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HOLLY DNA
PROJECT
Often our ancestors are hazy and obscured
and hard to see. We are always looking for new ways to see them
better.
The Holly DNA Project, started January 2006, provides an opportunity for Holly
family members to collect and share DNA testing results, in order to learn more
about our ancestral lines. DNA data adds an exciting dimension to
genealogical research material. When used in conjunction with traditional
family history research, it can help us eliminate certain lines of research and focus on others. The potential of
DNA data in genealogical research is in the early stages and changing yearly.
We are lucky to be researching at this time when technology is expanding our
options in so many ways.
Our project is set up at Family Tree DNA, one of the major U.S. DNA
genealogical testing companies, with over 2,600 surname DNA projects. To join the project or find out
more about the company and the process, go to
Holly DNA Project at FamilyTreeDNA.com
Y-Results are available at the link above,
showing the markers of the current participants.
For a spreadsheet showing
differing markers for the group of Stamford, CT, Holly descendants,
click here.
The Family Tree DNA
Tutorial,
Forum, and
other articles provide a good introduction to DNA testing.
The testing is a simple and painless cheek
swab done with the test kit
mailed to your home. If you
plan to join the project, I highly recommend the 37 marker test, or at the very
least the 25 marker test.
In 2006, the efforts of the Holly
DNA Project will focus on recruiting participants for the project. The
initial motivation was provided by one particular branch of Holly descendants
desiring to confirm or disprove descent from John Holly,
1618 - 1681, who was born in England and was one of the founders of Stamford,
Connecticut. In addition to English Holly's, there are German, Slavic,
Irish, African-American, and Welsh Holly's, and maybe others. There
also may be some cross-over between Holly and Hawley lines for some people, and
we welcome Hawleys who may descend from Holly lines. There is also a Hawley DNA project.
Y-results are available
A scholarship is available for a Holly with a
documented line to the Holly's who lived at Hunting Ridge, Stamford, CT, in the
1800's, or a documented descendant of Elisha Holly, Jr. of Stamford, CT. If interested, please contact me.
To learn more about genetic testing for family history research, check
out some of the following links:
For some examples of what can be done with DNA studies, see these family sites
(and there are hundreds more if you Google DNA Projects):
For some DNA study
success stories, see:
If you would like to contribute a specific scholarship, let me know.
If you have feedback or questions, don't hesitate to contact me. I
am not an expert in genealogy, DNA testing, or websites, so I am open to
your suggestions. Holly Kilpatrick (Descendant
of David Holly, c. 1790 - 2 Jan 1866, Darien, CT)
(Daguerreotype of William
Henry Holly, 1812-1892, and his daughter, Greenwich, Connecticut)
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