Irish & Scottish Tweedys Needed!!!

Tweedy origin and the god of the Tweed River

The Tweedy DNA Project needs Tweedy and Tweedie men to participate in the Tweedy DNA Project. The project uses Y chromosome DNA to trace the paternal lines of Tweedy and Tweedie families in Ireland, Scotland, and throughout the Diaspora.  The Tweedy DNA Project is run through the Family Tree DNA Ltd, in Houston, TX.

Link: Tweedy DNA Project

Follow the link.  We use the Y-DNA test.  We prefer the 67 or 111 level test, but the 37 is sufficient to confirm a DNA match.  The Y chromosome test will follow a Tweedy match from the present to the distant past, even to the pre surname times.  Y-chromosme test are needed in a surname project.

For ladies, and men with a non paternal Tweedy line, we suggest the Family Tree Family Finder test which uses Autosomal DNA (atDNA).  It will follow a Tweedy line for about five or six generations.  So it is not as useful as the Y chromosome test.  Ladies, and men with a non paternal Tweedy link, can use an autosomal DNA test to locate a male Tweedy from your line and have him Y chromosome test for you.  This is called a proxy test.

So... Please participate in the Tweedy DNA Project.  We have 12 participants already, with 10 Y chromosome samples and 2 atDNA samples.  We want our families to reconnect with our cousins in Ireland and Scotland.