Have any of you heard of this project? Their stated goal is “to study the surnames, families, clans, of the people of Ulster and their descendants throughout the Diaspora. Another goal is to allow Ulster descendants in the Diaspora to locate their kin still in Ulster and to communicate with them. The Ulster DNA Project will use the Y chromosome test to accomplish these goals. Anyone from Ulster of or Ulster ancestry is urged to participate.”
Here’s the link to their website: http://ulsterheritagedna.ulsterheritage.com/
Reason I’m asking is that I’d bet that my hubby John is not the only Ulster descendants “lost in the woods” and unable to trace his lineage. We have as far as a Mark Phillips who claims land in Georgia after the Revolutionary War. From all the background reading I’ve done on the Scotch-Irish (and I have it on good authority….. the guru of this project…. that it is rightfully Scotch-Irish and not Scots-Irish) show me that his Phillips were very likely among those frontier-loving-dwelling Scotch-Irish folks.
I’m very interested in having him do a DNA test particular to this project. The website gives about three pages of testing options (and pricing). I would very much like to hear from anybody who has contributed to this project; were you pleased with the results?
Donna, aka Mother Hen, until next peek
The following is from our friend, Bob McLaren:
Donna asked if anyone had heard about the Ulster Heritage DNA Project. While I have not tested under this project I have tested with the company they use – Family Tree DNA. So, I can say with absolute confidence that this is a valid project. They have a large number of people already tested which increases the probability of finding a match. So, I would suggest to Donna that if she has a candidate for the project, there is no reason not to do it. If so, I would recommend the 67-marker test.
Yours aye,
Bob McLaren