Member Count
39
Project Website
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~benedicttopics/index.html
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Description
The Benedict Surname DNA Project has two objectives. The first relates to determining relationships between persons and families bearing the name in recent times. Most, but not all, Benedict families in the Americas can be traced to Thomas Benedict, the immigrant ancestor (from England to Salem, 1637; thence to Long Island, and Connecticut). But there are other Benedict families throughout North America and the world that may have other, more remote connections. Also, surnames become modified over generations as families migrate to new areas.
The second, broader, objective, then, is to trace all Benedict (and variantly named) connections back into Europe and beyond.
Participation in the project is limited to males bearing the Benedict (or variant) surname (see below). However, females bearing this surname may participate by encouraging their father, brother, uncle, or male cousin to submit a DNA sample for testing.
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
Bendek, Bendix, Bendt, Benedek, Benedetti, Benedetto, Benedick(e), Benedict, Benedikt, Benesh, Benet, Bengt, Bennett, Benois, Benoit, de Benedictis