The purpose of the Ewing Surname Y-DNA Project is
to identify unique genetic profiles for different branches of the Ewing
family. Eventually, interested genealogists will be able to find
their branch of the family with a simple DNA test. Analysis of
Y-DNA samples from men who have well-documented conventional genealogies
will allow us to solve some thorny old genealogical puzzles about what
the relationships may have been among the different Ewing lines in
early America. We will also be trying to collect samples from
Ewing men in Ireland and Scotland, and this may allow us to identify the
elusive homeland of the original Ewing immigrants to America.
Genetic genealogy will never replace
conventional genealogy, but it is a useful tool for determining what
line to focus on for conventional research, and it will sometimes help a
genealogist break through a maddeningly tenacious genealogical brick wall.
