This Asbill/Azbill/Asbille/Asbyll/Asbell/Azbell Y-DNA genetic project was started in fall of 2003. Martin Asbill b. abt 1688? arrived in NC? in 1700 as an orphan from England. He is thought to be the immigrant ancestor for many of the Asbill/et al lines found today in North America. Later arrivals from Europe are included in today's Asbill population and are welcome to participate. I feel the time is ripe to begin to sort out the various family branches with our new genetic tools, in conjunction, of course, with well documented and verified genealogies.