to this list.
>
> Anyone interested in the Northeastern Smiths DNA Project please go to
> http://www.smithconnections.com/index.cgi ,
> scroll down to the DNA Data and look over all the (currently 97) names
> in the list to see if you recognize any of them.
> If you click on a name you will get a short bio and a list indicating
> possible relationships to all the other names. If you recognize
> any names, please email the project administrator and provide any
> information you have. If you know anyone related to any of
> these names, please ask them to contact the administrator.
>
> Orville Smith
>
>
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