Comments on Gardner Y-DNA Name Study

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On 2 May 2020 Robert Gardner wrote on Gardner Name Study:

Hello Gardners! I'm a casual WikiTree user but it looks like I've added over 1200 profiles over the past few years and a couple "Free-Space" pages like the "Gardner Family Lines in New England" linked above. I just added another Free-Space page, since we're stuck at home, that summarizes some of the Y-DNA data from the FamilyTreeDNA Gardner Surname Project. I found a "cool tool" app that clusters the tests and creates dendograms of related haplogroup clades. The page is GARDNER_R-U106_DNA: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:GARDNER%20R-U106%20DNA%20Project Check out the graphs. I noticed the top person in the Brick Wall list above, George Gardiner (Gardiner-38) has some descendants who've done the Y-DNA test. So my small request is that everyone out there who is a Gardner, submit their Y-DNA to be added so we can sort out some of the lines--especially in Tennessee and North Carolina. I'm not a DNA expert but as far as my understanding goes, the more data the better. I also noticed that the WikiTree DNA project categories are a bit dated. A bunch of Gardner profiles(18) were placed in the R1b1b2 category which was renamed to R-M269, R1b1a1a2, almost 10 years ago. Maybe someone else has more experience with this. My info comes from Wikipedia. Bob G.

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I was just working on my Gardner Lines though it is not my surname. North Carolina is one area some of them lived.  Thank you for working on this project! I am using DNA painter to try and group my family lines. it is a learning curve.

Sherry

Holston-101

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Sherry, you can post the Gardner line that you're working on on the Gardner Surname Study, on the Gardner Y-DNA project or here on G2G. There may be others interested in the same trees.

As far a DNA tests go, the autosomal test offered by Ancestry, MyHeritage and 23andMe can be taken by men or women and are great for cousin matching and connecting trees.

The Y-DNA test offered by FamilyTreeDNA is specific for males and is associated with patrilineal surnames so is useful for surname studies.  FamilyTreeDNA hosts surname studies based on Y-DNA test results. My FreeSpace Gardner Y-DNA project is essentially a summary of the FT-DNA Gardner results which doesn't have trees but only some information about earliest known ancestors.

If there are potential male Gardner testers out there, FamilyTreeDNA currently has a sale for Y-DNA and other tests through the end of the month with the basic 37-STR Y-DNA test for $79 ($40 off). This is a good start to see if you match other testers in the surname project.

Answer 1

We need to start a blog on GARDNER Y DNA.

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Hi John, you can post questions/comments on the Gardner Name Study page, the Gardner DNA Project page or on the G2G Forum.  I've updated the DNA Project to include the major haplogroups and have identified several subclades based on individuals who have submitted their Y-DNA results on WikiTree.