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Description
Updated project description in the works, here is the old one: The purpose of this project is to learn more about how Truscotts worldwide are related by studying Y-dna. Spelling variations, such as Trescott, Truscoat and Truscotte, are welcome as well. The Truscott name is a habitation name created from a place so named in the parish of St. Stephens, Cornwall in England. It comes from the Cornish words dres, or beyond and cuit, or wood. At a time when the Visigoths were overthrowing Rome, other Germanic tribes were invading the island only recently deserted by Roman legions. Fierce Saxon and Angle tribesmen moved to England, where they pushed these ancient Britons into the frontiers. Descended from thes tribesman were the people of the Truscott family.
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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
Trescott, Treskett, Triscott, Truscoat, Truscot, Truscott, Truscotte, Truskett