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Description
The purpose of this project is twofold:
to determine how the various Gossetts in the US are related; and,
to establish, through the use of DNA testing, the origins of the Gossetts in Europe.
I have direct evidence that John Gossett was a married adult in Delaware no later than 1709. He may be the progenitor of all Gossett lines in America. Testing will determine if his three documented sons, John, William, and James, are the ancestors of all American Gossetts.
To date 56 people are involved as participants and the results are very interesting. You may view an overview of results and lineage charts at our project home page:
http://www.ithacoin.com/gossettYDNA/home.htm
We need additional participants, especially from the John Gossett of Pennsylvania (Newcomer book) and William Gossett of Randolph CO, NC (Jerkins' book) lines to fill out the information and ensure the results are meaningful.
We are in contact with relatives in France and hope to involve Gossetts in Europe in our analysis.
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
Gassett, Gosset, Gossett, Gossick, Gossit, Goswick