The Franklin Family Project is open to all who are interested in working together to find their common heritage through sharing of information and dna testing.  All variant spellings are welcome. 

The project emphasizes Y-Chromosome testing of males surnamed Franklin, Franklyn, Frankland or variants thereof, preferably at 37, 67 or 111 STR markers.

This project began in 2001 with a hope to eventually ferret out which Franklins/Franklyns are related to Benjamin Franklin, statesman, as well as to each other, but has since expanded to determine kinship among various Franklin men and families.

We request male line pedigrees back to the most distant known ancestor. Initials only, along with the most distant ancestor and kit number are used for identification on the public website. Females may order a test kit for Franklin males who agree to submit a cheek scrape sample. MtDNA testing and the Family Finder application are also allowed for project members. Owing to the many possible ancestral connections involved, however, the administrators do not get into the details of interpretation. This is up to the person testing and it is therefore recommended that your profile page include a gedcom file or other family tree connections/links to assist in following up matching results. Adoptees who suspect Franklin connections and persons with surnames other than Franklin whose Y-DNA results match closely with project members are encouraged to join.

The DNA results, combined with genealogy research, hopefully will open some new windows for research on the Franklin surname. By joining the project, you are giving consent for your information to be anonymously included in ongoing genetic genealogy research. Your personal identity will not be revealed, but your results will be used to better understand the Franklins a people and their ancestors.