Why join the Boyette
DNA Surname Project?
Genealogy has been around for a long time and it is one of the most popular hobbies in the world. According to Kim Farah, spokeswomen for the Family History Library, genealogy touches on a fundamental need. "It's universal; it crosses all faiths and cultures. Finding out who you are is in each of us. The positive benefits of knowing our heritage, of the sacrifices others have made for us, give us a sense of responsibility and self-esteem."
Genealogy starts with your immediate family and goes back in time with confirmed source documents. At some point these source documents become scarce and you come across other families with the same surname and ask if perhaps you are related to their family or other allied families. As you see common given names and land records from the same geographic area you suspect the two lines are related but have no proof.
Genetic Genealogy now provides an affordable and accurate way to determine a common ancestor between persons and connect family lines in a way that could never be done before. Not only can a simple test from an oral swab determine if you are related to another person but it can also provide a deep history summary of your line going back 30-55,000 years.
Surnames begin about 1060 AD and soon where passed down from the father to his children. As the male passed down the surname, he also passed down the Y-DNA chromosome to his sons. Only a male will have the Y chromosome. With the discovery of this chromosome and the ability to extract the DYS (DNA, Y-Chromosome, Segment) a male can determine his Y-DNA signature going back thousands of years. Each DYS is named and measured by STR (Short Tandem Repeats) creating a group of numbers known as a Haplotype.
The Boyt/Boyte/Boyet/Boyett/Boyette and similar other spellings are not all related but to date have developed into two main groups, referred to as Group 1 and Group 2.
Group 1 has a 12 marker Haplotype of: 13 23 14 11 10 14 12 12 12 13 13 29
Group 2 has a 12 marker Haplotype of: 14 22 14 10 12 13 11 13 13 13 11 30
As you can see, the two groups don’t match. Additionally the Haplotype markers can be predicted to come from a DNA grouping known as a Haplogroup. The predictions are made based on SNP testing that confirms a known Haplogroup. In this case, Group 1 has been tested and confirmed to be Haplogroup R1b1c9 and Group 2 confirmed to be Haplogroup F. Thus the two groups do not share a common ancestor. To share a common ancestor two males must share the same Haplogroup and match at least 10 of the 12 markers.
http://www.familytreedna.com/GDRules_12.html
In order to determine how recent the shared ancestor may be, then additional DYS markers must be tested. The lab currently offers a 12, 25, 37, and 64 marker test. The project recommends that you have as many markers tested as you can afford based on your interest in finding related ancestors. Upgrades are available from the lab without having to submit another test sample.
After you are tested, you will have two important pieces of
information. First you will know if you
share a common ancestor with one of the currently known Boyett lines and can
expand your family tree based on this information and the research of other
members who share the same Haplogroup and DNA Signature. Secondly you will have the deep history on
your Haplogroup. Are you Anglo/Saxon,
Viking, Ancient Celt, or one of the other known family of Haplogroups. Each Haplogroup has a unique migration and
history from
The Boyette DNA Surname project was started in 2005 and has collect hundreds of documents, family trees, and photos. These documents have been made available through the internet and can be found at the following links:
First we have a page located at Family Tree DNA that lists our project objectives, progress and test results. http://www.familytreedna.com/public/boyette/
Second we have a page that links photo, documents, and describes the Haplogroup of each project group.
http://bellsouthpwp.net/B/o/Boyt-Boyett/Page.htm
From this page you can select a link to join the project. The cost for the lab test range from $99 for the 12 marker test to $269 for the 67 marker test.
Project Accomplishments:
The project has connected through court records, wills, and confirmed DNA testing that Group 1 shares a common ancestor with John Ballard of 1755 in Wayne Co NC. John Ballard appears to be a descendant of John of Bitton who arrived in Nansemond Co VA in the mid 1600’s. This group is Haplogroup R1b1c9 Anglo/Saxon and has matching members from the Boyett. Boyte, and Ballard Surnames.
Group 2 shares a common ancestry which appears to be a
descendant of Thomas Boyte who arrived in Nansemond Co VA in the late
1600’s. This group is Haplogroup F and
has matching members from the Boyt, Boyett, Boyette,
Boyte, and Boyd Surnames. Matches have
come from both the
Haplogroup Links at National Geographic:
https://www3.nationalgeographic.com/genographic/atlas_and_maps.html
Y-DNA Haplogroup Descriptions and Links:
http://www.kerchner.com/haplogroups-ydna.htm
mtDNA (Mitochondrial) Haplogroup Descriptions and Links:
http://www.kerchner.com/haplogroups-mtdna.htm
Return to the Boyette DNA Surname Page:
http://bellsouthpwp.net/B/o/Boyt-Boyett/Page.htm