A Swain, Swaine, Swayn, and Swayne Y DNA study has being organized by Steven C. Perkins, mailto:SPerkins@interacess.com a descendant of John D Swain of Virginia and Whitley Co., Kentucky.
The Y chromosome is passed relative unchanged from father to son and only appears in males. This makes it suited for study in surname projects. If you are a male surnamed Swain and variants, or the wife or sister of such a person, and you would be interested in participating or sponsoring someone in the study, please contact me at the address above or visit the page linked below.
The study is motivated by interest in providing evidence to support or disprove various Swain family traditions of descent from the Swain family of Nantucket Island.
A first goal would be to determine the DNA signature of the Nantucket Swains and other 17th century Swain families in British North America, the Caribbean, and the British Isles. If you are a male with one of the variant Swain surnames, and your line can be traced back to the 1600s, please consider joining the study by visiting the following web page and sending a join request: Swain Study.
We are using Family Tree DNA as our testing facility. There are two tests available for the Y Chromosome from FTDNA. There is a 12 marker test available for $99.00 plus $2.00 p&h, and there is a 25 marker test available for $169.00 plus $2.00 p&h. You can start with the 12 marker and have it upgraded to 25 markers for an additional $90.00.
I am not an FTDNA Associate or employee and I make no money from this study
