THE PRIMARY FOCUS OF THIS PROJECT is to test and analyze the YDNA of the various Patrick  (any spelling) families.   Test participants must be male and bear the surname PATRICK.  37 to 111 markers are necessary for an accurate comparison within a genealogical time frame. We do recommend testing more than one direct male descendant of the earliest documented ancestor through different son lines. Triangulation of these tests help to confirm the haplotype of individual lines. 

This DNAProject is intended primarily for Patrick’s  who have known or suspected Patrick  ancestors who lived in Colonial America before the year 1800. All Patrick’s are welcome to join, but those with colonial roots are more likely to find common ancestors among our core participants. The goal is to identify as many distinct branches of the Colonial USA Patrick Tree as possible.

The "earliest ancestor" information listed for most testees in this project represent names that can be documented rather than names that are theory/unproven. Present testees who do not have ‘documented’ earliest ancestors listed will be asked to provide that information. 

FamilyFinder test results do not have a public display.  The number of testees in our project that have ordered Family Finder is noted on the PROJECTSTATISTICS page.  Project admins can tell members if they are an autosomal DNA match to other members of this project.

MANY UNRELATED PATRICK LINES ~  Testing has revealed that there is no single CORE Patrick  family line representing this surname.  Y-DNA testing has established that there are many unrelated families, from different haplogroups using the surname Patrick, and believing their origin to be in Ireland, United Kingdom,  or Scotland. YDNA matches may be strong, but often a lack of documentation from very early records makes it difficult to firmly establish family connections.  Next Generation Sequencing tests such as BIGY, SNP PACKS and individual SNP tests help to sort kits that are STR matches and add clarity to other surname matches. 

Testing provides DNA results. Your results do not guarantee matches that will easily extend your known genealogy. Do not assume that one DNA test will provide your entire genealogy or the exact place your ancestor lived hundreds of years ago.

It is your responsibility to search historical records and establish your direct line genealogy via actual documents. You must also educate yourself about genetic genealogy.

You may need to order the 111 YDNA test and advanced haplogroup SNP tests for multiple male cousin lines to achieve your goals. YDNA tests may take 4 months.Family Finder will take one month or more.  BIGY may take one to six months.