This is principally a yDNA surname project.  We hope to help persons of the surname Turley and derivatives to connect with other relatives in an effort to extend our family histories.  As a surname project, there are some basic goals which this project shares with all surname projects, as outlined in the "Background" tab.

We also hope to investigate some of the claims of an English, Irish, and Nordic line, which equate Turley with names such as Mac Toridhealbhaigh, McCurley, and Thurlow.

Thurlow and McCurley have their own yDNA surname projects, so we will compare our results with theirs and share our findings:
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/thurlow/default.aspx?section=results
https://www.familytreedna.com/public/therrell/
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/mccurley/surnames
https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/curley/surnames