Welcome to the Doty-Doten Y-DNA Surname Project established in the summer of 2006 by the Pilgrim Edward Doty Society.  Our purposes in establishing the Project were:
(1) to provide a reliable database of likely DNA signatures of the Pilgrim Edward Doty and his sons against which anyone could confidently compare their DNA signature,
(2) to provide a facility that would help us identify different branches of the Doty family, and
(3) to increase our chances of discovering the true origins of our Pilgrim Ancestor.

Through February 28, 2009, 59 individuals had joined our Y-DNA Project, and submitted their DNA samples for testing. Of these, 55 had received their full 37-marker test results. Complete test results are pending for the remaining 4 participants.

Three reports are included here with the following titles.  They will be revised as new test results and other relevant information becomes available.

Y-DNA Test Results,
Y-DNA Primer
Analysis of Results - Our Doty-Doten Heritage, and
Analysis of Results – Our Deep Ancestral Roots.

New in the reports this month are Y-DNA test results for 11 participants. Two of these believe they are descendants of Edward¹ Doty’s son John², while four believe they are descendants of his son Samuel². The other five participants with new test results are members of other families.

If you are a male with the surname of Doty or one of its variants, or if you are a male with a surname other than Doty but believe that you may have a direct male line back to Doty roots, we would encourage you to join our Project by submitting a sample of your DNA to Family Tree DNA, the testing company with which we work. If you are a female and have a close male relative (brother, father, cousin or uncle) with the surname of Doty or one of its variants, we would invite you to join our Project as well by asking your close relative to submit a sample of his DNA for testing. By having your DNA or that of a close male relative tested and included in our database, you can learn a good deal about your likely paternal heritage, you can help others learn about theirs, and you can help all of us learn a great deal more than we currently know about the Pilgrim Edward Doty.

To Participate in our Doty-Doten Y-DNA Project:

• Go to the Doty-Doten project on the Family Tree DNA Website.
• Scroll down the page to the order form, fill it out and click on “Submit”. That’s all there is to it. You will receive a test kit in the mail within a few days.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

Genealogical DNA testing is a fairly new, but rapidly growing technology.  Below are several links that may help in understanding.

The FTDNA website includes a lot of useful information, including:
     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
     Inheritance Chart explaining the difference between Y-DNA and mtDNA testing

The DNA Heritage website has many tutorial pages, varying from readable to very technical.  Here is a sample:
     Y-DNA
     Y-DNA Tutorial (4 pages long)
     Glossary
     Technical (6 pages, which describe mutations, haplogroups and migration, etc.)

•     "Deep Ancestry, Inside the Genographic Project" and "The Journey of Man - A Genetic Odyssey" both by Dr. Spencer Wells.  You may read an extract  of "The Journey of Man" online.
   
•     "Before the Dawn, Recovering the Lost History of our Ancestors" by Nicholas Wade.
   
•     The National Geographic Society's Genographic Project website