Early returns point toward a Northern European ancestry. More results are in the pipeline and will soon be released. As of February 2006 there appear to be several distinct Tyner/Tiner lines that have developed from the current results. Three participants connect with the Tyner/Harris line of Sarah Tyner and John Harris. Several members have unique Tyner DNA and two of us from the Ohio Tyner line are 4th cousins. The new kits being returned will undoubtably increase our knowledge and there is always the chance of serendipity!

One of the fun things to do with your test results is to troll around "Y-Search" where all of the DNA participants throughout the world are invited to upload their markers. You can search for close relations from this giant pool of participants.

There is a mtdna participant and she was the first in the Tyner Project. Recent news on her behalf: "An HVR1 match has been found between one of the members from your Tyner group, and another person(s) in the Family Tree DNA database. Matches of the mtDNA have more Anthropological significance as the time frame for a common ancestor could go beyond the Genealogical time frame."
FTDNA notice 08/07/2005

Note the large group of Irish Tyners due in part to finding an Irish participant two years ago.