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Description
The Keener DNA Surname Project was established to apply the science of DNA testing to help existing and future Keener(and variant surnames) genealogy researchers:
1. validate traditional (paper) research,
2. identify project members who are related,
3. establish approximate time frames for Most Recent Common Ancestors,
4. prove, or disprove, theories regarding family history,
5. determine areas where additional research is needed, and
6. preserve DNA samples for the future, thus facilitating the ready application of improvements in the field of DNA testing for genealogy research which are sure to come.
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
Keaner, Keehner, Keener, Kehner, Keihner, Keiner, Kuehner, Kuhner