This may be off topic for this list, and if so I apologize.
The Carroll surname Y-DNA Project underway has at the moment 17 returned test results,
with 4 awaiting results.
It seems that 4 separate Carroll family lines are beginning to be delineated. That is,
there are 4 pairs of 2 that have exact Y-DNA matches, indicating a genetic relationship.
This is a great start for this young year-old, but ongoing project. I have discovered one
previously unknown 1st cousin, with an ancestor-in-common born in 1775. He was discovered
because he joined the National Geographic Society project now underway.
For those Carroll males interested in such things, I encourage you to join one of these
projects. As discussed earlier here there is no possibility of your sampled Y-DNA being
used for any purpose other than genealogy. But check it out for yourselves. There are
many places to do that online with a Google search.
Eric Olson
CARROLL-DNA-L Admin.