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Description
The general purpose of the Byers project is to learn more about our heritage. Can we answer specific questions about our origins? Is Byers surname German or Scotch? Can we distinguish between various colonial ancestor lines? Participation is open to those with the surname and variants. In addition to the name being tested it would be helpful to have family group sheets (excluding persons living) and the name, date and place of birth of the oldest known ancestor. This information will help in analyzing results.
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
Bairs, Balzeart (z=youg-old scot letter)., Bayer, Bayha, Bayris, Beyer, Beyers, Biars, Bias, Biers, Biris, Birs, Birss, Boyis, Buerse, Buis, Buise, Buyer, Buyers, Buys, Buyse, Buysse, Buyze, Byars, Byas, Byers, Byres, Byris, de Byres, de Byris