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Description
Welcome to the O'Shea yDNA Surname Project which was set up in 2003 to explore the O'Shea surname using yDNA.
Males with the surname O'Shea, Shea, Shay, Shee, O'Shee, McShea or any variant, are encouraged to participate in this yDNA (y-chromosome DNA) surname project. The O'Shea yDNA Surname Project is for males only as only males have yDNA (y-chromosome DNA). Members need to order a yDNA (y-chromosome DNA) test in order to participate in the project. yDNA is passed from father to son, generation to generation so it helps to trace male lines. Shaws and other males who have a male Shea ancestry are also included in the project.
Females are very welcome to add a male O'Shea relative to represent their O'Shea family line.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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
McShea, OShea, O'Shea, O'Shea yDNA Project, O'Shee, Shaw (Shea), Shaw-Shea, Shay, Shea, Shea DNA, Shee