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DNA testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. These tests can help genealogists verify their paternal ancestry (father's father) and/or their maternal ancestry (mother’s mother) in a quick and easy way. It saves time, prevents mistakes, and provides invaluable data that can be obtained in no other way.

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This Project is started to:

1. Help researchers on common or related families work together to find their common genetic heritage in early Virginia  (See the Patriarchs & Matriarchs Pages)

2. Identify the DNA of the ancestor families and compile them and their lost branches into distinct genetic lineages through DNA matches

Scope of this project:

The area included is made up of

• The eight original Shires (counties) of Virginia.  Accawmack (Northampton), Charles City, Charles River (York), Elizabeth City, Henrico, James City, Warrosquyoake (Isle of Wight) and Warwick River (Warwick).
• Also includes informal county Chickacoan District (Northumberland).
• Daughter counties are Gloucester, Lancaster, New Kent, Surry, Westmoreland, Accomack, Stafford, Middlesex, New Norfolk, Upper Norfolk, Lower Norfolk, Norfolk, Nansemond, Princess Anne, King and Queen, Essex and Richmond.

The time period under consideration is the 17th Century (pre-1700)

Please accept this limitation and help us.  We do not have the time or resources to deal with later families at this time.

Resources

The Jamestowne Society

The Order of Descendants of Ancient Planters

The National Society Colonial Dames XVII Century

Virginia Gen Web

Virginia Mailing Lists at Rootsweb.com

Virginia Message Boards at Ancestry.com

 

Useful Links

World Families Network Forums
     Pedigree Forum
     World Families Network General Discussion

Note: If you have already tested for another project, FTDNA allows you to submit your results to a second project.  Here’s how:

1. Go to your personal page at FTDNA
2. Locate the small blue box which says "join"
3. Click on the box and follow the directions
4. You want to key in " VA-1600 " and select it
5. Then click "join" again
6. That should transfer your result into the Virginia-1600s Geographical Project

 For more information on the relationship between DNA testing and traditional genealogy, visit World Families Network.