The Hathcock DNA Study was founded in 2004 by Paul LaMarr Hathcoat to determine the relatedness of the Hathcock/Hathcoat/Heathcock surname and its many variant spellings.   Paul died in 2019 but left an enduring legacy.  He recruited many of the early testers and paved the way for the future growth of the project.

Today, the project's goals are:

• Increase the pool of testers to include as many Hathcock branches as possible
  
• Encourage STR Panel testers to upgrade to Big Y 700
  
• Collaborate with our project members to expand genealogical research on all Hathcock lines
• Encourage project members to donate to the group to help offset the cost of the Big Y testing and upgrades