DNA

This is from Rick Benge. It looks like he got it from Don Chestnut, the fellow who has the website with all the cool stuff about the Benge family tree. Men, let us be men and offer up DNA for testing. Unless you are a criminal, this might be your only chance. But, it looks like you have to join and it is a little pricey.

I have not looked into this yet but figured I would pass the word if any of you are interested.

Donald Chesnut [mailto:d.chesnut@insightbb.com] Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2005 1:51 PMTo: BENGE-L@rootsweb.comSubject: [BENGE] DNA project for Benge, Bench, Benjey, etc families

Greetings members,

We now have a DNA project for the Benge (var. spellings) family. At present, the project is for males because it is a Y-chromosome analysis only. You can find out more about it at ... http://www.familytreedna.com/public/benge/

The surnames to be tested are: Benge, Bange, Binge, Bench, Bynge, Benjey, Bengey, Bing, Bunch and others. We should be able to determine whether or not any of these families are related. Please consider participating in this project. If you are a female, perhaps you can encourage your male relatives to participate. No blood is taken; cheeks are swabbed in order to collect cells for their DNA. One can collect the sample with a special kit in his home and mail the sample to the lab. First of all, read about it at the web site listed above. Contributions can also be made at the web site to help others participate in the study.

Merry Christmas,

Don