Member Count
9
Project Website
www.familytreedna.com/public/Thrift-Frith-Firth/
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Description
Thrift, Frith, Firth, and related surnames (Frid, Fridd, Fryd, Freeth, Freed, Vreede, Frift, Fright, Freak, Freake, Freke, Firk, Firks) may in some cases have a common origin. For more info regarding origins of these surnames, see the public website noted above. For each of these surnames there are many family lines which cannot be connected by historical documentation. The primary goal of this project is to use the DNA evidence to show, for EACH surname, which of these lines are related, going back in time beyond the end of the paper trail. In doing so we also expect to find relationships between families whose names vary but have a common origin or may have interchanged due to phonetic similarities. . . . . A second goal is to obtain clues as to where in the British Isles the various Thrift, Frith, Firth, etc lines, especially those which migrated to the colonies, may have originated. An incidental goal is to clarify the status of the TWO Robert Thrifts who are thought to be sons of George Thrift (descendant of Nathaniel Frith, Virginia, USA). One is presumed 'base born' but this is not universally accepted. It is thought that the Robert T. Thrift who moved to Georgia may have changed his surname from Flanagin; again this is not universally accepted . . . . . . .
NOTE: It is suggested that you NOT purchase an FTDNA 12-marker test. To show real relationships one needs AT LEAST 25 markers, or, if you are in the R1b haplogroup, at least 37 markers. It is cheaper to order a 25 or 37-marker test initially than it is to upgrade to 25 or 37 markers after starting with a 12 marker test. See www.kerchner.com/zip+4-analogy.htm . . . . See the public website; a free alternative, SMGF, is described, but SMGF is extremely slow. If you have DNA results from other companies we welcome your participation, we will eventually display results from all sources on an outside web site.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
Surnames In This Project
Evilthrift, Firk, Firks, Firth, Freak, Freake, Freed, Freeth, Freke, Fridd, Frift, Fright, Frith, Fryd, Thrift, Vreede