Member Count
141
Project Website
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~hawkinsdnaproject/
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Description
The purpose of the HAWKINS Worldwide Genealogy DNA Project is to assist in the confirmation of collected historical data. Participants in the project submit samples from light scrapings/combings from the inside cheeks of their mouth. These combings are tested for the number of “repeats” (or alleles) of selected markers of the Y-chromosome (the y-chromosome is passed from the father to the son each generation, and are unchanged for many generations). The alleles (25 or 37) are entered into a database for comparison to all other participants. Surname participants with the matching markers are descendants of the same male ancestor.
Knowing what proven Hawkins line that you descend from will allow you to concentrate your efforts on that line, not wasting time with an unrelated group of Hawkins; it will help keep you out of that proverbial blind alley. An example is the matching of two lines of brothers from the 1700s, and their subsequent matching to an individual descended from a
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
Hackins, Haikins, Hakins, Harkans, Harkens, Harkin, Harking, Harkings, Harkins, Harkinson, Harkis, Haskins, Haukins, Hawckins, Hawken, Hawkens, Hawkin, Hawkines, Hawkings, Hawkins, Hawkinson, Hawkis, Hawkyns, Haykins, Horkins