Posted By:	Kerry Farmer
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	Subject:	Etherington DNA study
	Post Date:	June 20, 2009 at 19:03:11
	Message URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/etherington/messages/297.html
	Forum:	Etherington Family Genealogy Forum
	Forum URL:	http://genforum.genealogy.com/etherington/

I have started an ETHERINGTON & HETHERINGTON surname DNA study with the company Family Tree DNA. Check out the web page I have set up at http://www.familytreedna.com/public/etherington/ Until June 24, 2009 they have a special for anyone getting the 37-marker y-chromosome DNA test (for males only) coupled with testing of mitochondrial DNA. This test is about half the usual cost, but needs to be ordered through a surname study in order to take advantage of the special. Have a look at the company's website, and if you were thinking of getting your DNA tested, now might be a good time to do it. I have been researching ETHERINGTON families for a long time - initially in Australia & England, but more recently extending it to New Zealand & other countries. I am interested in collecting details of all ETHERINGTON descendants. You might like to see my own web page at www.austega.com/familyhistory/names/etheringtons.htm I hope to be able to connect some of the currently separate Etherington families and find which have a common ancestor, and DNA might answer some questions which are harder to answer by only following a "paper trail". Kerry