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Description
The purpose of this project is to determine the number of paternal family lines with the surname Harrell and any variation thereof (Harold, Harrel, Harrill, Harwell, etc.) Any direct male descendant with any surname above is encouraged to join.
According to previous Harrell research (see my website for references), it is postulated that many U.S. Harrells descend from 7 brothers/cousins who arrived in Virginia in the mid 1600's. Of course, there are most likely many other Harrell lines. My project's goal is to get an idea of how many as well as to locate potential Harrell cousins in England and around the world.
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
Harl, Harle, Harnell, Harold, Harral, Harrel, Harrell, Harrelle, Harrill, Harrod, Harrold, Harroll, Hartell, Hartwell, Harvell, Harville, Harwell, Hearl, Hearle, Herl, Herle, Herold, Herrel, Herrell, Hirl, Hirrrell, Horrall, Horrell, Hurrel, Hurrell