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First of all I want to make it clear that this is a personal, non-commercial site which generates no monetary compensation. I am not affiliated with any of the organizations doing DNA testing. I am a family history buff wanting to expand my genealogy knowledge and help others. This page will share with you the various sites you should research before you pursue such a project and explain to you why I made the choice I did. Since males are the exclusive carriers of the Y-chromosome, which passes down through the generations to the common ancestor's lineal male descendants, only males with the surname should be tested for the project. However, a female also can benefit from the DNA technology by having a brother, father, uncle, grandfather, nephew or cousin with the surname participate in the a DNA Project. Before starting such a project you should visit Family Tree DNA, DNA Heritage, & Relative Genetics web sites. Realize that you do get what you pay for and that the more markers that are tested the better the results. All of the above are reputable sites. Family Tree tests with the University of Arizona. As of this writing they test the maximum of 37 markers. Relative Genetics & DNA Heritage use Sorenson Genomics of Salt Lake. Relative Genetics tests for 37 markers, but test results may show 43. DNA Heritage tests for all 43 markers. Also time may be an important factor to consider. DNA Heritage publishes the fastest results with the average of 3 1/2 weeks. Based on the number of markers tested and the time to receive the results, I selected DNA Heritage. CONWAY/CONAWAY/CONNAWAY PROJECT If you arrived at this site because your last name is Conway, Conaway, or Connaway and you wish to be a part if this project and you wish to test with DNA Heritage, please go to this link to sign up - http://www.dnaheritage.com/oracle/join.asp?GroupUnique=325789588 I am the Project Administrator and this will enable you to become part of our DNA project. You are financially responsible to DNA Heritage for your testing. If you want to have your results posted on this site so that you can compare the results with others, follow the directions on the results page. If you wish to test with another company and then post results on this site, follow the directions on the Results page. HANNAH/HANNON PROJECT If you arrived at this site because your last name is Hannah, Hannon, or another variation of this name and you wish to be a part if this project and you wish to test with DNA Heritage, please go to this link to sign up - http://www.dnaheritage.com/oracle/join.asp?GroupUnique=537223838 Jerry D. Hannah is the Project Administrator and Meredith Rond & I are co-Administrators for this project. The above web link will enable you to become part of our DNA project. As stated above, you are financially responsible to DNA Heritage for your testing, but if you want your results posted on this site, I will be happy to do so regardless of where you had your testing done. You can also see the results of these projects at www.ybase.org and www.ysearch.org. Go to either of those sites & search for one of the names. LEWIS PROJECT The Lewis Surname DNA Project is located at http://www.lewissurnamednaproject.com/index.html . With permission of the individuals participating in those related to my husband's ancestor - I have included those results on my web as well as a brief history of those ancestors.
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