The Carter Society DNA Project
The Carter Society has recently implemented a Y-DNA Project to establish, maintain, and defend the Y-DNA of our Colonial Virginia Carter patriots: Thomas Carter of Lancaster County, John Carter of Lancaster County, William Carter of Surry County, Thomas Carter of Isle of Wight County and Giles Carter of Henrico County.
Acting on the premise that Y-DNA is passed unchanged from father to son for as many as 500 generations, our Y-DNA Project will establish the most likely Y-DNA of our Carter patriots by using the Y-DNA of their direct male descendants. Within the Carter Society membership, these direct male decendants fall into two categories: (1) direct male descendants with the Carter surname, and (2) grandfathers, fathers, brothers, and male cousins with the Carter surname that are related to our members with surnames other than Carter.
A Message From the Past President
First of all let me thank you for your interest in The Carter Society. Whether you are a seasoned genealogist or just beginning to explore your heritage, we hope that our website will aid you in your search for ancestors.
The Carter Society is a non-profit organization incorporated in the state of Virginia that is dedicated to honoring our Carter ancestors who migrated to the Virginia Colony, in the early 1600's, to establish a better life for themselves and their progeny. Our primary mission is to foster scholarly genealogical research, disseminate accurate genealogical information and to preserve all historical, architectural and achievable treasures related to the Carter Families of the Virginia Colony.
