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Started by Michael Alan Lewis. Last reply by Rosemary Taylor Mar 11, 2016. 5 Replies 0 Likes

Have any Lewis members used DNA analysis to further their Lewis surname genealogy? If so, how did it help your research?

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Comment by Rosemary Taylor on March 11, 2016 at 12:17pm: I have no evidence, other than other researchers say-so, that Henry Lewis married Kendall. It may be true, but I took it off my tree. If anyone has evidence, I would like to know about it.

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on March 11, 2016 at 12:14pm: As far as I can tell, there is no evidence Henry Lewis m Buford has documents of being connected to anyone. The court houses and many documents in Virginia burned during the Civil War.

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on March 11, 2016 at 12:07pm: People really need to do in-depth DNA testing to sort out the Lewis families in America! I do not think simple, low marker tests will be relevant for genealogy research. My maternal grandmother was a Lewis, but my Mt-DNA is not relevant except for close relatives.

Comment by Diana Beckner Belles on August 10, 2013 at 8:40am: Seeking info on Elizabeth Lewis who married William Rush in 1724 in Philadelphia or possibly NJ. He is the son of John and Sarah Carver Rush.

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on November 26, 2012 at 8:54pm: When there are surnames, like Lewis, with different haplogroups. The DNA results helps.

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on November 26, 2012 at 1:40pm: You will likely not find DNA connections to recent ancestors. The strength of DNA research is in finding those ancient connections by comparing DNA results with genealogical documentation.

DNA results are only relative, since so many genealogical lineages share similar DNA profiles. We can use DNA to provide direction for our paper research, but it will be unlikely to reveal specific relationships.

Comment by Michael Alan Lewis on November 26, 2012 at 1:37pm: When laying out your ancestral line, it's important to show where your ancestors were from. There are so many Thomases, Johns, Edwards, Roberts, and just about every other given name in our line, we need to know where they lived and when in order to sort them out.

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on November 26, 2012 at 1:08pm: I don't know if there were any Lewis participating in the DNA chart from Oklahoma. This was my point. It is too hard to tell. I had/have Lewis in Oklahoma also, but mine do not appear to connect with yours, except maybe a very long time ago.

Comment by Dichotomy2u on November 25, 2012 at 7:47pm: Are there any of the Kansas?Oklahoma Lewis' participating on the Dna tree? I looked but can't find my connection. http://mylewis.tribalpages.com/tribe/browse?userid=mylewis&mmg=...

Comment by Rosemary Taylor on November 25, 2012 at 6:03pm: It looks like your Lewis are not the same family as mine. Sorry.