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Description
This project has been expanded to identify the possible interrelationships of persons bearing surnames such as Lippert, Leeper, Leppard, Leopard, Leber, Laper, Lapierre, LePard, Lepperd, Lepard, De Pierre, Della Piera, Pierra etc.
It was initiated to determine the ancestors and related branches of Johannes Lippert of New Holland in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He was first mentioned in records there as John Leber in 1756 and Johannes Lipper in 1759.
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
De Pierre, Della Piera, Laper, Lapier, Lapierre, Leaper, Leaphart, Leber, Leeper, Leiper, Leopard, Lepard, Lephart, Leppard, Lepper, Lepperd, Leppert, Libhart, Liebhart, Liphart, Lipper, Lippert, Pierra