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CARR Surname DNA Project

Group Administrator: John Carr - Email: carrfamilydna@earthlink.net

Project Surnames

Car, Carr, Carre, Corr, Kaer, Kar, Kare, Karr, Karre, Kear, Ker, Kerr, Kerre, Kier

Current balance: $260.00

Group General Fund
Type Amount Date Donor Note KitNum Donation Type
Credit $150.00 6/3/2009   Lynn A Carr   Memory Of
Credit $50.00 2/18/2009   J Douglas Carr donation   Unknown
Credit $100.00 2/12/2009   John Carr donation   Unknown
Debit $278.00 2/12/2009   Kit 125611 125611 Unknown
Credit $63.00 2/5/2009   Gerald Handy donation   Unknown
Credit $100.00 2/2/2009   Donald A Karr Jr donation for Walter Ker/Karr dna expansion   Unknown
Credit $25.00 1/21/2009   J Douglas Carr donation   Unknown
Credit $50.00 8/12/2005   William E Kerr donation   Unknown

Project Background

Welcome to the Carr Family DNA Genealogy Project. The goal of this project is to aid all Carr family historians in overcoming brick walls in ancestral research by establishing the probability of recent common paternal line descent between the various Carr paternal lineages around the world today. Since surnames were often spelled phonetically in the past, the project includes all phonetic variations and ancestral names connected to Carr. Each participant's Y-DNA test results will be compared with other project members YDNA markers and, when available, also with established paternal line histories to establish the probability of a recent common paternal line ancestor.

Surnames which are phonetically similar or ancestral to Carr include Kerr, Le Carre, Car, Caer, Cer, Corr, Carrach, Kaar, Kar, Kahr, Kare, Karr, Karre, Kaurr, Kay, Kear, Keir, Keire, Kehr, Kehrein, Kehri, Ker, Kere, Keyr, Kurr, Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, O' Carraigh, O'Ceardain.

Carr paternal line YDNA haplotypes established to date have ancestral connections to the Scottish-English border lands, Germany, England, Ireland, Belize, and the throughout the Americas, especially Canada and the United States.

Additional information on this project and DNA testing for genealogy can be found on the project website as well.

http://www.carr-genealogy.com/index.html

Only males can be tested for Y chromosome DNA. The 37-marker Y-DNA test is recommended for highest fidelity results. A more limited test using fewer markers can be used to establish the probability of relatedness and expanded later if desired. 67 markers are recommended for close matches at the 37 marker level. Ancient ancestral identity can be studied using YDNA SNP tests. Maternal Line ancestral connections and recent common ancestry can be identified using mitochondria DNA, mtDNA, which is passed solely from a mother to her sons and daughters.

Information about the use of DNA in genealogy is available on the Family Tree DNA home page.

Join the adventure and learn about your ancestry, submit a request for a DNA test kit today and start your ancestral search journey as part of the Carr Family DNA Genealogy Project.