The Hatfield DNA project, which includes Hartsfields, is very small at this point, but it is already raising questions.

Research of recent years has apparently established that John Hatfield / wife Catherine Supplee of Philadelphia is supposed to be a descendant of Jurien Hartsfelder.

However, new DNA results came back from the lab last week which say that the descendant of John Hatfield / Catherine Supplee who was tested is a match for another participant who may descend from immigrant Matthias Hatfield of New Jersey.

If these lineages are correctly researched, then it's very possible that immigrants Matthias Hatfield and Jurien Hartsfelder are closely related.

It is also possible that one of these lineages is slotted to the wrong immigrant family, and the participants are continuing to check this.

I am looking for a direct-line male Hartsfield who can trace back to Godfrey Hartsfield, son of Jurien Hartsfelder, who is willing to join the DNA project. This is the only way to determine if the research of Dr. Oliver Weaver and Dr. Galen Hatfield into Hartsfield ancestry is correct.

See the DNA project webpage (click the tab "Results") for further information:
www.worldfamilies.net/surnames/h/hatfield/

It is the sample labeled H-5 that descends from John Hatfield / Catherine Supplee ... and is supposed to represent the DNA of Jurien Hartsfelder.

If you can locate a living male named Hartsfield (genealogist or not) who might be a candidate, please contact the project administrator.

Thanks.