About us
The Pafford Family Project is a surname project which seeks to find the common heritage through sharing of genealogical information and Y-DNA testing. All who are interested in working together to find their common heritage through sharing of information and dna testing are welcome to join.
We are seeking an answer to some of those unanswered questions that have hindered our genealogical research for years. All male Jobes are highly encouraged to participate in the project by having a Y-DNA test. Female Jobe descendants should encourage their male Jobe relatives (who carry the Pafford surname) to also partipate.
DNA testing is not a substitute for genealogy research, but rather it is a companion tool to prove or disprove research, determine relationships and to provide us with clues for further research. It can be an extremely powerful tool when combined with a well-research paper trail. It can uncover information that was not previously known, confirm your research, and provide leads to investigate further.
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
We are seeking an answer to some of those unanswered questions that have hindered our genealogical research for years. All male Jobes are highly encouraged to participate in the project by having a Y-DNA test. Female Jobe descendants should encourage their male Jobe relatives (who carry the Pafford surname) to also partipate.
DNA testing is not a substitute for genealogy research, but rather it is a companion tool to prove or disprove research, determine relationships and to provide us with clues for further research. It can be an extremely powerful tool when combined with a well-research paper trail. It can uncover information that was not previously known, confirm your research, and provide leads to investigate further.
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.