Reed DNA Surname Project- Background

Administrators

Surnames

Read, Reade, Redd, Rede, Reed, Reeds, Reid, Reidt, Ridd, Riede, Riedt, Riet, Rith, Rudd, Wrede

Background

Several researchers of George Reed (kit#6009), who lived in Franklin County, VA, by the mid-1700's, suspected he was descended from a German immigrant to PA named Johann Georg Riet. But the paper trails appear to end in Virginia. This surname project was originally established in 2003 to compare the DNA of descendants of George Reed to that of descendants of Johann Georg Riet. Results confirmed that George Reed was not descended from Johann Georg Riet. The project has since expanded to include any male bearing the surname Reed or its variants.

Project Stats

Statistic Type Count
Combined GEDCOMs Uploaded 25
Distinct mtDNA Haplogroups 38
Distinct Y-DNA Confirmed Haplogroups 22
Distinct Y-DNA Predicted Haplogroups 13
Family Finder 43
Maternal Ancestor Information 148
mtDNA 85
mtDNA Full Sequence 24
mtDNA Plus 52
mtDNA Subgroups 0
Paternal Ancestor Information 240
Predicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 66
Total Members 342
Unpredicted Y-DNA Haplogroups 3
Unreturned Kits 17
WTY 1
Y-DNA Deep Clade (After 2008) 23
Y-DNA Deep Clade (Prior to 2008) 15
Y-DNA Subgroups 54
Y-DNA111 11
Y-DNA12 295
Y-DNA25 238
Y-DNA37 222
Y-DNA67 102