About us
The Treco Surname Project is a geographical project involving a Y - Chromosome surname study and a mitochondrial DNA (maternal line) project. Participants must have direct paternal line ancestry in the Bahamas or direct maternal line ancestry in the Bahamas.
Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.
The oral family history is that two Treco brothers came from the Bay of Biscay region of France on their own ships. Peter Treco's obituary states he was a native of Paris, France and lived in the Bahamas since at least 1809. Peter and Patience's child was baptized in 1819. The patriarch John Peter Treco was born about 1779, Paris, France and died 18 Sept. 1849 Nassau. He immigrated about 1809 and is buried at St. Matthew's Anglican Church. Another early Treco is Charles Treco who died at age 80 in 1867 on the island of Inagua. He was born about 1787.
Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.
The oral family history is that two Treco brothers came from the Bay of Biscay region of France on their own ships. Peter Treco's obituary states he was a native of Paris, France and lived in the Bahamas since at least 1809. Peter and Patience's child was baptized in 1819. The patriarch John Peter Treco was born about 1779, Paris, France and died 18 Sept. 1849 Nassau. He immigrated about 1809 and is buried at St. Matthew's Anglican Church. Another early Treco is Charles Treco who died at age 80 in 1867 on the island of Inagua. He was born about 1787.