Genetics - Wiregrass

Genetic Genealogy
Descendants of Wiregrass Georgia Pioneers
(and Northern Florida)

Membership in Huxford Genealogical Society is not required
to participate in the Wiregrass Regional DNA Project

This Regional DNA Project is for living descendants of the pioneers of the Wiregrass area of Georgia and the neighboring area of northern Florida.

Wiregrass Georgia is the region in southeast Georgia that includes the current counties of Appling,

Atkinson, Bacon, Ben Hill, Berrien, Brantley, Brooks, Camden, Charlton, Clinch, Coffee, Colquitt, Cook, Echols, Glynn, Irwin, Jeff Davis, Lanier, Lowndes, Pierce, Thomas, Tift, Turner, Ware, Wayne, Wilcox and Worth.

The northern Florida counties in close proximity to the Wiregrass Georgia region (commonly referred to as the Suwannee Land) is where many of the descendants of the early Wiregrass pioneers migrated. The Florida Suwannee Land counties are: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Gadsden, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Madison, St. Johns, Putnam, Suwannee, Taylor, and Union.

The surnames of interest for the Wiregrass Georgia (and northern Florida) Regional DNA Project include (but are not limited to) those listed via the Surname link below and the existing projects of special interest to descendants of Wiregrass Georgia Pioneers are listed under Wiregrass DNA Projects.

This project is for the purpose of supporting the genealogical efforts of the descendants for all the many pioneer families who settled the Wiregrass Georgia Region. Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family disagreements, etc. Therefore, the Y-DNA for many descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. This project will permit comparisons of Y-DNA test results across the spectrum of Wiregrass families in conjunction with the use of the Wiregrass Family Database maintained by Robert B. Noles and the resources of the Huxford Genealogical Library. The Wiregrass Database contains the published genealogies (and a lot more) from the Folks Huxford and the Huxford Genealogical Society publications.

The Wiregrass Georgia Regional DNA Project is open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) descendants of one of the area’s pioneer families. This project is both a Y-Chromosome (direct paternal line) and a mitochondrial DNA (direct maternal line) study. You are hereby cordially invited to participate in this historic project. Those requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogies.

Results for DNA tests and the correlation of these results with genealogies will be posted here as they become available. Participants will NOT be identified by name, but by a code (FTDNA Kit number) to protect your privacy. When available, and by specific permission, the researcher(s) for the genealogies will be identified. The two links above, Haplogroups and Genetic Terms will assist you in understanding the posted test results and the terminology used through out Genetic Genealogy.

Participants in the Wiregrass Georgia Regional DNA Project will receive (in the mail) a certificate documenting their test results as well as a detailed report explaining the deep ancestral meaning of the results. In addition, participants will be provided a personal page at FTDNA.com (password protected) where they can examine the results, compare their results to others whose results are genealogically significant, order more tests, etc. Participants will be provided contact information (email only) for the other project members who have genealogical significant matching results.

JOINING A PROJECT

Should you be interested in participating in a specific Surname Project, you can use the links below to determine if a project is available for your specific surname. Existing projects of special interest to descendants of Wiregrass Georgia Pioneers are listed under Wiregrass DNA Projects.

A review of all available Surname and Regional DNA Projects can be obtained via a search at FamilyTreeDNA.com via the link below.

If you already participate in a Surname Project with FamilyTreeDNA.com, you can join the Wiregrass Georgia Regional Project directly from your Personal Page at FTDNA.com. Enter your Kit Number and Password on the FTDNA home page to access your Personal Page. At the top of your personal page click on the Icon to see the listing of FTDNA Projects appropriate for your surname. The Wiregrass Georgia Project should be one of the Projects listed.

If you have not been tested as yet, and a Surname Project has not been established at FTDNA for your particular surname, you can JOIN the Wiregrass Georgia Project now and at some later date JOIN your Surname Project, after it has been established.

	Up to 2 Surname Projects (for Y-DNA) that research individuals that have the same surname or a variant. Joining a Surname Project could be very helpful to verify relationships with individuals that share a similar surname.
	One Y-DNA Geographical (Regional) Project to verify a possible point of origin for a paternal line.
	One Y-DNA Haplogroup Project, according to the Y-DNA Haplogroup as determined by your test.