Connecting descendants of the Wintu Native American Tribe of Northern California. This group consists of the descendants of the dozen or so surviving children of the Bridge Gulch Massacre of April 23, 1852. A posse of the Trinity County Sheriff murdered more than 150 men, women and children in an effort to eradicate the tribe, paving the way for white settlers to secure claim to lands for the purpose of gold mining. We are aware that there were a number of Wintu tribal members who were enroute to Natural Bridge where the massacre took place, who had not yet arrived and were spared. We are actively searching for these descendants as well, and hope that this study will reveal new information. Many of these descendant “cousins” have already been identified and mapped in the attached tree. Additional descendants of Wintu tribal members who predate "first contact," about the time of the 1849 Gold Rush are being sought with the use of DNA matching and triangulation. This is the first study to use DNA samples in harmony with traditional documentary research to ascertain the current living descendant members of this tribal group. If you believe you are a descendant of the Wintu Native American tribal group, be sure to contact Dana Pereau, co-administrator by email at danapereau@gmail.com with any questions or input. Raw DNA samples from Ancestry, My Heritage and 23andMe (V3 and V4 Chip Only) can be uploaded here at no cost to you. Additional group testing using Y and mitochondrial DNA is scheduled for early 2019.