I think the editorial staff of the New York Times is hung up on 
Jewishness in general, not restricted to Mr. Jefferson.  Some 
discussion on a different list echoed what Mr. Barger has said about 
a possible Phoenician source for the Jefferson DNA.  The Phoenicians 
likely had very early contact with Britain, and the Roman army 
certainly contributed to the genetic pool when they were in Britain, 
including genes from widespread areas of the Middle East.

Susan Molye


At 04:59 PM 3/2/2007, Herbert Barger wrote:
>As a Jefferson Family Historian who assisted Dr. Foster with the 
>Jefferson-Hemings DNA Study (www.angelfire.com/va/TJTruth and 
>www.tjheritage.org), I was also requested to assist National 
>Geographic to participate in their five year study of early DNA 
>sources. New Jefferson DNA was used and the conclusion was that the 
>Jefferson DNA matched the early Phoenicians, known as the Caanites 
>in the Bible whose lands are now Syria and Lebanon. I don't recall 
>any Jefferson-Jewish connections identified as such.
>
>These results were revealed in the National Geographic TV Special, 
>"The Search for Adam", shown nationally on June 24, 2005, on the 
>National Geographic Network Channel. More research is continuing.
>
>Herb Barger
>Jefferson Family Historian

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