Y-DNA testing has shown that a patrilineal descendant of Charles CARRICO of Sullivan Co., IN, is not a genetic match to other tested descendants of Peter CARRICO, 1674 immigrant to Maryland. The inescapable conclusion here is that he has an NPE, a "non-paternal event" (i.e., a hidden adoption or illicit paternity) in his patrilineal line, which is

Charles CARRICO & Martha REASON
_Reason CARRICO & Elizabeth ENGLE
__William G. CARRICO & Susan SMITH
___George Harrison CARRICO & Rachel COX
____William CARRICO & Mabel Gertrude JONES
_____Pvt

This result has possible rammifications for everyone descended from Charles and possibly for the descendants of his brother, Josiah CARRICO, as well. (Their parents are unproven.)

We do not know, at this point, where in the line between Charles and the test subject the NPE took place. The further up his line the NPE occurred, the greater the number of CARRICOs who are affected.

We can determine where the NPE occurred by testing cousins, beginning with a first cousin, descended from a brother of George Harrison, then a second cousin, descended from a brother of William G., then a third cousin, descended from a brother of Reason, then a fourth cousin, descended from Charles's brother, Josiah. Or we can start with a fourth cousin and work down to the test subject. The order of testing the cousins isn't as important as getting them tested.

I am offering to split the cost of a 12-marker test for one of each of these cousins, which means four tests in all. The test subject must be a male surnamed CARRICO and must supply their genealogy in sufficient detail that I'm convinced they are one of the above cousins. Please contact me offlist for further details.

Diana
http://dgmweb.net/genealogy/DNA/Carrico/CarricoDNA.shtml