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Update July 2017: The Galloway DNA project has now grown from 55 members in July 2016 to 74 members by July 2017; the number of yDNA-chromosome tests in the project has also grown from 30 to 40, although not all yDNA chromosome tests are from male Galloway surname kits. Some yDNA chromosome test kits represent males who descend from female Galloway lines and have joined through their family finder/autosomal dna tests. Many of the project members have taken only a family finder/autosomal test or both a yDNA and family finder/autosomal dna test. Although previously there were no yDNA chromosome matches at 37 or above level, we now have two clusters of project members who match, Halogroup 1- group A (two members) and Halogroup R1b- group A (four members) to create subgroups in these areas. There are also a number of family finder/autosomal dna matches within the project, but FTDNA projects currently do not have tools to display these results although individual project members are able to identify matches within the FTDNA projects through advanced search tools. If you have any questions or are interested in joining the Galloway DNA project, please feel free to contact the administrator.
Update February 2021. The Galloway DNA project has now grown to 114 members, more than double the number we had four years ago when the project was revived after being dormant for several years. There are now several clusters of ydna chromosome matches, that have helped members identify common ancestors, or begin the process of doing so. These subgroups are shown on the DNA results pages of the project website, although not all information appears on the public website. In addition, a number of members have joined whose family finder/autosomal dna tests have had similar results, although FTDNA does not display these results in various charts. Project members are also able to share research and findings in the project's activity feed, which is only available to project members. We continue to welcome new members.
Update December 2022. The Galloway DNA project has now grown to 137, with several subgroups linking various Galloways to common ancestors.
Update February 2021. The Galloway DNA project has now grown to 114 members, more than double the number we had four years ago when the project was revived after being dormant for several years. There are now several clusters of ydna chromosome matches, that have helped members identify common ancestors, or begin the process of doing so. These subgroups are shown on the DNA results pages of the project website, although not all information appears on the public website. In addition, a number of members have joined whose family finder/autosomal dna tests have had similar results, although FTDNA does not display these results in various charts. Project members are also able to share research and findings in the project's activity feed, which is only available to project members. We continue to welcome new members.
Update December 2022. The Galloway DNA project has now grown to 137, with several subgroups linking various Galloways to common ancestors.