There is currently a DNA Project underway that may be of some interest to those of you that are of Elliott and or Border Reiver descent.



Elliott Clan and Border Reivers DNA Project

If you are a male with the Elliott surname I would highly recommend that you take this test. The test is inexpensive and very simple to take. Not only can the results from this test help distinguish between one Scottish family and another, it can also be used to show how two different families may be related. This DNA test cannot tell you exactly how many generations back the common paternal ancestor may be, nor can it tell you who that ancestor was, but the results of this Y chromosome DNA test can be very helpful genealogically! Family Tree DNA will do the Y chromosome DNA tests at the group rate for anyone who is willing to join the Elliott DNA Project. Only a male with the Elliott surname would be eligible for the Elliott DNA Project. This Y chromosome DNA test can only be done on one ancestral line - the direct paternal ancestral line, which runs from father to son. Each man has only one direct paternal ancestral line, while he may have inherited many other ancestral lines from both his father and his mother, according to group administrator of this project.

If you would like more information just contact James V. Elliott, Group Administrator of the Elliott (And Border Reivers) DNA Project. His page is: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~gallgaedhil/elliott_border_reivers_dna.htm

You may also order a Y chromosome DNA testing kit directly from the Family Tree DNA at:
http://www.familytreedna.com/surname_join.asp?code=K58255






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