Strother English Blood Needed!
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Strother English Blood Needed!
Strother English Blood Needed!
English males with the surname of Strother are being sought to participate in a DNA study for the purpose of linking English and American members of the family. The William Strother Society, Inc. is conducting the study that will analyze the Y chromosome of participants and compare the results with a recently completed testing of American participants. The Society hopes to identify the ancestry of William Strother, who immigrated to Virginia about 1660.
Although there is a strong family legend that William Strother is of English ancestry, and particularly of Northumberland ancestry, no documented evidence of this has been found, despite years of research. With the recent advent of DNA testing as a genealogical tool, the Society is trying to find Strothers in England whose DNA matches that of descendants of William Strother. The particular DNA testing technique tests the Y chromosome that is handed down from father to son. Therefore, testing must be done of male line Strothers.
The actual testing is done by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee under the auspices of their Program in Human Genetics. Vanderbilt is one of the leading universities in the United States and their medical school is widely recognized. The procedure is for Vanderbilt to send out a specimen collection kit for return to them. The specimen kit can be taken to any nurse or blood laboratory where a blood sample will be drawn. The Society will reimburse participants for the cost of providing the specimen.
The William Strother Society, Inc. is a family association dedicated to perpetuating memories of our ancestors and furthering fellowship among the descendants of William Strother, who died in 1702 in Virginia. Founded in 1984 and incorporated in Virginia in 1992 as a nonprofit organization, the Society's members include descendants and their families, related families and others interested in the Strother family. Today there are over 500 active members in the Society from throughout the United States and around the world.
Any Strother males interested in participating should contact Nolan B. Hensarling, 10009 Parkford Drive, Dallas, TX, USA 75238 (e-mail: NolanHilda@aol.com).
English males with the surname of Strother are being sought to participate in a DNA study for the purpose of linking English and American members of the family. The William Strother Society, Inc. is conducting the study that will analyze the Y chromosome of participants and compare the results with a recently completed testing of American participants. The Society hopes to identify the ancestry of William Strother, who immigrated to Virginia about 1660.
Although there is a strong family legend that William Strother is of English ancestry, and particularly of Northumberland ancestry, no documented evidence of this has been found, despite years of research. With the recent advent of DNA testing as a genealogical tool, the Society is trying to find Strothers in England whose DNA matches that of descendants of William Strother. The particular DNA testing technique tests the Y chromosome that is handed down from father to son. Therefore, testing must be done of male line Strothers.
The actual testing is done by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee under the auspices of their Program in Human Genetics. Vanderbilt is one of the leading universities in the United States and their medical school is widely recognized. The procedure is for Vanderbilt to send out a specimen collection kit for return to them. The specimen kit can be taken to any nurse or blood laboratory where a blood sample will be drawn. The Society will reimburse participants for the cost of providing the specimen.
The William Strother Society, Inc. is a family association dedicated to perpetuating memories of our ancestors and furthering fellowship among the descendants of William Strother, who died in 1702 in Virginia. Founded in 1984 and incorporated in Virginia in 1992 as a nonprofit organization, the Society's members include descendants and their families, related families and others interested in the Strother family. Today there are over 500 active members in the Society from throughout the United States and around the world.
Any Strother males interested in participating should contact Nolan B. Hensarling, 10009 Parkford Drive, Dallas, TX, USA 75238 (e-mail: NolanHilda@aol.com).