Genetics Genealogy
Pulley Surname DNA Project
The PULLEY DNA Surname Project in conjunction with the extensive genealogical research resources made available via the Arthur Louis Finnell publications will help determine (and prove) which of the many PULLEY families in the U.S. and Great Britain are descendants of a common Great Britain (or other world location) PULLEY ancestor.
Surname genetic testing is the newest tool available to genealogists. The genetic
genealogy tests verify a man’s direct paternal ancestry in a quick and easy way. These tests save time, prevent mistakes and provide invaluable data for genealogists that can not be otherwise obtained.
The PULLEY Surname DNA Project is open to all persons with the PULLEY surname (all spellings) world-wide. This project is also open to anyone who believes they are (or could be) a direct male descendant of one of the PULLEY families, even if their surname is not PULLEY. This project is primarily a Y-Chromosome study (direct paternal line); however, those (men or women) interested the in mitochondrial DNA testing (direct maternal line) may join this project as well.
Membership in the Knowles/Knoles/Noles Family Association
is not required to join the PULLEY Surname DNA Project.Many surnames were changed during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries due to adoptions, out-of-wedlock births, family disagreements, etc. Under these circumstances, the Y-DNA for many descendants may not match other descendants with the same surname. Therefore, this project will assist PULLEY researchers on common or related families to work together to find their correct common ancestors, when that hasn’t been possible via the examination of the traditional paperwork trail.
You are hereby cordially invited to participate in this historic project. PULLEY family members requesting participation are requested to supply Robert B. Noles with their known genealogy.
Robert B. Noles, Pulley Surname DNA Project Group Administrator
SURNAME ORIGINS *
Pulley (2,605) 1. English: From Middle English Pulleis 'man from Apulia' (in Italy) (Middle English Poille, Poyle, Apuelle). 2. English: Habitational name from Pulley in Shropshire. 3. German: (of Slavic origin): From a personal name formed with Old Slavic bolij 'more', or a variant of Puley, from the medieval name of a Christian martyr Pelagius (from Greek pelagos 'sea'.
* The origins for the surnames above are provided by: Dictionary of American Family Names, by Hanks. The DAFN surname entries are structured to provide the surname (with alternate spellings), a comparative frequency of the surname in the U.S., the source language and origin of the surname, original spelling, typology, etymology and, in some cases, an identification of forebears.
SPELLING or NAME VARIATIONS
Puley, Pulley
SOUNDEX CODES
Puley & Pulley = P - 400
P - 400 also codes for Paul, Pawley, Peele, Poll, Poole, Powell, and Pyle
GENEALOGICAL REFERENCES
LDS - International Genealogical Index
PULLEY PROGENITORS
1) Thomas PULLEY (b 1794) (Virginia) *
(married Lydia Nicholson)
(d 1828) (Lincoln Co., Tennessee)
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Gideon, Benjamin, Thomas, Letha, Rhoda, and Elizabeth
GENETIC TESTING RESULTS
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