Kathy,
Jim's answer is better than the one I gave about testing cousins.
Maybe test someone from an early branch of your tree or a
suspected relative first. If they do NOT match yours then come
to your closer relatives, just to be sure you don't have a
non-paternal event near you.
Lura
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Bartlett" <jim4bartletts(a)verizon.net>
To: <carrollhistory(a)gmail.com>; <carroll-dna(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CARROLL-DNA] Has everyone finished research?
| Kathy,
|
| You are correct that there is no benefit to testing close
cousins. A
| match would only confirm the DNA back to their most recent
common
| ancestor. The objective is to find widely separated cousins to
test -
| if they match it confirms the line back much farther.
|
| Jim - Sent from my iPhone