Genetics - Surname

Use a link in the DNA Surname and Regional Projects Table below, to initiate the process of joining a Genetic Genealogy Project. If a Project for your surname is not listed in this table, visit

to determine if a project for your surname has been established. If not, please join the Wiregrass Georgia Regional Project to benefit from participation in an existing project.

Membership in the Huxford Genealogical Society is not required to join any of the Wiregrass Georgia Surname or Regional DNA Projects, but it's highly recommended.

DNA SURNAME & REGIONAL PROJECTS
BAGLEY	BAHAMAS	BRADFORD
BRUTON (BREWTON)	CASON *	CHANCEY (CHAUNCEY) *
COURSON	CORBETT Corbitt	CROSBY Crosbey, Crosley, etc.
DeLOACH (DeLoache, DeLoatch, etc.)		HERSEY (HURSEY)
KNOWLES (NOLES)	LOST COLONY PROJECT LOST COLONY BLOG	LUMBEE TRIBE
McCLELLAN (various spellings)	MONK
	NGS GENOGRAPHIC PROJECT	PAULK
REDDICK (R320) *		ROWELL
	SPELL (SPELLS)	STRICKLAND
SURRENCY	WEST FLORIDA PARISHES (SE Louisiana)
WILLIAMS		WIREGRASS GEORGIA (& Suwannee Land Florida)
Notify Robert B. Noles to add your Surname or Regional DNA project to this table (projects already established). * For now the link for these Projects goes directly to the FTDNA Application for ordering a genetics test.

For Other SURNAME Projects:

Important Links Concerning Genetic Genealogy

FAQ about DNA Testing and Genealogy by Genetics

Support a Surname or Regional Project of Your Choice
(thru a contribution to the project's general fund)

	Determine if two people with your surname are related and descend from a common ancestor.
	Identify the Genetic Genealogy Profile of your male family line.
	Identify your ancestry when traditional documentary genealogical research methods have failed (provide clues or tear down those brick walls).
	Identify where to focus and pursue additional traditional documentary genealogical research.
	Verify that your traditional documentary genealogical work is accurate and scientifically verified.
	Obtain clues as to the place of origin of your immigrant ancestor.
	Find genetic cousins you did not know you had.
	Determine if other surnames are variants of your surname.
	Prove or disprove a research theory.
	Learn details about your deep ancestry and the migration of your ancestors thousands of years ago.
	Be an early participant in a state-of-the-art science project which is contributing to the world knowledge base for this new and exciting field, genealogy by genetics.

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, the Wiregrass Georgia Surname and Regional DNA projects will assist Wiregrass Georgia 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. Family members requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.