My thanks to all those who responded to my question regarding DNA. I greatly appreciate all the professionals that subscribe to this list and all the candid and informative replies. I now understand the difficulty in getting a DNA sample, and the folly of thinking there would be something remaining after three hundred and forty years. I have to admit that I have visited the grave site without the permission of the property owners, but that is because it is readily accessible and the homeowners were not home at the time. However I don't believe the current owners would have objected. My conundrum is connecting to an individual that reportedly had his senior line die out in the mid nineteenth century. My own documentation dates back to 1745 in Nansemond County, but is nearly a century after Mylles Cary died in Warwick County. I suppose I should be happy that I have managed to get back that far, but it seems that the more I learn, the more I want to know. I guess that is what keeps me interested in genealogy. Jim Cary To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html