CARROLL Y-Chromosome DNA Surname Project

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Background

Project Surnames:

Cariel	Carill	Caroll	Carrel
Carrell	Carrill	Carrol	Carrole
Carroll	Caryll	Charles ( Donegal )	Karel
Karol	O'Carriel	O'Carrol	O'Carroll

Project Background:

While a surname itself may give us incomplete or misleading or, at best, only general information about the origin of a family, DNA-testing can give us concrete evidence for identifying and separating family lines. Y-chromosome DNA testing is especially helpful because the male Y-chromosome is handed down, father to son, unchanged through the generations, except for rare mutations which, in themselves, can be helpful indicators of branching. The accessibility and affordability of family DNA testing is doubtless the greatest technical advance in the history of genealogical research because -- at long, long last -- we have a tool to break down those brick walls!

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Project Goals:

The goal of the CARROLL Surname Project is to distinguish between CARROLL ancestral lines, worldwide. Any reasonable spelling variant is included (please feel free to suggest a variant you feel I have missed).

To participate meaningfully, you will need to share your male direct-line ancestry either in the form of a pedigree or, preferably, as family group sheets.

Another option if you have a website with your Carroll family lines, please provide the address info and we can insert a link next to your name in the lineages and results page ( see below ).

Project News:

25 February 2008. Exciting News! We have seventy-nine participants!

We think that a group of our participants may have hit the Jackpot! They may be related to the O'Carroll Princes of Oriel (Monaghan and Louth). This Kingdom located in the North of Ireland was founded by the three Collas Brothers around the year 327 AD. Wow! Will keep you posted on this as we get more news.

20 April 2007 - Announcement -
One of our Members has offered to pay for a 37 Marker Test for up to five Carroll Surname holders who can reliably trace their lineage and Clan or Sept affiliation back to the 1500's. Please contact the Administrator if you think you may qualify.

We are happy to announce posting of results of descendents of Carroll Loyalist who lived during the Revolutionary Period. The family has shared their markers from another DNA Group.

29 Sep 2004 - the CARROLL Surname Project was announced. This Project welcomes all Carroll's and those who think they might be Carroll's regardless of national, ethnic, or religious origin. Thanks to all for having the courage to take part in this new "fantastic" tool for tracing our family and human heritage.

Project Results:

For lineages and results, please see this page:

http://www.childtalk.com/History/carrollfamilydna.html