Test results for Akers042, the second resident of England who has participated in our project, did not match those of other project participants.
December 4, 2012
The project was established also at the Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) testing firm, to run concurrently with its presence at the Ancestry.com testing firm.
November 27, 2012
The Acree One-Name Study was established at the Guild of One-Name Studies to work in tandem with the project.
July 9, 2012
William Acree of MD (1752-1833), the progenitor of a substantial minority of Acrees living in the U.S., was deduced, on the basis of an Akers DNA match and circumstantial evidence, to be a son of William Akers (1726-1765), whose British family had settled a couple generations earlier in southern New Jersey.
July 1, 2012
SNP testing revealed a more refined haplogroup subclade designation for the majority of our participants, who descend from William Acree of VA (c1710-c1767), as discussed in the Deep Ancestry section of the Earlier Acrees webpage - indicating descent from Germanic invaders of England during the first millennium AD.
March 23, 2012
Test results for Acree041, our first descendant of Joshua Acree of Hanover Co. VA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to thirty.
December 2, 2011
Test results for Acra040, a third presumed descendant of Jacob Acra of Middlesex Co. VA, were unique to our project. In particular, they did not match the results of Acree029 or Acra036, the other presumed descendants - disallowing genetic confirmation that Jacob was unrelated to Colonial progenitors William Acree of VA and William Acree of MD.
November 5, 2011
Test results for Acree039, a probable descendant of William Acree of GA, provided evidence that many Acrees living in West Virginia descend from the "Virginia Acrees" and raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-nine.
October 26, 2011
Test results for Acree038, a second descendant of Jasper Newton Acree, an orphan born in Kentucky who is the patrilineal ancestor of many Acrees, matched the results of Acree013, Jasper's other participating descendant.
August 19, 2011
Test results for Acra036, a second presumed descendant of Jacob Acra of Middlesex Co. VA, were unique to our project. In particular, they did not match the results of Acree029, the other presumed descendant of Jacob.
August 10, 2011
Brown037, whose surname is Brown but whose test results match those of the "Virginia Acrees", joined our project, though his connection to them was unknown, raising the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-eight.
July 1, 2011
SNP testing revealed a more refined haplogroup subclade designation for our participants who descend from William Acree of MD, as discussed in the Deep Ancestry section of the Earlier Acrees webpage.
May 20, 2011
Test results for Acrey035, another descendant of William Acree of GA and our second participant with the surname Acrey, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-seven.
April 1, 2011
Test results for Acree033, another descendant of John Acree of NC, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-six.
March 29, 2011
Test results for Hardage034, whose surname is Hardage, matched the project's minority haplotype, revealing that he is a descendant of William Acree of MD and that his father, an orphan of unknown parentage, was therefore an Acree by birth.
January 26, 2011
Test results for Acree032, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-five.
September 24, 2010
Test results for Acree031, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-four.
July 14, 2010
Test results for Acree030, another descendant of John Acree of NC, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-three.
May 15, 2010
Test results for Acree029, a presumed descendant of Jacob Acra of Middlesex Co. VA, did not match those of other project participants.
April 22, 2010
Test results for Acree028, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-two.
March 17, 2010
Test results for Acree027, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty-one.
March 10, 2010
Test results for Acree026, another descendant of Abraham Acree of VA, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to twenty.
November 24, 2009
Test results for Acree025 (the son of Acree001), another descendant of John Acree of NC, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to nineteen.
October 17, 2009
SNP testing revealed an amplified haplogroup subclade designation for the "Virginia Acrees" - our majority matching participants, as discussed in the Deep Ancestry section of the Earlier Acrees webpage.
April 30, 2009
Test results for Acree023, another descendant of John Acree of NC - the first through his son Henly, raised the total of the project's majority matching participants to eighteen.
April 27, 2009
Williamson024, an uncle of Williamson019, whose test results also matched the majority haplotype, joined the project upon discovery of the probable adoption, in eastern Tennessee two hundred years ago, of a grandson of Abraham Acree of VA by these Williamsons' patrilineal ancestor.
