HELP TRACE THE ANCESTRY OF THE JOHNS FAMILY
A SURNAME STUDY OF THE JOHNS FAMILY
A small number of Johns families were in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia about the time of the American Revolution. In the 1780s and 1790s, many of these families moved to Kentucky and Tennessee. In the early 1800s some descendants migrated to Illinois, Indiana and Missouri.
Descendants of these first few families have had difficulty tracing their early ancestors and connecting lost family branches due to the shortage of records in this early era of our nation's history. The family name of Johns, like Jones and Johnson, originally meant son of John. Therefore some of these early Johns families may be closely related and some may not have any common ancestry. The goal of this DNA project is to offer an opportunity to connect those families that are related but have been unable to prove the connection using the records of our early frontier and of the Colonial South.
If you can trace your Johns' ancestry back to Kentucky or Tennessee prior to 1820; and/or North Carolina, South Carolina, or Virginia in the Colonial period, your participation in this study is very important.
SOME REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROJECT
Since a surname study by its nature traces the male line of the family. Only the MALES carry Y-DNA for potential testing. In addition, it must be males in the direct male line to the ancestor. So men participating will still have the surname of JOHNS and MUST be able to trace their paternal line (father, grandfather, great-grandfather, etc) back to these early ancestors.
The test ordered can be a Y-DNA12; Y-DNA25; OR Y-DNA37. For best results the Y-DNA25 OR Y-DNA37 should be ordered. We suggest using ;the Y-DNA12 test to first determine if there is a close family connection. The test can be updated later if the connect appears likely.
The test is a saliva test. So NO BLOOD is taken!
For any females or male descendants who cannot trace a direct male line, help us find our brothers and cousins and encourage them to participate.
QUESTIONS
Please follow this link for answers to some Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any questions, please contact Don, study coordinator at:
email: tayser@pacbell.net
DNA TESTING WEBSITE: www.FamilyTreeDNA.com