Member Count
119
Project Website
www.familytreedna.com/public/braswellfamilydnaproject/default.aspx
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Description
An independent project sponsored by Carey Bracewell and Rev. Keith Braswell, this group is open to all men with the BRACEWELL/BRASWELL surname or bloodline and also certain others whose last name begins with Brac-, Bras-, or Braz- and is (or was) pronounced to rhyme with 'dazzle'. This includes not only the descendants of Rev. ROBERT BRACEWELL (1611-1668) of Virginia--the largest group-- but also Irish BRASSILs, BRAZILs,and variants; Hugenot BREAZEALEs, Portuguese BRAZILs and anyone else in Soundex B-624 with a surname thus pronounced.
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
Bracewell, Brasel, Brasell, Braseule, Brasil, Brasile, Brasill, Brasseal, Brasseale, Brassel, Brassell, Brasswell, Braswell, Braswill, Brazael, Brazail, Brazeal(e), Brazel(e), Brazell, Brazial, Braziel, Brazil, Brazile, Brazill, Brazle, Brazwell, Brazzell, Brazzil, Brusselle, Rhymes With 'Dazzle'. Inclu