About us
The Willing project was set up in September 2008, and we have made some interesting discoveries.
Participating is an opportunity to uncover information not provided by the paper records, which may help with your research of your family tree. The results of the tests may help you identify which family tree you belong to. We are discovering which family trees are related. For more information on the project goals in detail, please go the Project goals page.
For the most recent news, please go the News page and for the results so far, please go the Results page.
The surnames Willing and Willings are being researched as part of the Willing one-name study, which is registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies. You can learn more about this research by visiting the one-name study web page or by contacting the Project Administrator. Willing was originally Willin, so if you have this surname, you are also welcome to participate.
The Y DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and so on back in time. You must be male to take this test, and you should have the surname WILLING, WILLINGS or WILLIN. If you believe there is a WILLING, WILLINGS or WILLIN in your direct male line, although you have a different surname, you are also welcome to participate. If you have one of these surnames but believe that there is a different surname in your direct male line, you are also welcome to join the project. The Y DNA test can be a method of identifying your original family surname in that situation.
If you are female, you will need to ask a direct line male in your family tree, such as your father, brother, uncle or cousin, to participate and represent your tree.
For more information please e-mail the Project Administrator.
The Y DNA test results contain no personal information, and the test is quite different from those used by forensic scientists in criminal investigations and by doctors to identify paternity. Furthermore, the test itself cannot identify a unique individual as close male members of the same family (brothers, uncles, cousins) will in all probability have identical results. For further information read the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on the Family Tree DNA website. An excellent introduction to DNA testing can also be found on the website of the Adamthwaite DNA Project.
To order your test kit, please click on JOIN above. Tests ordered through this project are charged at the special group rate which provides a substantial saving on the standard FTDNA price.
If you have already had your DNA tested with Family Tree DNA individually or as part of another project you are welcome to join this project too. There is no extra charge for joining multiple projects. Simply click on JOIN above, enter your kit number and password and your results will automatically be included in this project as well.
If you would like to participate, but are unable to afford the cost of a test, please contact the Project Administrator, as money may be available to pay for your test. This may be dependent on whether you can provide sufficient information about your ancestry for your results to be useful to the project.
The project also includes Autosomal tests (Family Finder) for anyone with Willing anywhere in their ancestry. If you have any Willing ancestry you are welcome to join. However, I would appreciate some information about your Willing ancestry.
This page was last updated on 2 August 2019.
Participating is an opportunity to uncover information not provided by the paper records, which may help with your research of your family tree. The results of the tests may help you identify which family tree you belong to. We are discovering which family trees are related. For more information on the project goals in detail, please go the Project goals page.
For the most recent news, please go the News page and for the results so far, please go the Results page.
The surnames Willing and Willings are being researched as part of the Willing one-name study, which is registered with the Guild of One-Name Studies. You can learn more about this research by visiting the one-name study web page or by contacting the Project Administrator. Willing was originally Willin, so if you have this surname, you are also welcome to participate.
The Y DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and so on back in time. You must be male to take this test, and you should have the surname WILLING, WILLINGS or WILLIN. If you believe there is a WILLING, WILLINGS or WILLIN in your direct male line, although you have a different surname, you are also welcome to participate. If you have one of these surnames but believe that there is a different surname in your direct male line, you are also welcome to join the project. The Y DNA test can be a method of identifying your original family surname in that situation.
If you are female, you will need to ask a direct line male in your family tree, such as your father, brother, uncle or cousin, to participate and represent your tree.
For more information please e-mail the Project Administrator.
The Y DNA test results contain no personal information, and the test is quite different from those used by forensic scientists in criminal investigations and by doctors to identify paternity. Furthermore, the test itself cannot identify a unique individual as close male members of the same family (brothers, uncles, cousins) will in all probability have identical results. For further information read the FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) on the Family Tree DNA website. An excellent introduction to DNA testing can also be found on the website of the Adamthwaite DNA Project.
To order your test kit, please click on JOIN above. Tests ordered through this project are charged at the special group rate which provides a substantial saving on the standard FTDNA price.
If you have already had your DNA tested with Family Tree DNA individually or as part of another project you are welcome to join this project too. There is no extra charge for joining multiple projects. Simply click on JOIN above, enter your kit number and password and your results will automatically be included in this project as well.
If you would like to participate, but are unable to afford the cost of a test, please contact the Project Administrator, as money may be available to pay for your test. This may be dependent on whether you can provide sufficient information about your ancestry for your results to be useful to the project.
The project also includes Autosomal tests (Family Finder) for anyone with Willing anywhere in their ancestry. If you have any Willing ancestry you are welcome to join. However, I would appreciate some information about your Willing ancestry.
This page was last updated on 2 August 2019.