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The CLAEYS Worldwide Genealogy DNA Project is a private venture. No remuneration is received by any of the participants
Hello and welcome to the newest way to untangle confusing family trees. It can help you cut a path to a direct ancestor and not waste time researching unrelated branches you encounter. This project seeks to light new pathway to our various lineages.
Claeys is a Flemish name; Belgium names are French or Dutch; the Dutch being in the Northern area of Belgium in the areas of Brussels, Gent, Antwerp etc as well as historic areas of Zomergem, Bellem and Ursel.
It was also an ancient Norman name that is known to have arrived in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Claeys family lived in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat at Claye.
The name’s origin is Dutch, reduced form of a given name Nik(o)laas (Nicholas, Claus, Claassen).
A large number of thet Claeys are originally from Belgium, the peak times for immigration was 1880s and 1890s. Did you now that there were 16 Claeys families living in Illinois in 1920?
The CLAEYS Worldwide Genealogy DNA Project hopes to assist in the confirmation of collected historical data and help us find new genetic relationships. Participants in the project submit samples from swabbing from the inside cheeks of their mouth. These samples are tested for the number of “repeats” (or alleles) of selected markers of the Y-chromosome (the y-chromosome is passed from the father to the son each generation, and are unchanged for many generations). The alleles (12,37 or 59) are entered into a database for comparison to all other participants. Surname participants with the matching markers are descendants of the same male ancestor. MTDNA are welcome as well for female Claeys who want to look at their mother's line.
Knowing what proven Claeys line that you descend from will allow you to concentrate your efforts on that line, not wasting time with an unrelated group of Claeys; it will help keep you out of that proverbial blind alley.
Surnames in the project: Claeys, Claas, Claesson, Claeyse, Claeis, Clais, Clay, Clays, Claes, Claye, Cley, Claas, Clay, Claye, Cloos, Clos, Klaas, Klaeys, Klaes, Klaesson, McClay
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA25, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA59 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
Hello and welcome to the newest way to untangle confusing family trees. It can help you cut a path to a direct ancestor and not waste time researching unrelated branches you encounter. This project seeks to light new pathway to our various lineages.
Claeys is a Flemish name; Belgium names are French or Dutch; the Dutch being in the Northern area of Belgium in the areas of Brussels, Gent, Antwerp etc as well as historic areas of Zomergem, Bellem and Ursel.
It was also an ancient Norman name that is known to have arrived in England after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The Claeys family lived in Lincolnshire, where they held a family seat at Claye.
The name’s origin is Dutch, reduced form of a given name Nik(o)laas (Nicholas, Claus, Claassen).
A large number of thet Claeys are originally from Belgium, the peak times for immigration was 1880s and 1890s. Did you now that there were 16 Claeys families living in Illinois in 1920?
The CLAEYS Worldwide Genealogy DNA Project hopes to assist in the confirmation of collected historical data and help us find new genetic relationships. Participants in the project submit samples from swabbing from the inside cheeks of their mouth. These samples are tested for the number of “repeats” (or alleles) of selected markers of the Y-chromosome (the y-chromosome is passed from the father to the son each generation, and are unchanged for many generations). The alleles (12,37 or 59) are entered into a database for comparison to all other participants. Surname participants with the matching markers are descendants of the same male ancestor. MTDNA are welcome as well for female Claeys who want to look at their mother's line.
Knowing what proven Claeys line that you descend from will allow you to concentrate your efforts on that line, not wasting time with an unrelated group of Claeys; it will help keep you out of that proverbial blind alley.
Surnames in the project: Claeys, Claas, Claesson, Claeyse, Claeis, Clais, Clay, Clays, Claes, Claye, Cley, Claas, Clay, Claye, Cloos, Clos, Klaas, Klaeys, Klaes, Klaesson, McClay
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father’s Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father’s father’s father’s…) with a Y-DNA25, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA59 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.