Surnames
Collin County, Collin_CoGS
Background
Welcome to the home page for the Collin County Genealogical Society, FamilyTreeDNA surname study project.
The Project was established in 2009 to our assist members or anyone interested in testing Y DNA or MtDNA.
Why use DNA testing?
If you are stuck at a brick wall with your research, DNA testing may match you to another family you can share research with to find your common ancestor.
Finding your genetic match will help you to focus your research on families you have a connection to, instead of researching all the families with the same name in the same area. This should save you money on research materials.
Who should test?
You should test your oldest living direct line ancestor in either your paternal (Y DNA) or maternal (mtDNA) lines.
What tests should be used?
The Y DNA test is for finding your paternal line ancestry. Only males can be tested since only males have a Y chromosome. The mtDNA test is for finding your maternal line ancestry. Both males and females can be tested since you get your mtDNA from your mother. Only females pass their mtDNA on to their children.
If you imagine that you are at the top of a triangle, then your paternal line is the right side of the triangle, and your maternal line is the left side. All your other ancestral lines are between those and can be found by testing direct line descendants of your ancestors.
To Join:
http://www.familytreedna.com/cj.aspx?ftdna_ref=473
General Fund
To donate to the general fund please
click here.