The Maryland DNA Project is a free service of FTDNA volunteers, open to men and women who either live in the area, or who can trace their ancestors to Maryland, DeLaWare or Washington DC.

FTDNA has no membership fee which you keep paying year after year, like other sites. Once you take a test, our research tools are there for you for free. At FamilySearch.org you can research and download records free of charge.

Below you will see a list of names of Colonial heads of families of the Seventeenth Century as well as some ancestors of the members of the project, however, it is not intended as a complete list as space is limited. The number of times that a name is found in the project is automatically calculated by FTDNA.

Surnames listed here are just a few of the Colonials from tax listings and other legal actions, or project members, and not intended as a complete listing of everyone who ever lived in Maryland and surrounding area.

The 12 marker y-DNA test is still available!! If you would like to order a 12 marker y-DNA test for yourself or someone else, please call them at 1-713-868-1438 to place the order. .

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