Both major Bates family organizations, namely:

1. The Bates Family of Old VA (Founded in 1972)
2. The Bates Association(Founded in 1907)

sponsored the Bates Family DNA Project.

It's a Y-chromosome DNA test limted to male Bates
from line of male Bates.

Vist web site for Bates Family of Old Virginia
http://www.bfoov.org

Visit web site for Bates Association
http://www.BatesAssociation.org