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Description
The primary aim of this project is to sort Ackers (and other variants of Germanic surname Eckhardt) into related groups. Ancestry uncertain? Here's the opportunity to establish scientifically what the paper trail could not. Currently represented are descendants of Palatine emigrants Joh. Adam Eckhardt of Dutchess Co. NY and Nicholas Eckhardt of Schoharie Co. NY, as well as Peter Acker of Pendleton Dist. SC, William Akers of IL and a growing list of others including Eckard, Achor, Ackerson, et al...
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
Accord, Acher, Ackard, Ackart, Acker, Ackerd, Ackers, Ackerson, Ackert, Ackor, Acord, Acre, Acres, Aker, Akerd, Akers, Akert, Akker, Eacker, Eager, Eagert, Eaker, Echer, Eckard, Eckardt, Eckart, Ecker, Eckers, Eckerson, Eckert, Eckhard, Eckhardt, Eckhart, Edzard, Eggehart, Eggers, Eggert, Egghard, Einert, Einhart, Eker, Ekert, Ekker