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Background

Project Surnames:

Bahr	Bahrt	Baide	Baird
Bairde	Bairt	Bar	Bard
Barde	Barr	Bart	Barth
Bayard	Bayrd	Beaird	Bear
Beard	Beer	Berard	Berd
Biard	Bierd	Bird	Byrd
DeBard	Hubbard	LaBard	LamBard
Lombard	Lombardi	LomBardo	MacInward
Ward

Project Background:

This Web site describes a group study for ALL variations and branches of the BAIRD, BARD, & BEARD surname.
Announcing the New BAIRD, BARD, BEARD Y DNA Surname Project. We hope to attract other male, BAHR, BAHRT, BAIDE, BAIRD, BAIRDE, BAIRT, BAR, BARD, BARDE, BARR, BART, BARTH, BAYARD, BAYRD, BEAIRD, BEAR, BEARD, BEER, BERD, BIARD, BIERD, BIRD, MACINWARD, WARD (and all other surname varations) as participants who are similarly interested in this group project.

The evolution of languages, words and names has always been very interesting. An example of one of our immigrant ancestors is Archibald BEARD, whose sons often referred to themselves, and were often referred to by others (officially and unofficially) as BAIRD, or BARD. The entire branch of this family later became uniformly known as BARD. This 3 name (BEARD, BAIRD and BARD) variation phenomenon took place in only two generations, and after immigration to the USA! But what about all the other US variations that took place in other lines, and what about totally out of sight old world variations of the surname? For this particular line we have no European data, and are completely blocked concerning which surname variations were used in the old world.

Right now, at this point in time, there seems to be only one viable means to overcome the obstacles that name variation presents to ALL of us, and make any pre-immigration genealogical sense out of all of this... And that is DNA research. This is something, by its nature, has to be done by many of us together to get the results that can help us all. The cost of having a DNA Y test done is rather expensive for most of us ($99), but FamilyTreeDNA has set up a general fund that will match the contributions of any donations, which might help some people who are wondering if they should have the tests done (there are limitations and conditions). If you have ANY questions or reservations concerning this DNA Y study research, please feel free to e-mail the study administrator.

If you have a variation of this surname, and you are in a similar position concerning your old world or ancient genealogy, then you're in the right place! PLEASE join our group study and be tested, to try to find some answers concerning the evolution of these surnames and their variations.

I've encountered MANY name variations in my research of my own line - even in respect to official documents! I'm sure most of you could likewise relate name variation incidents and problems in your research history.

We consider this group study a CO-OP effort, so send us e-mail about your surname variation encounters, and/or comments for our RootsWeb DNA 'NEWS AND VIEWS' section, and PLEASE, Join our study today!

For more information on the BAIRD, BARD, and BEARD (and variants) DNA Y Group Study go to:
The RootsWeb DNA Y Group Study Web Page

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this Y study or its findings, or if you wish to participate...

Contact www.FamilyTreeDNA.com

Or the Group Administrator:
Curtis Bard (cbard@adelphia.net)

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Project Goals:

This group DNA Y Project has two primary objectives. The first relates to determining relationships between persons and families bearing the name variants in recent times. There are many BAIRD, BARD BEARD, (and other associated surname variations) throughout North America and the world that may have direct connections through a common ancestor.

Or, They may have more remote, indirect, or distant connections with each other, partly because surnames became modified over generations as families migrate to new areas, and for various other reasons. The second, broader objective then, is to trace all BAIRD, BARD, and BEARD, and variants back into Europe and beyond to determine their connections via a common ancestor.

Participation in the project is limited to males bearing the BAIRD, BARD, BEARD (or variant) surnames (see below for some examples). Females bearing this surname may participate by encouraging their father, brother, uncle, or male cousin to submit a DNA sample for testing.

Some other project goals involve data found in genealogy works such as, The Bard Family by G.O. Seilhamer, as well as other books and research sources. Potential secondary goals for this project are to determine affiliations:
1. Between various lines of Archibald BEARD (BARD) the immigrant ancestor of a Western Pennsylvania BARD line.
2. Between African American and other family lines that have undocumented oral traditions of connections.
For more information go to: http://www.familytreedna.com/public/BARD/
Or;
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cbard/DNA/DNA.htm

Project News:

At the present time our Y study sample is showing some diversity but is considered to be too small to make any definitive conclusions concerning the BARD, BAIRD and BEARD surnames. Probability calculations and comparisons within our donor population, and between them and other individuals can be researched and reviewed on
Ysearch

The more different the markers are between any two donors, the further back one has to go to assume a relatively high probability of having a common ancestor (and mutations can potentially affect and "disguise" the results and their conclusions), but if all 12 markers are exactly the same between any two doners, then one can say that there is a genetic probability of 50% that the two people in question had a common ancestor no later than 14.5 generations ago. To approach a higher probability of a most recent common ancestor with a 12 to 12 match, (let's say 95%), we can assume that they had a common ancestor no later than 62 generations ago. Somewhat more detailed explanations are here: Ysearch Frequently Asked Questions 2.

For our purposes a "generation" is defined as 25 years before and during the dark ages (generally from about 476 to 1400, also called the Early Middle Ages), and as approximately 25 to 30 years after the Dark Ages. So in regard to our example above, 14.5 generations would equal about 360 years, and 62 generations would equal approximately 1700 years.

You can do ysearch comparisons yourself by going here: Ysearch Research and entering any sequence of ID's. Such as 97XHX, 9Z7PS, 8HH8M, BMUCZ, 7S9MV, MVP5V, PQAZ3, VXUA7

Some other surnames that have inexplicably shown relative genetic closeness are: BRANDON and ORR (and in regard to not one of their donors, but several different donors).

As you can see, this type of comparative research does not give us solid, exact, genealogy data such as individuals' names or birth dates, as we are used to finding in genealogy research. It is more wholistic; more global in nature. It shows us where to begin to look for probable connections in our distant old world past, and then hopefully, we may find verification of those probable connections with original source documentation. (And perhaps also find additional, and more precise, genetic verification and illumination of these issues, in the future.)

We hope to see some discernible groupings and trends as study participation increases.
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Project Results:

Donor data results for ALL surname variations including cross study surname variations and other related info can be found here:
DNA Donors Page

DNA Test Results (mtDNA) for Project Members