PLEASE NOTE: THIS SALE IS FROM 2008!
Ancestry may have another sale soon, though, but at the time of this update (14 July 2009) the Ancestry Y-Chromosome DNA test ranges in price from $79 to $149. The good news is that the price has gone down since Ancestry first introduced Y-Chromosome tests. [...]
Based on a lack of any vigorous protest against Ancestry.com maintaining our DNA project, I’ve decided to remain with Ancestry.com.
But we’re in a transition time, which means that if you want to take the DNA test this month, then there’s a special little procedure we have to follow (I’ve outlined it below.)
To [...]
I just received a letter from Relative Genetics (the company handling our DNA surname project) containing the following announcement:
On June 18, we announced an exciting new partnership with the online genealogy leader, Ancestry.com, by way of our parent company, Sorenson Genomics. This new partnership will combine Ancestry.com’s unrivaled collection of online family trees and [...]
PLEASE NOTE: Since I wrote this post, this offer has been withdrawn due to the changes announced here.
I’ve been looking for ways to lower the cost of DNA testing for the Wren Family Association DNA Surname Project. The test we recommend costs $155, which might be too expensive for some.
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Introducing the Wren Family Association DNA Surname Project, for all Wren/Wrenn/Ren/Renn surnames!
Here are the two main goals for the W(R)en(n) Family Association DNA Surname Project:
To understand and connect the relationships of Wren/Wrenn/Ren/Renn surnames in the U.S. and possibly tie them to Old World families. To prove or disprove the connection so very [...]
Our Wren Kin database is growing! You can reach it by clicking this link. You'll need to apply for membership in the Wren Family Association in order to view database entries, but membership in our Association is free!
Contribute to Wren Kin!
If you have any Wren family history you'd like to share, please let me know. We are looking for family group sheets, photos, vital records, Bible pages, etc. We do not need the originals!
You can also take part in our DNA Surname Project.
Wren / Wrenn / Ren / Renn Websites
- Bedford Park Wren Family Website
- Deardorff/Renn (German origin)
- Descendants of Sir Christopher Wren
- Drewa and Wren Family Research Site
- Web Pages of Mary Ellis (Wren, Wrenn)
- Wren Branch of Pelfrey-Boyers Family Pages
- Wren Family Association DNA Surname Project
- Wren Family History (Cumberland area, UK)
- Wren Family Pennsylvania Volunteers of the Civil War
- Wrenn Family Home Page
