Hemingway One-Name Study

We now have a DNA based project to help us get a better understanding of the Hemingways and their origins.  The project is analysing the Y-chromosome DNA that is passed unaltered from father to son down the generations and the theory has it that all males sharing a common ancestor along the male lines should have the same DNA on the markers that are tested in this project.

The Hemingway DNA Genealogical Project has been established :

1.  To determine the origin of the Hemingway and variant families (trying to establish a common ancestor or ancestors);

2.  To determine the variant names and those which should not be considered variant names.   Variants might currently include Hemmingway, Hemingsley, Hemington, Hemingbrough, Hemenway etc, but should Hemming be considered a variant for example?;

3.  To determine if Ralph Hemenway of Roxbury Mass, is of the Yorkshire Hemingway family as claimed by many researchers, thereby helping to establish where to devote more time looking for the vital paper genealogical records.

The project is aimed to work in conjunction with the conventional genealogical paper record research routes to establish family groupings and cannot replace, rather support this approach.  The project is to test male Hemingways looking at their Y-chromosome markers to establish common ancestry amongst the participants.

This project is being managed through DNA Heritage, but can include results from any genealogical test laboratory that uses the standard Y-chromosome test approach.  Participants are now being encouraged to undertake the full 43 marker test with DNA Heritage which costs around £88 (US$169, Can$209 & Aus$220).   (Prices are approximate because of currency fluctuations).

For more information please see my open letter.

To find out more about DNA Heritage and the Hemingway DNA Genealogical Project here.  This page will also enable you to register as a participant of the project.

To see the findings of the Hemingway DNA Genealogical Project, (updated 23 Jan 2009 ) follow this link.  Please note that the file is a PDF file and in the order of 200Kb and so may take a minute or so to load for some people.

Can you help support the cost of extending the DNA Project by making a donation to the fund? Making a donation to the fund to help pay for some or towards some tests also helps. Whilst you may not be able to personally participate in the test itself because of your gender or because you just do not carry a "Hemingway Y-Chromosome" does not mean that you cannot help the project along. Sometimes, in order to widen the programme, it is necessary to have tests undertaken on individuals who have little or no interest themselves in the project, but who may provide important Y-Chromosome DNA Information. If you can contribute to the fund, please do make a donation. Anything you do donate, is not held by me but by DNA Heritage and can only be used in the extension of the DNA Programme. It is not possible for me to "misappropriate" the funds for some other project.  Please do consider making a financial contribution no matter how small.