About us
The GUBBINS Surname Y-chromosome DNA Project officially began in January 2002, when we registered with FamilyTreeDNA.com for our Group and were given the discounted rate for each individual test. Having read many success stories in matches with DNA for genealogical purposes, we decided that it is time to try to advance our research in the many cases where there are no written documents to help to prove our ancestry.
The success of our Project will depend on the number of participants who join our testing group, as well the documentation of the research connected with each line reqarding dates and locations of birth, death, marriage, etc.
Please, contact as many GUBBINS researchers as you can to encourage their participation in our Project to help to ensure its success.
The testing is for the Male Y-chromosome that is passed from father to son. Therefore, the testing requires a Male with the surname of GUBBINS or variant spelling.
We have chosen Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX as our testing company. They are leaders in their field and are associated with Dr. Michael Hammer, Ph.D., Geneticist, associate research scientist in the Division of Biotechnology at the University of Arizona.
The testing laboratory will be analyzing either the 67 markers on the Y-chromosome. If the markers of two or more male individuals match, it will indicate they descend from a common male GUBBINS ancestor. It will not identify the specific ancestor. It is our opinion that the 25 or 37 marker test is much better at reporting the kind of data we need to determine that we are related, as the 12 marker test, Y-DNA, can find many matches that are not close in generations to most research.
The success of our Project will depend on the number of participants who join our testing group, as well the documentation of the research connected with each line reqarding dates and locations of birth, death, marriage, etc.
Please, contact as many GUBBINS researchers as you can to encourage their participation in our Project to help to ensure its success.
The testing is for the Male Y-chromosome that is passed from father to son. Therefore, the testing requires a Male with the surname of GUBBINS or variant spelling.
We have chosen Family Tree DNA of Houston, TX as our testing company. They are leaders in their field and are associated with Dr. Michael Hammer, Ph.D., Geneticist, associate research scientist in the Division of Biotechnology at the University of Arizona.
The testing laboratory will be analyzing either the 67 markers on the Y-chromosome. If the markers of two or more male individuals match, it will indicate they descend from a common male GUBBINS ancestor. It will not identify the specific ancestor. It is our opinion that the 25 or 37 marker test is much better at reporting the kind of data we need to determine that we are related, as the 12 marker test, Y-DNA, can find many matches that are not close in generations to most research.