Whitmore Surname Project: Introduction

There are many Whitmore et al family branches in the world, but there is much confusion about how or if they connect to each other. And there are always those famous brick walls. Much of what we "know" is only legend. This project is to help us all climb over at least a few of those walls and confirm or discredit the legends. For general background on a DNA surname project, Click Here.

Although we will all benefit from this study, the actual participants for the DNA project is open to males with the Whitmore et al surnames only. The test is done on the Y chromosome, which only males have, and the Y-chromosome is passed from father to son, along with the surname. Therefore, only male Whitmores can participate. To do so, click here. PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE YOUR WHITMORE PEDIGREE AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE!

To make up for being deprived of participating, however, women and men who do not have the Whitmore et al surnames, but who are doing genealogical research of this name, can sponsor a male Whitmore. We can get more and better results if we can offer "sponsorships" to the participants. There are two ways to do this:

To donate to the project without a specific person in mind, simply click here. For brevity's sake, the project is known simply as WHITMORE. Even the smallest donation will help.
To pay for a particular person, click on the "Join The Project" link to the left and fill in the blanks. Note that you can fill your own credit card information in the appropriate blanks. Again, PLEASE MAKE SURE I HAVE THE WHITMORE PEDIGREE FOR THIS PERSON AS FAR BACK AS POSSIBLE.

We have sponsors willing to contribute for the following:

Four 12 marker tests for English Whitmores or Wetmores who can trace their ancestry at least into the mid 19th century in the west midlands counties (Staffs., Shrops., Cheshire, Worcs., Leics., Herefs and Gloucestershire.)

These all are "first come, first serve" and dependent on the approval of the sponsor of the lineage proof offered.

If you need sponsorship aid, or have any other questions, please email the project administrators. If you would like to contribute to that fund, click on the CONTRIBUTE tab above.

Note that the DNA test consists of two buccal swabs, and the kit is delivered to you through the mail. No travel, no blood! See DNA Collection Method for a tour of the procedure.

Convinced? Then click here to join the project and receive a discount on your test.

If you have / want further information, please contact the project administrators.

DNA tests by . Note: The project administrators are volunteer Whitmore genealogists and are not paid by Family Tree DNA.

Finally: Please do not copy any of this material without our permission. We have quoted fellow researchers liberally, with their permission, and only they have the right to publish their material. For more about copyrights, see Copyright Discussion.

This page was last modified 08 October 2006.