I am searching for male descendants of JOHN SPILLERS (m. Frances Conger), who still retain the Spillers surname to participate in a dna comparison to another Spiller(s) line that was in Montgomery Co., TX by 1846.

There has been much speculation that these two lines are directly related but the paper trail has failed to prove a link. The trail of my line dead-ends with George W. Spiller (1788-1830) in Nelson/Amherst/Buckingham Co., VA. He was m. to Mary Spears of Buckingham county. Three of his sons came directly from Buckingham Co., VA to Montgomery/Walker Co., TX area ca 1840s and settled in the exact same area that John and Warrenton Spillers settled in years earlier.

A male Spiller from my line has already had his dna mapped - we only need some comparisons. It's an easy saliva swab done in the privacy of your own home and mailed to the testing company. We used FamilyTree DNA in Houston. This test can be done through the mail and is private. I would be willing to assist with the cost of the test if anyone from a line other than mine would be interested in testing.

Please contact me.

Karen Lawless
klawss@mac.com