Cody

  • 80 members
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  • Dreama Brower
Co-Administrators
  • Marleen Van Horne
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About us

Y-DNA:
The Cody Y-DNA Project is a Y-chromosome project focused on the direct male (paternal) lines of ancestry of men with the surnames Cody, Codey, Codee and other possible variations. Participation and membership in the Cody Y-DNA Project is open to men who have taken, or are ordering a Y-DNA test administered by Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) and share information about their paternal line. Women are welcome to join the Project as contacts and surrogates for men in their families (fathers, brothers, cousins) who have a Cody, Codey, Codey, etc. surname and who are have taken or are ordering a FTDNA Y-DNA test. A Y-DNA test of a male with the Cody, etc. surname is recommended for joining the Project. Others with known or suspected non-paternal events (NPEs) such as adoptions, etc. involving a Cody paternal ancestry, and other reasons, are also encouraged to join. Y-DNA testing is a resource that is best used in conjunction with traditional genealogical research. Joining the Cody DNA Project, ordering a Y-DNA test and sharing previously researched paternal lineages with the other members can verify one’s current research efforts. For those whose paternal lines are incomplete, Y-DNA testing can help identify genetic relations and possibly point a way towards that elusive ancestor.

YDNA testing to 111 yDNA STR markers and BigY testing that provides SNPs and up to 700 yDNA STR markers will help surname projects in a genealogical time frame. The BigY DNA test can identify family SNPs that occur about every 4 generations. There is so much yet to learn about the different Cody families through yDNA testing. 

mtDNA (Mitochondrial):
You inherit your mitochondrial DNA from your mother, and she from her mother, so mtDNA focuses only on the maternal lines. We lose track of so many female lines due to marriages and last name changes. They are much more difficult to identify, especially when combined with the lack of traditional genealogical records. Because mtDNA full sequence results are the only true way to find new subclades, sub-project pages will be set up for those with full sequence results. Rather than recent genealogical connections these pages are devoted to our deeper connections. We feel that both approaches are valid and vital ways to explore the genetics of our grandmothers.

Autosomal DNA (Family Finder, AncestryDNA, 23andMe, etc):
Autosomal DNA testing is used to find relatives on any of your ancestral lines within the most recent 5 generations. It is a great starting point. But if you want to learn more about how you relate to different branches of your family going further back in time through DNA testing, yDNA testing of male relatives will help define your different ancestral lines.