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Description
Caverly, Caverley, Cavalier, Calverley. North America: Several Caverly Genealogy researchers have discovered five major branches of Caverly family descendents. We have not been able to link these branches together with documentation. This project is to try and determine if these branches are related.
1.) New Hampshire branch - William Caverly 1648-1732, married Mary Guptil.
2.) New York branch - Jean Cavalier 1644-1699, married Elinore de La Chaire.
3.) Ontario, Canada branch - Amos Mills Caverly 1786-1857, married Laney Loyd.
4.) Quebec, Canada branch - 1769-?, married Sarah Carpenter.
5.) Irish branch - James Caverly - ? , son Robert Caverly 1860-1953 (Pennsylvania) married Elizabeth Sullivan.
There may be more branches to discover. For all of those interested in searching out their Caverly/Caverley/Cavalier roots get involved. Contact the administrator, Paul Caverly, if you have questions.
We have also tested my wife's mtDNA under this project to show others the process. Her maternal line has only been traced back to her great-grandmother Emma Mary Maude Bow who may have been born in England.
6.)You may see other surnames such as Psaila and Chapman. These are individuals I am try to help find an unknown genetic father.
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
Calverley, Cavalier, Caverley, Caverly, Coverly