February 28, 2009
R1b haplogroup subclades to which our majority and minority matching participants belong indicate that both originated in Britain, as discussed in the Deep Ancestry section of the Earlier Acrees webpage.
February 19, 2009
Test results for Acrea022, a second descendant of William Acree of MD, matched those of Acree011, our earlier descendant - confirming that a second prolific Acree progenitor immigrated to colonial America, creating a minority set of matching participants, and establishing an Acree/Acrea family connection.
January 29, 2009
Test results for Acree021, whose Acree lineage is unknown beyond his grandfather but who most likely descends from William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to sixteen.
January 8, 2009
Test results for Acree020, a descendant of Lewis Acree of West Virginia, did not match those of other project participants.
November 23, 2008
Test results for Williamson019, whose surname is Williamson and whose Acree connection was unknown, raised the total of matching participants to fifteen.
November 3, 2008
A working relationship was established with the relatively new Acres Surname Y-DNA Project that is testing participants in the British Isles named Acres, Ackers and Akers to evaluate their ancestral commonality. Eventually, that project is expected to suggest kinships of its participants to those in our project who descend from British immigrants to America having such surnames, which evolved into variations of Acree.
October 8, 2008
Test results for Acree018, another descendant of Abraham Acree of VA, raised the total of matching participants to fourteen.
August 18, 2008
Test results for Akrie017, another descendant of John Acree of NC, raised the total of matching participants to thirteen and established an Acree/Akrie family relationship.
August 10, 2008
Test results for Acree013, a descendant of Jasper Newton Acree, an orphan born in Kentucky who is an ancestor of many Acrees, did not match those of other project participants.
August 1, 2008
Test results for Acree014, our first descendant of Abraham Acree of Caroline Co. VA, raised the total of matching participants to twelve, established that Abraham was closely related to both William Acree of GA and John Acree of NC, and strengthened the case that the three were sons of William Acree of Hanover Co. VA.
July 31, 2008
Test results for Acree016, another descendant of John Acree, Sr. of NC, raised the total of matching participants to eleven.
July 31, 2008
Test results for Acree015, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to ten.
July 21, 2008
Test results for Acree012, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to nine.
July 11, 2008
Test results for Acree011, a descendant of William Acree of MD, did not match those of William Acree of GA and John Acree of NC, indicating that a second prolific Acree progenitor, from an entirely different family, came to colonial America.
March 11, 2008
Test results for Acree010, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to eight.
September 7, 2007
Test results for Acree009, another descendant of John Acree of NC, raised the total of matching participants to seven.
August 9, 2007
Test results for Acree008, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to six.
June 18, 2007
The Relative Genetics firm was acquired by Ancestry.com and our project was subsequently transferred there as a "group."
May 1, 2007
Test results for Acres007, a resident of England, did not match those of other project participants.
April 13, 2007
Test results for Acrey006, another descendant of William Acree of GA, raised the total of matching participants to five and established an Acree/Acrey family relationship.
February 28, 2007
Test results for Acree005 did not match those of other project participants.
November 6, 2006
Test results for Acree004, another descendant of John Acree of NC - the first through his son Edward, raised the total of matching participants to four.
October 19, 2006
Test results for Acree003, our first descendant of William Acree of Wilkes Co. GA, raised the total of matching participants to three and established that William Acree of GA was closely related to John Acree of NC - suggesting that both were sons of William Acree of Hanover Co. VA (c1710-c1767).
August 31, 2006
A press release issued jointly by Relative Genetics and SMGF cited the project as an excellent example of the value and promise of genetic testing.
August 10, 2006
The project coordinator initiated the Acree Surname DNA Project, selected Relative Genetics as its testing firm, created this website, and identified himself as Acree001. The matching acquaintance became Acree002.
June 28, 2006
The project coordinator received his Y-DNA test results from the Relative Genetics testing firm and, searching the database at the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation's (SMGF) website, found a perfect match with an acquaintance whose lineage he recognized, which, like his, extended to John Acree of Bertie Co. NC. Testing additional markers solidified the match.
If you are an Acree seeking confirmation or extension of your paternal line, please consider participation in the:
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