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Description
Devine ancestral lines, variously spelled, are being sorted and matched through their distinctive DNA patterns, and associated with the Irish places where they were first known. We are also linking Devine lines of unknown origin to localities in Ireland where matching DNA patterns are found.
To extend our initial findings, new members are welcome, especially those with known family origins in the area where most Irish Devines are clustered--from Strabane to Derry in Counties Tyrone and Londonderry, and in the adjoining area of County Donegal--as well as from smaller Devine clusters in Counties Cavan, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Roscommon and Sligo.
Some project members, both men and women, have ordered mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) tests to identify maternal line ancestry and perhaps match to others with the same ancestry. While not formally part of the Devine study, earliest known surnames in mtDNA lines are also listed alphabetically among the Devine variants.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Davin, de Vine, de Wine, Devane, Devenney, Devin, Devine, Divin, Divine, Duane, Dwane, Ó Daimhín, Ó Duibhín, O'Devine