Hi,
Just found this old post and wondered whether anyone is still following it?
My 4g grandparents were Lydia Nutkins 1765 Gt Berkhamsted and Joseph Grove who married at Berkhamsted in 1784. Berko is about 10 miles from where I was born (and still live) and Tring is about 5 miles beyond that.
Lydia's parents were John Nutkins 1732 Ivinghoe and Mary Intes. I have a DNA match with a descendant of John's sister Rebecca, which confirms my research back to then.
I must confess I have not read through the whole of this thread, but I too am having problems with James and Ann Cook or May. I have a DNA match with a gentleman who is descended from Charles Nutkins 1818, but he has Charles as the son of James 1768 and Ann Cook. It seem likely to me that this was in fact James 25 May 1781 Tring, son of James and Mary (maiden name unknown)
Must confess to being more than a little bemused after chasing this on and off for several years

Does anybody on here have a DNA test online anywhere?
Regards
Phil How
Croxley Green, Herts