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Description
Includes Greaves, Grave, Grieves, Greeve, Greeves, etc. Information is being gathered worldwide about all spelling variations of the Graves surname. We are using DNA analysis to help connect all related families, find unknown ancestries, and disprove incorrect lines. We need your participation.
This project includes not only Y-DNA testing and analysis, but also the use of mtDNA and autosomal DNA (Family Finder). Because of that, anyone with Graves, Greaves, etc. ancestry, male or female, is encouraged to join.
Please visit our website at www.gravesfa.org and hover on the DNA tab to see the various options. Our Facebook page is at https://www.facebook.com/groups/gravesfa/.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Graff, Grave, Graves, Greaves, Greeve, Greeves, Greve, Grieve, Grieves