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Description
The Paxton DNA Project is a world-wide Y-DNA project organized for those wishing to work together to find their common heritage through Y-DNA testing and sharing information.
Variant spellings are welcome (i.e. Paxson, Packston, etc). We encourage males with the Paxton surname (or variant spellings) to order a Y-DNA test of at least 37 markers, if possible. If you order less markers, you can upgrade later, though the cost is a little more.
Participants are expected to submit their direct male line pedigree which will be posted on the site so all participants can compare and find their common ancestors. See "Links" dropdown tab to view Pedigrees.
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
Bleg. McDowell, Cassidy, Chase, Daniels, French, Galchutt, Garst, Gormsen, Hambleton, HM, Hoffman, Houston, Lowry, Mateer, Maxwell, Paxson, Paxton, Pickering, Sargent, Smith, Terry, Waggoner