This is a location specific FAMILY FINDER (autosomal DNA) AND Y-DNA project and is open to all who have an ancestor that lived in Rehoboth, Massachusetts prior to 1750. Most Rehoboth families intermarried heavily so the idea behind this project is to share genealogy information about Early Rehoboth Families and see what residual DNA connections there may be. To date 75% of members of this project match atDNA with at least one other member. So although many will share ancestors on a few will retain shared DNA that is reflected in shared segments. A wonderful by-product of this project is that founding families Y-DNA is compiled all in one place. Rehoboth is a bit unusual in that the original town center (now located in Rumford, Rhode Island) is not where Rehoboth is located today AND Rehoboth has for many hundreds of years survived with a very scattered, rural population. The names of the original Proprietors are still in evidence today. The insular and rural nature of the area may provide for more concentrated evidence of shared ancestry than would be typical of many New England small towns. Please contact the Administrator with your questions