Mayflower DNA:About

Project summary

The Mayflower DNA Project is using cutting-edge genetic genealogy research based on testing of modern descendants of passengers and crew of the Mayflower's 1620 voyage. The project aims to achieve the following goals:

• Help resolve unanswered questions about the ancestry and genealogy of the passengers and crew of the Mayflower
• Create a resource to help modern individuals better understand their connections to Mayflower passengers and crew through genetic genealogy tests

We aim to complete the first phase of the project by the upcoming quadricentennial of the 1620 Mayflower voyage in 2020 (five years from project launch).

Project administrators and contributors

Project administrators are members of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG).

Administrators include:

• Greg Magoon - Greg has been active in bioinformatics related to 'next-gen' Y chromosome sequencing. He has worked as a consultant for Full Genomes Corporation, and currently assists them as a volunteer. He is currently exploring potential links to several Mayflower ancestors, including Alden, Cooke, Hopkins, Howland, Mullins, Priest, Soule, and Warren, and White.
• Stephen Parrish - Stephen is also an administrator at the New England Early Colonist DNA project at FTDNA.

Website

The Mayflower DNA Project website was launched on November 11, 2015, the 395^th anniversary of the signing of the Mayflower Compact.