EDMONDSON Surname Y-DNA Project- Background

Background

The EDMONDSON & Variant Spellings Surname Y-DNA Project was established on 16 OCT 2004 to create a growing database of DNA profiles of male EDMONDSON descendants to aid in genealogical research. DNA analysis can assist in supporting or refuting the premise that two or more participants descend from a common ancestor.

Requirements: Since a Surname Project in essence traces members of a family that share a common surname, and females (a) don't carry their father's Y-DNA, and (b) acquire a new surname by the way of marriage, in order to be relevant to the Surname Project, the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his paternal line (father's father's father's...). The test to be ordered is either the Y-DNA12, Y-DNA25 or Y-DNA37, and females should look for a brother or cousin with that surname to be tested. Females can also order a test for themselves, which will be the mtDNA or mtDNAPlus, but the results of this test cannot be tied to the Surname Project.

This project encourages Participants to be tested at the highest number of markers that they can afford.

New Pricing Structure:

Y-DNA12 $99
Y-DNA25 $148
Y-DNA37 $189
Y-DNA67 $269
Y-Refine 12 to 25 $49
Y-Refine 12 to 37 $99
Y-Refine 12 to 67 $189
Y-Refine 25 to 37 $49
Y-Refine 25 to 67 $148
Y-Refine 37 to 67 $99
Y-DNA12 + mtDNA $199
Y-DNA37 + mtDNAPlus $339
Y-DNA67 + mtDNAPlus $409
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************** SPECIAL OFFER ****************

Lee Edmondson has offered to pay for a 25-marker Y-DNA test to any Edmondson whose proven patriarch is one of Thomas Edmondson's (d. 1715) sons, named in his 1715 Essex County VA will as James, William, Bryan, Joseph, Samuel, Thomas, Benjamin or John. Since John died without male issue, and William died without any known issue, this offer extends to the remaining named candidates.

If interested, please contact Candace "Candy" Campise at CandyTree@aol.com.

Thank you!