The BAGLEY DNA Surname Project in conjunction with the
extensive genealogical research resources of the Huxford Genealogical
Society and the Robert B. Noles genealogical database will help determine
(and prove) which of the many BAGLEY families in the U.S. & Great Britain
are descendants of a common Great Britain (or other world location)
BAGLEY
ancestor. Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to
genealogists. The genetic genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal
ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and
provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.
The BAGLEY Surname DNA Project is open to all
persons with the Bagley surname (all spellings) world-wide. This project
is also open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) a direct male
descendant of one of the BAGLEY families, even if their surname is not
BAGLEY. This project is primarily
a Y-Chromosome study (direct paternal line); however, those (men or women)
interested the in mitochondrial DNA testing (direct maternal line) may join this
project as well.
Membership in the Huxford Genealogical Society
is not required
(but highly recommended)
to join the Bagley Surname Project.
Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and
early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family
disagreements, etc. Under these circumstances, the Y-DNA for many
descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. Therefore,
this project will assist BAGLEY
researchers on common or related families to work together to find their correct
common ancestors, when that hasn’t been possible via the examination of the
traditional paperwork trail.
You are hereby cordially invited to participate in
this historic project. BAGLEY family members requesting participation are requested to supply
Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.
Robert B. Noles, Bagley Surname DNA Project Group Administrator

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SURNAME
ORIGINS *
Baggerly
(232) English: Variant of Bagley
Bagley
(6,105) 1.
English: Habitational name from any of the places so called,
mainly in Berkshire, Shropshire, Somerset, and West Yorkshire.
These get their names either from the Old English personal name
Bacga + Old English leah 'woodland clearing' or from an
unattested Old English word, bagga, for a 'bag-shaped' animal
(probably the badger) + leah.
Begley
(2910) 1. Irish (Donegal):
Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Beaglaoich
'descendant of Beaglaoch', a personal name composed of the
elements beag 'small' + laoch 'hero'. 2.
Possibly an altered spelling of German Böckle
or Swiss Böckli, variants of Bock or of
Böckler, an occupational name for a
buckle maker or carrier, Middle Low German bokeler.
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* The origins for
the surnames above are provided by:
Dictionary of American Family Names, by
Hanks. The DAFN surname entries are structured to
provide the surname (with alternate spellings), a comparative frequency of the
surname in the U.S., the source language and origin of the surname, original
spelling, typology, etymology and, in some cases, an identification of
forebears. |
SPELLING of SURNAME
VARIATIONS
Baggerly, Bagley, Baguley and possibly Begley
GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES
Bagley Family Tales,
by Kaaren Michele (Smith) Perry (c 2000)
The
genealogy of Peter Bagley (b 1608) and his descendants
Pioneers
of Wiregrass Georgia, Vol. 1 - 12,
by Folks Huxford & the Huxford Genealogical Society
Biographical and genealogical sketches for the
Wiregrass Georgia Region pioneers and their descendants
BAGLEY PROGENITORS
1) Peter BAGLEY (b c 1608)
(England)
ò
Peter BAGLEY (b 1658) (Isle of Wight Co.,
Virginia)
ò
George G. BAGLEY (b 1679) (Surry Co., Virginia)
John BAGLEY (c 1683) (Surry Co., Virginia)
2) Benjamin Bagley (1785) (North
Carolina)
(Wiregrass Georgia Progenitor)
ò
Ransom Bagley (b 1815) (Appling
Co., Georgia)
Benjamin Bagley, Jr. (b 1817) (Appling Co., Georgia)
William Bagley (b 1818) (Appling Co., Georgia)
Berrien Bagley (b 1826) (Appling Co., Georgia)
GENETIC TESTING RESULTS

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