[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] DNA testing for genealogical roots

[MaizieRae at aol.com]

In a message dated 2/25/2007 5:11:51 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
marcia_momose at hotmail.com writes:

Has  anyone else used DNA testing in their genealogical research? If so, what 
 
were the results?
 
Dear Marcia,
 
Although this study was related to my English/Welsh roots and not my German  
heritage (my husband is German/Russian--Volhynia & Volga), it was truly  
fascinating.  I traveled to England and North Wales with 15 distant  cousins, all 
of descended from the same John CLOUGH who immigrated to New  England from 
London, England, in 1635.  
 
It was always mentioned in oral family history that the CLOUGHs were  
originally Welsh, from Wales, but never proven, until 2001.  A family DNA  study done 
by Oxford Ancestors, the results of which we received while in  Oxford, 
England, proved that the male descendants of John CLOUGH of London were  exactly 
genetically linked to the Cloughs of Denbigh, North Wales.  DNA  studies are 
very useful in connecting families.  You can read more about  our DNA study at:
 
The Clough/Cluff/Clow Surname Study 

_http://ourworld.cs.com/CloughGenL/surnames.html_ 
(http://ourworld.cs.com/CloughGenL/surnames.html) 
 
Linda Freehling
In Volhynia, researching BAKUS/ BACKUS, OTTO, ISCHLER, SKALE/ SKALEE/  SKALA, 
HAEMMERLING
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