Truth be known, most of us descended from early settlers probably do have 
some Native American Blood.  I have cousin who is trying trying to use DNA 
to track down the legend that the Cabells are descended from Princess 
Nikitti, .  The problem is that the relatively inexpensive (about $250) DNA 
tests only use a couple of dozen markers, and trying to track back beyond 
Great-Great Grandparents (150-180 years) gets into the noise level.

But I have heard there are some tests which can track back 300-400 years. 
Does anybody out there have any experience with these?

Randy Cabell
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Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Pocahontas's Wedding questions


> 40%? That startled me. I've often wondered about this, and now am  curious 
> as to how was the number was figured? Is there an actual list  somewhere? 
> I assume that means that most of us Virginians have at  least a drop or 
> two of Native blood. And that leads to some more  interesting thoughts!
>
>
> On Feb 28, 2007, at 8:28 AM, Sunshine49 wrote:
>
>
>>
>> BTW they have determined that about 40% of the early English male 
>> settlers married native women. So on this side of the pond, what  Rolfe 
>> did was not so shocking, and might even have been precedent- setting, 
>> easing the way for other Englishmen who wanted to do the  same. The 
>> several examples I have run across were all native girls  who had been 
>> Christianized, though.
>>
>> Nancy
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