Help family researchers from common (Y-DNA-related) branches of Pritchard, Pritchett, Prichart, Prickett, Prickitt, Prichett, and Pritchart families work together to find their common paternal ancestor. More specifically, our goals are as follows:
- Identify how the participants' families are connected, both genetically and through paper trails.
- Identify and confirm genetic lineages of ancestral families and find genetic cousins in the United Kingdom, Europe, or wherever they may be in the world.
- Publish on this Website all the Paternal Lines of our members to aid current and future genealogists in their research.
- Actively recruit participants for the project, growing our marker matrix which will increase the likelihood that existing and new members will have a genetic match.
More Background Information
In May of 2001, FTDNA(Family Tree DNA) pioneered Genetic Genealogy with yDNA and mtDNA testing. It is still a relatively new tool available to genealogists, but these tests can help them verify their paternal ancestry (father's father's father, etc.) quickly and easily. This saves time, prevents mistakes, and provides invaluable data that can be obtained in no other way.
This DNA Project is seeking Pritchards, Pricketts, and Pritchetts from everywhere in the world. Through YDNA analysis of the participants, along with conventional genealogical research, this project will help determine which members share a common Pritchard or Pritchett male ancestor.
To participate, all you need is a living male Pritchard or Pritchett relative willing to provide a simple, painless cheek-rubbing sample.