About us
1. The Barranco Family DNA Project was initiated in January 2007 to provide an opportunity for individuals interested in their family history and genealogy to identify and connect to other Barranco related members through the collection and processing of Y-DNA samples from an individual.
2. Eight generations of one Barranco Family from Cuba have been documented to date starting with the record of Pedro Barranco, resident of Havana in 1666, and including the generations of his descendents to the present day living in the United States of America. By 1753 the descendents of Pedro Barranco had migrated from Havana to Puerto Príncipe (modern day Camagüey) where following generations lived until further migrations to the United States occurred during the period of the 10 Years War (1868-1878). Other distant relatives with the Barranco name still live in Camagüey, Guantánamo and, possibly, in Havana today.
3. Individuals with the Barranco surname have been found and identified as early as the mid 16th century as either native born or residents living in Spain, Italy, Cuba, Mexico, the countries of Central America and South America and Islands of the Caribbean and the Philippines.
4. Y-DNA samples are obtained by the simple and painless, non-invasive procedure of running cotton swabs around the inside of your mouth to collect loose skin tissue. These samples are then sealed in small plastic vials and shipped to the Genetics Laboratory for processing and characterizing the metric values of the DNA sample. Finally, the metric values of each DNA record are compared to DNA records of other persons stored on one or more internet-accessible databases. The matching of two or more Y-DNA records with identical or similar values indicates the individuals are related and share a common ancestor.
5. The use of DNA in genealogy (Genetic Genealogy) complements conventional genealogy practices and research. Genetic genealogy can often provide the missing connection or direction to follow when conventional genealogy research is hampered by lack of a direction to follow or when a logical trail no longer exists – e.g., when necessary data is missing or we find our self at the proverbial “Brick wall”.
6. The Barranco Family DNA Project anticipates and encourages members to communicate with each other via e-mail and to share genealogy information. A project member may upload a GEDCOM family tree file to the project. This file will be accessible only by the member, the Project Administrator and those persons in the database that have DNA matches with you.
7. Barranco members with ancestral families originating from different countries are welcome. There are many Barrancos who originate from Spain and Italy. When the new world was opened following its re-discovery by Cristobal Colón in 1492 many families emigrated from their home countries and settled in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. After the Barranco Family Project grows over time and matures, the family composition of the group may warrant dividing the Barranco Project into smaller subgroups.
8. The Barranco Project administrator has a very limited understanding of Spanish. If the need arises for a Project Administrator with fluent language skills in Spanish, Italian, French, etc. we can consider adding Project Co-Administrator(s) with those needed language skills.
9. Female members of Barranco families. While the Barranco Family DNA Project is presently limited to collecting Y-DNA from male members and expanding the Barranco patriarchal lines worldwide, interested female members of Barranco families should consider subscribing male Barranco relatives, such as a Father, a Grandfather, an Uncle, a Nephew, a male Cousin, etc. to the project. Think what an exciting, unusual and important gift a DNA subscription would make for your Barranco relative on a Birthday, Anniversary, Holiday or any other special occasion!
10. Barranco Family Project members are also encouraged to join the Geographical (Country-related) Project corresponding to the origin of their ancestor. These projects are sponsored by Family Tree DNA,Inc.(FTDNA) and can be accessed at http://www.familytreedna.com/surname.aspx
2. Eight generations of one Barranco Family from Cuba have been documented to date starting with the record of Pedro Barranco, resident of Havana in 1666, and including the generations of his descendents to the present day living in the United States of America. By 1753 the descendents of Pedro Barranco had migrated from Havana to Puerto Príncipe (modern day Camagüey) where following generations lived until further migrations to the United States occurred during the period of the 10 Years War (1868-1878). Other distant relatives with the Barranco name still live in Camagüey, Guantánamo and, possibly, in Havana today.
3. Individuals with the Barranco surname have been found and identified as early as the mid 16th century as either native born or residents living in Spain, Italy, Cuba, Mexico, the countries of Central America and South America and Islands of the Caribbean and the Philippines.
4. Y-DNA samples are obtained by the simple and painless, non-invasive procedure of running cotton swabs around the inside of your mouth to collect loose skin tissue. These samples are then sealed in small plastic vials and shipped to the Genetics Laboratory for processing and characterizing the metric values of the DNA sample. Finally, the metric values of each DNA record are compared to DNA records of other persons stored on one or more internet-accessible databases. The matching of two or more Y-DNA records with identical or similar values indicates the individuals are related and share a common ancestor.
5. The use of DNA in genealogy (Genetic Genealogy) complements conventional genealogy practices and research. Genetic genealogy can often provide the missing connection or direction to follow when conventional genealogy research is hampered by lack of a direction to follow or when a logical trail no longer exists – e.g., when necessary data is missing or we find our self at the proverbial “Brick wall”.
6. The Barranco Family DNA Project anticipates and encourages members to communicate with each other via e-mail and to share genealogy information. A project member may upload a GEDCOM family tree file to the project. This file will be accessible only by the member, the Project Administrator and those persons in the database that have DNA matches with you.
7. Barranco members with ancestral families originating from different countries are welcome. There are many Barrancos who originate from Spain and Italy. When the new world was opened following its re-discovery by Cristobal Colón in 1492 many families emigrated from their home countries and settled in the Caribbean, Central America and South America. After the Barranco Family Project grows over time and matures, the family composition of the group may warrant dividing the Barranco Project into smaller subgroups.
8. The Barranco Project administrator has a very limited understanding of Spanish. If the need arises for a Project Administrator with fluent language skills in Spanish, Italian, French, etc. we can consider adding Project Co-Administrator(s) with those needed language skills.
9. Female members of Barranco families. While the Barranco Family DNA Project is presently limited to collecting Y-DNA from male members and expanding the Barranco patriarchal lines worldwide, interested female members of Barranco families should consider subscribing male Barranco relatives, such as a Father, a Grandfather, an Uncle, a Nephew, a male Cousin, etc. to the project. Think what an exciting, unusual and important gift a DNA subscription would make for your Barranco relative on a Birthday, Anniversary, Holiday or any other special occasion!
10. Barranco Family Project members are also encouraged to join the Geographical (Country-related) Project corresponding to the origin of their ancestor. These projects are sponsored by Family Tree DNA,Inc.(FTDNA) and can be accessed at http://www.familytreedna.com/surname.aspx