The Snell DNA Project is for all who wish to work together to find their common heritage through DNA testing and sharing of information. While the first five participants are from the family of Thomas Snell of Warwickshire, England, and Bridgewater, Massachusetts, we would welcome other participants from other European origins.

The Snell study is primarily a surname study, meaning that it tests for the Y-DNA that travels down the male line.

THIS PROJECT IS A SURNAME OR Y-DNA PROJECT! Only males have Y-chromosomes. If you are female, you can have a male (or variant) relative who fits the criteria for unbroken-male-surname-line submit a sample for your line.

Any mt-DNA or other-surname Y-DNA results will be irrelevant to the project surnames.

There is no reason for an atDNA or Family Finder test subject to join. The site software is not designed to display your results and matches.

Unfortunately, the recent TV shows on genealogy talk about "DNA tests" without telling viewers anything about the three different types and how they may -- and may not -- be used. There is no benefit in joining a surname project that represents one of your ancestral surnames UNLESS you are an unbroken-biological-male-line descendant.

There are Y-DNA and mtDNA projects, and even some atDNA projects. Please look for the appropriate ones, if you are not appropriate for this particular project.