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Description
The Meriwether DNA Project aims to take advantage of genealogical DNA tests to help pursue Meriwether history research. By determining the genetic signature of each Meriwether family line, it is possible to tell which Meriwether family lines are related and which are not.
Meriwether, Merriwether, Meriweather, Merriweather, Merryweather, Merrywether, Mereweather, Merewether, Maryweather, and any other spelling variations are welcome to join the project. Only males have Y-chromosomes, so only male Meriwether (or variant) can participate. If you are female, you can have a male Meriwether (or variant) relative submit a sample for your line.
To participate meaningfully, testees should share their direct male line ancestry back to the earliest known Meriwether (or variant), as a pedigree (excluding living persons).
The Meriwether DNA Project was founded in 2004 and now has 30 participants, from the US, Canada, England, Italy, and New Zealand. The Meriwether Society, Inc. sponsored this project, hoping that DNA tests will trace the origins of the original immigrant in the colonies, Nicholas Meriwether, who came to Virginia ca 1650's. The Society is interested in linking Nicholas Meriwether to his (now unknown) parents in the UK, possibly in Wiltshire. We warmly welcome Meriwether, Merryweather, etc. from everywhere to join our project.
Note that we have a Sponsorship Fund that can sometimes assist with the cost of DNA tests for newcomers to our project.
To join our project, you can order a DNA collection kit by selecting a kit to order from the choices shown near the bottom of this webpage, or contact the project's volunteer coordinator DNA@MeriwetherSociety.org and I’ll be happy to assist you.
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
Mereweather, Merewether, Meriweather, Meriwether, Merriweather, Merriwether, Merryweather