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Description
The W(h)itt Surname Project encompasses three family DNA studies:
(1) The Witt-Whitt family of Old Virginia DNA study: the objective is to identify the descendants of John Witt, William Witt, Edward Whitt, and Richard Whitt (the sons of John Witt-Whitt). John Witt-Whitt emigrated from London, England circa 1666 and lived in Charles City County, Virginia from 1670 to after 1695.
(2) The Witt/Wilt/Wild DNA study: the objective is to identify the descendants of the German emigrants, Johann Valentine Wild (1679-1755) who came to Pennsylvania and his nephew Johann Adam Wild (1681-after 1752) who came to South Carolina and their family connections in Ziegelhausen, Germany.
(3) The Whitt DNA study: the objective is to identify the ancestors and descendants of David Whitt, Giles County, Tennessee 1840.
We are actively looking for a volunteer administrator to take over the project who would enjoy working on this project. If you are interested, please contact the admin
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Whit, Whitt, Wild, Wilt, Witt