Quote Originally Posted by Evestay53 View Post
I have some questions about DNA testing. I am thinking about getting tested, but which level of test do I need? I have decided when I test to use FamilyTree DNA because they have surname projects. I have my ancestry traced back to when we came over to America. But we do not know which ship we came over on. The courthouse and all of its records burned and our record tracing stops cold. We know that we are from Peebleshire and Roxbourghshire. Will DNA testing be able to provide the link or area so we can pick up the paper trail? Does anyone have any ideas?
If you know that your family hails from there, then your best bet is to start looking at records in those counties that date to approximately the time that your relatives emigrated. I'm sure that I'm not telling you anything that you don't know already.