* Discover information to help with our family history research

* Discover which family trees are related

* Find any mistaken connections in family trees

* Discover information which may solve research problems, and/or resolve brick walls

* Sort out multiple families found in the same location

* Confirm or get clues regarding migrations

* Confirm suspected events, such as illegitimacy and adoption

* Validate family history research

* Bridge gaps in the paper records

* Confirm surname variants or find previously unknown variants

* Discover information to define the major branches of the tree going back to the origin of the surname

* Discover information about the evolution of the surname

* Discover clues regarding the origin(s) of the surname

* Combine results with research in early records to determine the number of points of origin for the surname

* Preserve DNA results for future research, to protect against any male line becoming extinct