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Description
The Cole (and variants) surname project is primarily focused on Y-DNA Results with the goal being to use similar results to define lines.
The Y-DNA results pages are organized by Cole lines on a best effort basis. We've looked at the Y-DNA matches of the men tested and attempted to group all those together who look to be related within a genealogical time frame.
Cole descendants with autosomal DNA test results (Family Finder, AncestryDNA, 23andme, etc...) are also welcome to join the project, but there no administrative tools to do anything with those results. You can, however, check for Family Finder matches within the project to look for possible Cole matches.. As mtDNA has no bearing on surnames, we do nothing with those results.
If you are Y-DNA tested, please be sure to set your Paternal Most Distant Ancestor information on the Genealogy tab of your Settings page. Be sure to include some geographic information, as a name and dates don't provide enough information to tell us about your ancestor.
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
COAL, COALAS, COALE, COALES, COEN, COHEN, COLE, COLES, COLLS, COOL, COOLEY, COULL, COULLS, COWELS, COWLE, COWLES, COWLLS, COWLS, KOHL, KOHLE, KOHLER, KOHN, KOL, KOLE, KOLEA, KOLEE, KOLEL, McCOOL