The Threlkeld Surname DNA Project
Description
The Threlkeld DNA Project is an ongoing initiative open to any Threlkeld (or variant spelling) male descendant. This surname, originally de Threlkeld, was taken by its earliest bearers from the name of their manorial lands, situated in the township of the same name in the county of Cumberland, England. The earliest known record of the use of the surname was by Henry de Threlkeld, who in 1292 was Sheriff of Westmoreland. The Threlkeld lines have been in the U.S. since the 17th-century.
Our primary objectives are threefold:
- To try to identify and tie together the various Threlkeld lineages, both in the U.S. and England
- To confirm or disprove links to the 30+ presumed variant spellings of the surname
- To ascertain whether the preponderance of Threlkelds in the U.S. stem from only four or five early immigrants as described in published genealogies
Surname Varients Included in Project
The project is not limited to these surname spellings, but they are considered to be the major variants:
- Threlkled
- Therlkeld
- Therlkild
- Thirkeld
- Thrailkeld
- Thrailkill
- Threlkel
- Thurlkill
- Trellkeld
Participation Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Since surnames are passed down from father to son like the Y-chromosome, this test is for males taking a Y-DNA test. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA and acquire a new surname by way of marriage, so the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father to grandfather to great-grandfather, etc.) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.
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