MacRae Clan DNA Project- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Cra, Crae, Cray, Cre, Crea, Creay, Cree, Grath, Macara, Macarra, MacCra, MacCrach, MacCrae, MacCraith, MacCraw, MacCray, MacCrea, MacCreath, MacCree, MacCrie, MacCrow, MacCroy, MacGrath, MacGraw, Machrae, Machray, Machrie, Mackray, Mackre, Mackreath, Mackree, Macra, Macrach, MacRae, Macraith, Macrath, Macraw, MacRay, Macreath, Macree, Macrie, Magraith, Magrath, Makre, McCra, McCrae, McCraw, McCray, McCrea, McCreath, McCree, Mcgrath, McGraw, McRa, McRae, Mcraith, Mcrath, Mcreath, McRee, Mcrie, Ra, Rae, Raith, Rath, Raw, Ray, Rea, Reath, Wray, Wreath

Background

The MacRae/McRae genetic genealogy program was started in December 2005 to look at the roots of the clan. In doing so we have been able to prove or disprove some of the traditional genealogies of the clan. Since MacRaes have both Scottish and Irish connections, the DNA project will illustrate the many strands of DNA that make up this name grouping.

Understanding DNA Testing: Family Tree DNA provides information to help you understand DNA testing. Most people start by looking at projects which fit their surname. Across the top of every page are the words TESTIMONIALS, PRIVACY and FAQ. There are also excellent explanations of Y-DNA (male DNA) testing and mtDNA (female DNA) testing accessed from the left column. On the lower right column are articles which give you a deeper understanding of DNA. An excellent tutorial on DNA is found on the Blair Surname site called DNA 101.

Recommended books for understanding DNA are: Colleen Fitzpatrick & Andrew Yeiser, DNA & Genealogy Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner, Trace Your Roots with DNA. Books featuring DNA in the British Isles and Ireland are: Stephen Oppenheimer, The Origins of the British Bryan Sykes, Saxons, Vikings and Celts (published in Great Britain as Blood of the Isles).

If you still have questions, contact: Alice Fairhurst – alicefairhurst at gmail.com or Faye McRae Moore – fmoore4 at kc.rr.com Please note that the FTDNA Surname Group Administrators are not FTDNA employees. They do not receive any form of financial payment or any other incentive or reimbursement. The administrators are members of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy.
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General Fund

Current balance: $192.80

Type Amount Date Donor Note KitNum Donation Type
Credit $50.00 7/6/2012 Lee Wallace Hennessy     Unknown
Credit $25.00 2/2/2012 John McCray Shallop I am searching McCray/McCrea. Our James McCrea I was born in Scotland in 1737   Memory Of
Debit $114.00 11/30/2011     213745 Unknown
Credit $114.00 11/27/2011 Colon W. McRae Upgrade from 25 to 67 markers for Kit#213745 (T.E. McRae)   Memory Of
Credit $50.00 10/6/2011 John G. Macrae     Individual
Debit $99.00 9/30/2011     89296 Unknown
Credit $79.00 6/23/2011 Larry W. Cates Compensation for RPMcRae's 37 to 67 marker upgrade.   Unknown
Credit $10.00 6/22/2011 Alice Fairhurst In memory of John and Mary Matheson McRae   Memory Of
Debit $79.00 6/16/2011     197158 Unknown
Credit $26.00 6/15/2011 John McRae Donation for Noel Mott McRae, kit 197158   Unknown
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Project Stats

Statistic Type Count
Combined GEDCOMs Uploaded 18
Distinct mtDNA Haplogroups 34
Distinct Y-DNA Confirmed Haplogroups 15
Distinct Y-DNA Predicted Haplogroups 10
Family Finder 39
Maternal Ancestor Information 98
mtDNA 58
mtDNA Full Sequence 24
mtDNA Plus 39
mtDNA Subgroups 0
Paternal Ancestor Information 210
Predicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 36
Total Members 237
Unpredicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 0
Unreturned Kits 9
WTY 1
Y-DNA Deep Clade (After 2008) 15
Y-DNA Deep Clade (Prior to 2008) 5
Y-DNA Subgroups 31
Y-DNA111 19
Y-DNA12 198
Y-DNA25 187
Y-DNA37 185
Y-DNA67 132