Damron DNA Project - Family Project Website

Project Surnames:

Damerell	Dameron	Damrell	Damron
Jarell	Jarrel	Jarrell

Group General Fund:

Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate $30* - Kit 106644
Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate $30* - Kit 107004
Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate $30* - Kit 109582
Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate $30* - Kit 104220
Y-DNA37 2007 Gift Certificate $30* - Kit 110848

01/09/08 - Dameron-Damron Family Association donation....$350
01/09/08 - Total available....$350
01/14/08 - Kit 109582....($50)
01/14/08 - Total available....$300
01/24/08 - Kit 110848....($50)
01/24/08 - Total available....$250
03/25/08 - Kit 117948....($50)
03/25/08 - Total available....$200
03/31/08 - Kit 118628....($50)
03/31/08 - Total available....$150

Project Background:

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It is a widely held belief that the descendants of the Dameron/Damron name descend from Lawrence Dameron. According to the Dameron-Damron Family Association, "Lawrence Dameron, received a land grant in Northumberland County, Virginia, in 1652. Lawrence and his wife, Dorothy, along with their children, were the first documented Damerons to come from Suffolk County, England to settle in Virginia. Lawrence (1615-1657) married Dorothy (?) (????-c1691) and they married before 1644. There children were Bartholomew, George, Thomas, Lawrence, and Dorothy."

Is this theory correct? Or will we find other lines through DNA testing? What about the Jarrells who are genetically Dam(e)rons? The 1990 Federal Census lists Damron as the 3635th most popular surname and Dameron as the 7419th most popular. Jarrell is the 2276th most popular. Are these all descendants of Lawrence or will we find others? (Source: U.S. Census Bureau U.S. Census Bureau Search Names.)

The alternate spellings (still in use today) of Damrell, Damerell, Jarrel, and Jarrell will also be accepted into this project.

The Damron DNA Project was established Oct. 3, 2007.

Project Goals:
1) To determine if all the Damerons/Damrons and certain Jarrell lines in America descend from Lawrence.
2) To find other Dameron/Damron lines that come from other European countries (Germany, Scotland, or ???)
3) To overcome brick walls for some Dam(e)ron researchers who don't have a paper trail to connect themselves back to Lawrence.
4) To find new cousins in Europe.

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Project Results:

Seven kits are now in. Some of the interesting markers are the 6th maker, named 385b where the testers have an 11. Only 2% of men in this particular haplogroup have an 11 there. Another interesting marker is the 26th maker, named 460. Many of the Dam(e)ron testers have a 12 there, which is only 6% of this particular haplogroup. A third interesting marker is the 34th marker, named CDYa. The testers have either a 34 (4%), 35 (14%) or a 36 (30%).

Right now, it appears that kit 104194 has the genetic signature of Lawrence Dameron himself (that means there has been no mutations).

Interested in participating? You need to be a male and your surname needs to be Damron or Dameron (or a variant) or Jarrell (or variant). If you are not a male or don't carry the surname Dam(e)ron or Jarrell, you can have a male cousin, uncle, nephew, brother, or father who carries the surname Dam(e)ron take the test. Feel free to contact the administrator, Cheri, above with any questions you may have.

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