Harvey Y-DNA Genetic Project
Group Administrator: William Harvey wlh@foothill.net




Project Surnames:
HarveyHarvieHarvitHarvy
HarvyeHerveHervetHervett
Hervey


Project Background:



Notice the tabs across the upper part of this page titled Background, Goals, News, Results, Y Results and mt Results. Think of these tabs as 'doors' that you can open to see additional information on this website. Just left-mouse click on any of those 'doors' to go inside and see that additional information.



This website was created to help Harveys wherever they may reside or whatever their ancestry....

The Harvey Y-DNA genetic project was started March 11, 2004. The writer’s research scope has been in Colonial New England beginning with the immigration of two Harvey brothers from England. William was born 1614 in England and Thomas was born 1617, also, in England. These young men arrived in the Taunton, Massachusetts, vicinity in 1636. William moved to the Boston area for some years. He had several children there and then he returned to Taunton. His living in the Boston area for a time has caused much continuing confusion with a second William Harvey who also lived in the Boston area and had several children.

This confusion is well pointed out and discussed by Oscar Jewell Harvey in his The Harvey Book published in 1899. Also delineated in The Harvey Book genealogical record is the ancestry of William born 1614 and Thomas born 1617 and then back to a Humphrey Harvey born about 1459 in England with some noted reference to Humphrey Harvey's Norman antecedents. The Harvey Book gives descendants of William Harvey born 1614 down to Z(a)echariah Harvey born 1711 in Norton, Bristol County, Massachusetts. Tracing of 5th great-grandfather Zachariah's descendants through Massachusetts into New Hampshire and then to Vermont and beyond has exposed many other Harvey lines which the writer has sorted out to one degree or another, with heavy emphasis on Vermont from 1800 to about 1900. The time is ripe to attempt the sorting out of the different New England Harvey branches with our new DNA genetic tools.

The mid-Atlantic and Southern Harvey lines may, or may not, reveal themselves to be distantly related to their northern brethren. It should be a lot of fun trying to make that determination. Harveys living in Europe or Great Britain are also of importance and their participation is looked to with much interest.

What does the acronym (initials) 'DNA' mean?.....
It means DeoxyriboNucleic Acid and it is the chemical inside the nucleus of all cells that carries the genetic instructions for making living organisms.
For more information, left-mouse click on deoxyribonucleic acid. You also may want to listen with your own ears how to pronounce 'deoxyribonucleic acid', plus other useful and interesting information about it.

A Glossary of Words Used in Genetic Genealogy....
Get familiar with the words in the Glossary

Want to learn more about DNA and Y-Chromosome Testing?
The Blair DNA Project (no known connection to our Harvey family) has an excellent, easy to understand, explanation. Left-mouse click on the following hyperlink: DNA-101

Already tested and want to join this Harvey DNA Project (free)?......
If you have already been tested by Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX, and want to join our Harvey DNA Project (this one) you can do so, completely free. (You'll need your kit number and password). Left-mouse click on the following hyperlink:
Duplicate your kit number onto this Harvey DNA Project. If you have questions about duplicating your Kit results onto this, our Harvey DNA Project, contact William L. Harvey at wlh@foothill.net or John B. Windham at j.b.windham@cox.net

Harvey DNA Project group cost for DNA test......
The group cost for the tests of interest to the Harvey DNA Project are:
(These are Harvey Group prices....prices are higher if ordered outside of the Harvey Group as an individual)
Y-DNA12 marker test $99 (plus $2 S&H)
Y-DNA25 marker test $148 (plus $2 S&H)
Y-DNA37 marker test $189 (plus $2 S&H)
Y-DNA67 marker test $269 (plus $2 S&H)
Y-Refine12to37 test $99
Y-Refine12to67 test $189
Y-Refine25to37 test $49
Y-Refine37to67 test $99
A Y-DNA12 marker test is considered an “entry level” test. A Y-DNA37 marker test is recommended for better results.

How many Markers to test? 12, 25, 37, 67 markers?.......
A 'marker' is a physical location (locus) on the chromosome. Want to see a list of the markers that Family Tree DNA uses to test the Y-Chromosome?........Left-mause click on this hyperlink: FTDNA DYS Markers. For some additional information to help you decide how many markers to test, left-mouse click on the following hyperlink:
How many markers?

