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Pennington Family Genealogical Information - Material - Events
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Pennington Research AssociationPennington Family Genealogical Information - Material - Events
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Welcome to the PRA's DNA Project page. For the most detailed information on the DNA Project, please click on the links on the left side of this page. Click here to Participate in the PRA's DNA StudyClick here to read the latest news from our DNA Study. Wanted: Ten Pennington Surname Men for Free DNA StudyThe Pennington Research Association, Inc. (non-profit
organization) needs ten Pennington, or spelling variation, men living in the
UK, not closely related, for a study of the Y chromosome. They must be from a
Pennington family that can trace its genealogy for at least two centuries. Each
volunteer would donate a few cells scraped from the inside of his cheek in a
simple and painless process done by the volunteer himself, as well as his family
history. An analysis of the Y chromosome of these cells would then be compared
to analyses already made. This will reveal whether the participants share a
common ancestor. The identity of individual volunteers will not be revealed but
they will be given their DNA sequence and general information on their matches.
The purpose of this project, Stage III in the PRA's ongoing study, is to help determine the number of DNA-related Pennington family branches, and thus to clarify the family genealogy. Click here for more details. A related objective is to make connections between Pennington families in the UK, the US and elsewhere. The Pennington families took their surname from their village in the 12th to 14th centuries. There are over 30 Pennington Family Groups in the US, based solely on traditional genealogy. Our DNA study has so far shown connections between several of these branches within the US, but there are fewer traditionally established connections between the UK, the US and elsewhere. Ten UK volunteers will undoubtedly help to clarify the picture. If you know a Pennington who is even vaguely interested in genealogy please inform them about this study! For more information, please contact
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