Normandy Y-DNA Project- Background

Background

The Normandy Y-DNA Project is a genetic genealogy research project for persons who can trace a y-dna (father-to-son) line to Normandy, France, which includes Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie, or to the Channel Islands (Îles Anglo-Normandes) of Jersey and Guernsey.

WHO CAN JOIN? Anyone who can actually trace his y-dna (father-to-son) line back to Haute-Normandie, Basse-Normandie, or the Channel Islands (Îles Anglo-Normandes) of Jersey or Guernsey is eligible to join the Normandy Y-DNA Project. Women can join the Normandy Y-DNA Project by submitting the y-dna test results of a male relative who meets the project membership requirements.

Note: Merely finding that one's surname might have come to the British Isles with the Normans, and/or that a possible earlier French version of it exists, does not by itself constitute tracing one's y-dna line to Normandy.

Although a 12-marker haplotype from Family Tree DNA and y-dna ancestry in Normandy or the Channel Islands are all that is required to join the Normandy Y-DNA Project, we strongly suggest you upgrade your haplotype to 25, 37 or, ideally, 67 markers as soon as you can. In addition, "Deep Clade" SNP testing with Family Tree DNA to confirm one's y-dna haplogroup is also strongly recommended. The Deep Clade test can be ordered from a link on one's "Haplotree" page.

We respectfully ask that you, as a participating member of the Normandy Y-DNA Project, create a YSearch entry. That can easily be done by going to your "Y-DNA Matches" page, clicking on the link there that says, "Click here to upload to Ysearch.org", and following the directions.

If you are a member of the French Heritage DNA Project, please don't quit it to become a member of the Normandy Y-DNA Project. You can belong to both projects at the same time! If you have ancestry in Normandy and are not a member of the French Heritage DNA Project, please join! Here is a link to the French Heritage DNA Project web site:French Heritage DNA Project

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