If You Would Like To Join (be a participant of) our Harvey DNA Project.........
Left-mouse click on the following hyperlink (You may pay for the test by either using your credit card or by requesting a receipt to be sent with the sample kit): Purchase a DNA kit for our Harvey DNA Project
If you have not already been tested, use the 'pull-down' menu at the bottom of this 'join' form to see the complete listing of all tests, including mtDNA tests, offered by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA)

Family Tree DNA Test Kit........
See more detailed information and a picture of what it looks like. Left-mouse click on the following hyperlink:
Family Tree DNA Test Kit

Release Form..........
Those who choose to participate in the Harvey DNA Project will be given the opportunity to sign (or not sign) a release form. The following clickable link will show you a copy of that release form and the information that a participant is accepting or rejecting. Signing the release form is recommended, but signing it is optional. The Release Form is your written consent that allows Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX, (FTDNA) to share your name and email address with someone who matches your genetic fingerprint exactly. Take a look at what the release form looks like by left-mouse clicking here: Release Form
(A copy of this Release Form is sent with each order. There is no need to send it again if you returned your signed Release with your Kit)

Legal Issues, Privacy and Confidentiality Statement......
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When You Receive Your DNA Test Results.......
The first notification of test results is by e-mail directed to you and the Harvey project administrator. At the time your returned DNA sample kit was received by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), you were provided with a unique personal password to use with your Kit #. This combination of ID will provide access to your "Family Tree DNA personal page" where you will be able to view all of the DNA test results that have been completed for your account. Be sure to save this ID combination as you will need to use it each time you visit your personal page.

What does your DNA Test Report show?
After your Y-DNA test is complete, you will receive a packet of information mailed to you by Family Tree DNA of Houston, Texas. For examples and additional information about what's in this packet, left-mouse click on this hyperlink: Test Report
If you belong to this Harvey DNA Project your test results will also be posted at the 'Y-Results' tab of this Harvey DNA Project website.

Understanding Genetic Distance in Y-DNA Testing..............
(Source: Family Tree DNA - Genealogy by Genetics, Ltd.)
When comparing people’s samples in our system we show individuals who are closely matched, but not identically matched, as being different by what the Anthropologists call genetic distance.
If two people were identical in all markers except they are off in one marker by 1 point, the genetic distance would be 1. If they were off at 2 different markers by 1 point in each marker, then the genetic distance of those two samples would be 2. If they were off by 2 points at one marker and 1 point in a second marker, then the genetic distance would be 3. This is called the Stepwise Model of calculating genetic distance for shallow time depths. (i.e. Genealogy not Anthropology)
Some markers have shown themselves to be more volatile then others and the population geneticists have created a second model to account for these ‘aberrations’. That model is called the Infinite allele model. For markers that fall into this category, despite the fact that two people could be separated by 2 (or 3) mutations, the scientific assumption is that the change took place in a single generation (between a father and a son) and therefore it is treated as a single step, despite the fact that more then one ‘point’ separates two samples.
Currently the Scientists have asked us to classify DYS 464 and YCAII a and b as following the Infinite Allele Model.
For more on the models used in the scientific community please see this web site built by Dr. Bruce Walsh, a scientific advisor to Family Tree DNA:models used in the scientific community by Dr. Bruce Walsh

Understanding Matches in Y-DNA Testing.........
Read a detailed explanation on understanding DNA matches. Left-mouse click on: Understanding matches

Reading and Comparing Results in Y-DNA Testing.....
Read more about it, click on this hyperlink: Reading and Comparing Results

Understanding 12, 25, 37, and 67 marker matches.....
A 'marker' is a physical location (locus) on the chromosome.
Left-mouse click on this hyperlink for an explanation: 12-marker matches
Left-mouse click on this hyperlink for an explanation: 25-marker matches
Left-mouse click on this hyperlink for an explanation: 37-marker matches
Left-mouse click on this hyperlink for an explanation: 67-marker matches

Coordinating with National Geographic's "Genographic Project"..........
National Geographic's 'Genographic Project' is called a landmark study of the human journey. Read more about it by left mouse clicking on: National Geographic.
Anyone who has been tested by Genographic Project can upload their DNA test results, without charge, to Family Tree DNA and then join projects where they qualify. To upload your results to Family Tree DNA, go to your Genographic Project "Results" page. At the bottom of that page it says "To learn more about your family history....". Click on that and follow the indicated steps and your results will be added to Family Tree DNA's database.
Family Tree DNA testees may also upload their results to the Genographic Project. This will allow you to include your results in the five year international study. There is a $15.00 fee for each upload of your Y-DNA or mtDNA results to the Genographic Project. Use the "Genographic Project" tab/link on your Family Tree DNA personal page to upload your results.

Want some additional reading material about DNA?.........
The information posted on this Harvey DNA Project website, including the information available on the easy-to-access hyperlinks, may satisfy most reader's desire for DNA information. There will likely be others who will want additional information about DNA. For those who want additional reading, you may want to check these books at your local library or bookstore.


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