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==The Ross Surname Project aims to identify distinct Ross family lines and extend them using DNA testing and traditional genealogy.== | ==The Ross Surname Project aims to identify distinct Ross family lines and extend them using DNA testing and traditional genealogy.== | ||
The | The Ross Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA has identified over 40 distinct Ross lines using Y-DNA test results from male Ross descendants. The goal of this project is to use these results, along with results from AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritage, etc., to sort out the genealogies of each of these Ross families. | ||
[[File:Ross Ancient.svg|right|75px|link=Mac an t-Sagairt Earls of Ross]] | [[File:Ross Ancient.svg|right|75px|link=Mac an t-Sagairt Earls of Ross]]Ross is a surname with a deep history in the British Isles. It is most often associated with Fearchar Mac an t-Sagairt, the original Earl of Ross of his line and patriarch of Clan Ross. They were a powerful highland family whose descendants married into the family of Robert the Bruce and Robert II of Scotland. No project participants have been confirmed as descendants of Fearchar, therefore, his Y-DNA signature remains unknown. A primary goal of the project is the confirmation of his lineage using Y-DNA testing. | ||
Ross is a surname with a deep history in the British Isles. It is most often associated with | |||
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[[File:Ross Halkhead.svg|right|75px|link=Ross of Halkhead]] | [[File:Ross Halkhead.svg|right|75px|link=Ross of Halkhead]][[File:De Ros.svg|right|75px|link=Roos of Helmesley]][[File:Rose Ancient.svg|right|75px|link=Rose of Kilravock]]</div>There were also Ros families, including Ross of Halkhead, Roos of Helmesley, and Rose of Kilravock, whose ancestors are thought to have came to southern England with William the Conqueror. These families are said to take their name from the town of Ros in Normandy. Hugh Rose, 1st of Kilravock, was the patriarch of Clan Rose. Several project participants can trace their lines back to his direct descendant Hugh, 8th of Kilravock. Another primary goal of the project is to identify descendants of these other Ros families and confirm their connection to the Kilravock descendants. | ||
[[File:De Ros.svg|right|75px|link=Roos of Helmesley]] | |||
[[File:Rose Ancient.svg|right|75px|link=Rose of Kilravock]] | |||
</div>There were also Ros families, including | |||
DNA testing tells us nothing without reliable, well-sourced family trees. Many trees posted to the internet connect back to the original Earls of Ross, even though | DNA testing tells us nothing without reliable, well-sourced family trees. Many trees posted to the internet connect back to the original Earls of Ross, even though Y-DNA results are telling us that descendants in these trees are not a match to each other. This requires us to take a fresh look at these trees by returning to the original documents. Therefore, an additional goal of this project is to collect & document all the original source material that was used to construct these trees before they were uploaded to the internet and the source citations were lost. Taking a second look at these trees might give us the opportunity to identify previously unidentified family connections and connect back even further to previous generations. | ||
Start your journey on this site by locating your [[:Category:Ross (surname)|Ross ancestors]]. | |||
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Revision as of 21:09, 31 March 2026
The Ross Surname Project aims to identify distinct Ross family lines and extend them using DNA testing and traditional genealogy.
The Ross Surname Project at FamilyTreeDNA has identified over 40 distinct Ross lines using Y-DNA test results from male Ross descendants. The goal of this project is to use these results, along with results from AncestryDNA, 23andMe, and MyHeritage, etc., to sort out the genealogies of each of these Ross families.
Ross is a surname with a deep history in the British Isles. It is most often associated with Fearchar Mac an t-Sagairt, the original Earl of Ross of his line and patriarch of Clan Ross. They were a powerful highland family whose descendants married into the family of Robert the Bruce and Robert II of Scotland. No project participants have been confirmed as descendants of Fearchar, therefore, his Y-DNA signature remains unknown. A primary goal of the project is the confirmation of his lineage using Y-DNA testing.
There were also Ros families, including Ross of Halkhead, Roos of Helmesley, and Rose of Kilravock, whose ancestors are thought to have came to southern England with William the Conqueror. These families are said to take their name from the town of Ros in Normandy. Hugh Rose, 1st of Kilravock, was the patriarch of Clan Rose. Several project participants can trace their lines back to his direct descendant Hugh, 8th of Kilravock. Another primary goal of the project is to identify descendants of these other Ros families and confirm their connection to the Kilravock descendants.
DNA testing tells us nothing without reliable, well-sourced family trees. Many trees posted to the internet connect back to the original Earls of Ross, even though Y-DNA results are telling us that descendants in these trees are not a match to each other. This requires us to take a fresh look at these trees by returning to the original documents. Therefore, an additional goal of this project is to collect & document all the original source material that was used to construct these trees before they were uploaded to the internet and the source citations were lost. Taking a second look at these trees might give us the opportunity to identify previously unidentified family connections and connect back even further to previous generations.
Start your journey on this site by locating your Ross ancestors.