I'm not going to dispute the science, but Ms. Pemberton is correct  -- even if we decline to follow her in labelling Mr. Barger as a "liar."   But Mr. Barger _has_ leaped from the "possibility" of a slave bearing another (earlier?) Jefferson DNA to an assertion that we can pinpoint this individual as Sandy ( "This slave's  name was "SANDY", a name that denotes reddish hair...").  That is a mere assumption.   At the same time, Mr. Barger's assumption _is_ plausible -- so we should consider it .  But it only adds to the list of possible fathers among whom Thomas Jefferson must remain firmly in place.  

David Kiracofe
>
>Herbert is correct in his remarks about the possibility. And Sandy is  
>certainly a red-head nickname. And his final point about the DNA  
>testing is the one that all should take away from this discussion.  
>Without additional testing, all the analysis of existing and known  
>documents will not settle the issue.
>
>Science rules, OK.
>
>Lyle Browning, RPA
>
>


David Kiracofe
History
Tidewater Community College
Chesapeake Campus
1428 Cedar Road
Chesapeake, Virginia 23322
757-822-5136

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