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Y-DNA Surname project..........

One of the most exciting things to develop at our 27th Annual TFA meeting in 2007 was the creation of the Towne DNA Genealogy committee. One of their first objectives was to see if there was a link between the Towne Family of the South to the Towne Family of New England. Additionally, by mapping out the markers in William's sons and their lines, the project should help all Towne test participants confirm their paper trails or break through brick walls they may be experiencing trying to find connections.

With our results so far we are able to reconstruct what William's Y-DNA markers must have been, with 99% accuracy! We also know that his Haplogroup was R1b1b2.

We also welcome those interested in their maternal lines to order mtDNA tests. Especially if anyone can claim an unbroken female line from Joanna Blessing through one of their daughters!

UPDATE: If anyone is interested in participating in the project, NOW is a great time to jump in! Tests ordered by early August may provide some results in time for analysis during the DNA Project workshop at the Reunion in September. More results will help us fill in the descendant branch-points. (Your results will be anonymous, of course!)

Remember too, that TFA may subsidize tests from lines that haven't yet been tested. So send us your lineage (just the string of names tying you back to William) and we'll consider you for a subsidy for a test of 37 or more markers. View our results table - partial lines are given with results.

You can email the committee at:

mlpress@nr.com

***TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE DNA TESTING go to:

Towne DNA Project link

Test results last updated Aug 1, 2010.

Rebecca Nurse Homestead in Danvers, MA: TFA Reunion 2007
Photography courtesy of Stablegirl Cindy