About us
The Godson DNA Project welcomes all participants. We encourage you to join today!
Our project is now established here, having begun life at DNA Heritage (a firm that no longer exists). We have already learnt the haplogroups for Godson families from Brailes (Warwickshire), Stafford, Ireland and York and shown that these families have different origins.
Participating is an opportunity to uncover information not provided in the paper records, which will help with your research of your family tree. We will also discover which family trees are related. As the project progresses, the results for the various family trees will provide information on the evolution of the surname. In various localities there has been confusion in the past with other surnames such as Goodson, Godsaw and Godsil or Godsell. DNA testing may shed more light on this.
The surname in this DNA Project is researched as part of the Godson one-name study. You can learn more about this significant research, and the the associated family trees, by visiting the one-name study web site, or contacting the Group Administrator.
The Y DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which would be your father, his father, and back in time. You must be male to take this test, and you should have the Godson surname. If you believe there is a Godson in your direct male line, although you have a different surname, you are also welcome to participate. If you are female, you will need to find a direct line male in your family tree to participate and represent your tree.
We encourage males to order a Y-DNA test for 37 markers, if possible. If you order less markers, you can upgrade later, though this costs a little more.
Both males and females may also be interested in learning about their direct female line, which would be their mother, their mother's mother, and back in time. Both men and women inherit mtDNA, although only women pass it on. To explore your direct female line, you would order a mtDNA test. For matches in a genealogical time frame, order the mtDNA Plus test.
We have also established a General Fund, to accept donations in any currency via credit card. These funds will be held at the testing company, and used to help sponsor test kits for those key males who would otherwise be unable to afford the cost of participation in the project. We encourage you to make a donation. To make a donation please click on the link below "To donate to the general fund please click here". If you decide to donate, please specify "Godson Project General Fund" in the top box of the Donation form.