There have already been children seeking their sperm donor fathers.  A big 
write up recently online about some families already being reunited. Not 
trying to make it sound warm and fuzzy, but many of these men do want to be 
found and several have relationships with their "donor" children.  Many do 
not want to be found, just as adoption mothers sometimes do not want to be 
contacted. And in this vein, there were some "donors" back there in history. 
One of our lines, (won't say which to protect a  relative) had DNA ran on 
his direct line.  His ancestor was the first male born to a long and happy 
marriage.  Many children born to this couple.  His DNA came back as matching 
another family exactly.  He did some quick research with the census and 
found his biological family line living next door to his great grandparents. 
His paternal grandparent must have known his beloved was impregnated by this 
character, we don't know if it was a rape or an indescretion, but, as I said 
his grandfather remained married to this lovely lady for over 50 years, 
raised all the children as his and we feel sure now, that he knew he married 
a very pregnant girl...way back there.  She had her first child much short 
of  9 months.  Now, this sounds like an isolated incident, but same family 
other side....the person who started the DNA project and still manages the 
site, did his DNA.  It came back as totally a different family!  Again, some 
quick research, and once again, he found the matching biological family 
living next door to his grandfather!  So lightening struck twice in this 
family. So folks when you decide to avail yourself of this new technology, 
remember the old say..."Mama's baby, Daddy's maybe".  And also remember 
during the Civil War there were absent fathers who came home two years later 
to find they had a year old child! 

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