Walker Surname DNA Project Results- Background

Background

 
 
FREE DNA TEST OFFERS

Free DNA Test Offer to the Walker site - I will pay for a 37 marker Y DNA test for a male Walker who can demonstrate lineal decent from JOSPEH ROGERS WALKER or his brother EDWARD TABB WALKER. These Walkers originated in Prince Georges County MD, moved to Fayette County PA and ended up in Beaufort SC. Joseph Rogers Walker married Marianna Smith and had sons Edmund Rhett Walker (1836-1891) & Albert Rhett Walker (1838-1910). CONTACT: Kent Walker walkerkk@comcast.net

Funding is available to pay for a 37 marker y-dna test for any male Walker who can demonstrate lineal descent from Capt. Richard Walker (1611-1687) of Lynn, Massachusetts, through his son Shubael Walker (ca. 1639-1688/9) of Bradford, Massachusetts. Contact: Gene Walker,  email:   walker1637@comcast.net

37 marker test available for proven descendant of “Indian Killer” JOHN WALKER of Blount Co., TN. Contact the project administrator if you qualify.

I will pay for a 37 marker Y DNA test for a male Walker who can show his descent from RENELDER WALKER, of Knox Co/Whitley Co., KY, preferably through Jesse Walker and his wife, Margaret Bishop of Whitley Co., KY. All of Renelder's other sons went to Missouri in the early 1800s. CONTACT: scperkins@gmail.com

If you are descended from WILLIAM WALKER of Eastham, Barnstable, Mass., born 1620 in Southwark, Surrey, England, we have an offer to pay for a 25 marker test, for anyone who can document his ancestry back to the Walkers of Eastham. Contact one of the volunteer administrators for information: BWGood@aol.com or walkerrs15@comcast.net


WALKER DNA DISCUSSION GROUP
There is a discussion group for all Walkers interested in DNA testing that you are invited to join. You do not have to be a member of the Walker project to participate. To subscribe to the group, send e-mail to: WALKER-DNA-L-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe in the message subject and body. To join WALKER-DNA-D (digest), do the same thing with WALKER-DNA-D-request@rootsweb.com.


WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:

1. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT

2. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE WEBSITE

1. The Walker Surname DNA Project was created to establish a database of Walker DNA haplotypes to determine which Walker lineages share a common ancestor. The project was started in 2001 and almost fifty genetic groups have already been formed. We are one of the largest surname projects at FTDNA with over 500 participants. Our project is open to any male Walker or man believing that he is descended from a Walker male. Participants have come from all parts of the USA, and Canada, Scotland, and England. We would welcome more participants, particularly from the British Isles, which is believed to be the largest source of our name and original ancestors. Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), affiliated with Dr. Michael Hammer and the University of Arizona, will be testing the Y-chromosome for genetic matches between males. Since the Y-chromosome is passed down through an unbroken male lineage (father to son to son, etc.), you must be a male with the Walker surname to participate. In order for a female to participate, she must recruit a male on her father's side -- her father, brother, cousin, uncle, etc. DNA testing will identify others who are a match to your DNA indicating that you both descend from a Common Ancestor (referred to as MRCA, Most Recent Common Ancestor). The DNA will not identify the specific person, but your DNA placing you in a common family group is an adjunct to your regular genealogical paper research. Please visit the FTDNA web site for more information and an explanation of Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA). A link to Most Frequently Asked Questions is at the left of this page.

2. FINDING YOUR WAY AROUND THE WEB SITE Find Y-DNA and mt-DNA results by selecting their respective buttons at the top of the page. For PEDIGREES of Y-DNA participants, select RESULTS. We have placed the pedigrees in groups of closely matching individuals that correspond to the group numbers on the Y-DNA results. All of the pedigrees are on one page which you can search easily by using your search engine. Enter either the Group number i.e. GROUP-9, in your search finder, or search the page for name, location, kit number etc. Read our Goals and News sections to learn more about our project and to see what the latest pedigree additions are to the web site. You can participate in the Walker DNA Project by joining as a male Y-DNA descendant, sponsor a male descendant in your family, or contribute to the General Fund to help fund testing of additional Walker participants. You are also welcome to order your mt-DNA test or other DNA tests through the group pricing benefit of the project.

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