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Genetic Genealogy
Spell(s)
Surname Project
The SPELL(s) 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 SPELL(s) families in the U.S. & Great Britain are descendants
of a common Great Britain (or other world location) SPELL(s) 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 SPELL(s) Surname DNA Project is open to all persons with the
SPELL(s) 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 SPELL(s) families, even if their surname is not SPELL(s). 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 SPELL(s) Surname DNA 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 SPELL(s)
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. Spell(s) family members requesting participation are requested to
supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.
Robert B. Noles, Spell(s) Surname DNA Project Group Administrator
SURNAME
ORIGINS *
SPELL (1,795)
German: Of uncertain origin; perhaps a habitational name from
Spelle.
SPELLS (414)
Origin uncertain; perhaps a variant of Spell.
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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
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SPELLING or NAME
VARIATIONS
Spell, Spelle, Speller, Spellman,
Spells, Spelman, Spiller
GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES
Descendants of John Spell & Cecelia McLemore,
by Doris E. (Martin) Holden
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
SPELL(s) PROGENITORS
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1) John SPELL (b c 1750) (North Carolina)
(West Florida Parishes, Louisiana Progenitor)
ò
Thomas SPELL (b 1765) (South Carolina)
John SPELL, Jr. (b c 1767) (South Carolina)
2) George SPELL (b c 1765) (North
Carolina)
(Wiregrass Georgia Progenitor)
ò
George SPELL, Jr. (b 1783) (South
Carolina)
Reason SPELL (b 1787) (South Carolina)
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Are John SPELL (b c 1750) & George SPELL (b c 1765) brothers are cousins?
GENETIC TESTING RESULTS
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