Why join the McDuffie DNA Surname Project?
A. If you are interested in your family history, then by joining the project, you can find out how closely you are related to other participants in the same surname group. As many participants have extensive paper records of their family history, including details of the area in Scotland and/or Ireland where their ancestors lived, it may be possible to determine which part of Scotland or Ireland your ancestors lived in. If you have gaps in your paper records, it may allow pushing back in time beyond the gaps. It should also be possible to tell how closely you are related to other clans. It will certainly allow you to say if you have “Viking” or “Celtic” origin on your male side. Look at the other surname projects on the links page, to see how much other clans have learned about their origins. Also, now that the McDuffie Project has grown you will see that some people who have matched markers have also been able to find their common male ancestor in the paper records.
