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Would you please let us know why you joined the project and what your link is to the Colonists, the surnames or the area?  We would also appreciate it if you would provide something for the research or history portions of your page, and  something for the genealogy section as well.  Just complete the questions below.in red.  I have left space for answers.

1.  Your kit number _____________144882___________________________

2.  Your name ___Living__________________________

3.  Why did you join the Lost Colony project?  I am interested in tracing family history and investigating family legend of American Indian ancestry

( also the history of Northeast NC.)

4.  How is your Y-line DNA line connected to the colonists, the surnames, Native people or the location? My earliest known Pierce ancestor is from Bertie County (b. abt. 1754).  I understand that PIERCE is a name of interest. 

5.  Please provide a brief writeup (2 paragraphs to one page in length) on your line that has DNA tested! 

My PIERCE line is known to have come from Bertie County area of NC.  My y-dna haplogroup is “J2a”  which matches several other PIERCES/PEARCES from that area and is (I understand) not the common haplogroup for most PIERCEs .  My greatgrandmother always said the Pierces came from  Bertie, NC.  I grew up in Plymouth (my father’s job had taken him  there, thus completing the circle in a journey begun by my 5^th great grandfather)  and I have always been interested in PIERCE ancestry and  Native American ancestry (my grandfather held that one of his PIERCE gr...grandfathers had marries “an Indian princess”.  While the “princess” part might not be true, all the Pierces on his side maintained a story of Indian ancestry).

6.  Mini-Genealogy From Participant to Oldest Ancestor (complete form below)

Completing the form below, enter the current generation’s name in line 1 and add each generation on subsequent lines through your oldest ancestor.  You don’t need to provide personal info for living individuals, just a placeholder name.   For living people, don’t include the maiden name of the spouse.

7.  Do you have a family website that includes this line?  If so, please provide the link.

 NA (not applicable)

8.  Do you have research items such as papers you may have written, deeds you’ve extracted or other historical or genealogical documents to contribute?  If so, paste here or send separately.

 NA (not applicable)

9.  Do you have history to share?  This could be a family story or history of the area.  As mentioned above, only a vague family legend of Indian ancestry.

 NA (not applicable)

10.  Are you willing to have your e-mail address and first name listed as a contact for your kit?  If so, what is the e-mail you want listed?

[email protected]

11.  Are you willing to be a coordinator or resource for any of the Lost Colony surnames?  If so, which ones?

 NA (not applicable)

We are working to be sure that everyone who should be included in the Lost Colony, is in fact included, and that folks who don’t have a potential link to the colonists have the opportunity to join a project more suited to their needs. 

Thank you very much,

Roberta Estes

Lost Colony Project Volunteer Administrator

 [email protected].  

Nelda Percival, our webmistress,  [email protected]

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