The Scribner DNA Project has been established!  At this time, we are able to report only on the results of DNA tests from descendants of Benjamin Scribner of Norwalk, Connecticut because we do not have test results from any Scribner descendants from the John Scriven line yet.  Nevertheless, what has been demonstrated from the Benjamin Scribner test is quite revealing, as described below.

The ultimate hope for the Scribner Family DNA Project is to determine whether there are genetic links between various branches of the Scribner family in America, most notably between the Benjamin Scribner and John Scriven lines -- also known as the "Connecticut" and "New Hampshire/Maine" branches.  As we learn more about the specific DNA characteristics of each line, that DNA project can also be quite useful in resolving descendancy questions.

Background

A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. Females obtain an "X" chromosome from each of their parents.  However, males obtain a "Y" chromosome from their fathers and an "X" from their mothers.  Thus, the study of Y chromosomes provides geneticists with the unique ability to trace surnames by using the characteristics of that unique Y chromosome.  Since surnames are passed down from father to son on that Y-chromosome, the test is conducted only on males of a specific surname, and is essentially a test of their Y chromosome contents.  Thus, the tested individual must be a male that wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, or Y-DNA67 marker test. Females who would like to check their direct paternal line can have a male relative with this surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNA or the mtDNAPlus test and participate in an mtDNA project.

 

Scribner DNA Project RESULTS [Names have been reduced to initials to preserve privacy of living individuals.

 

	Descendant	393	390	19	391	385a	385b	426	388	439	389-1	392	389-2	458	459a	459b	455	454	447	437	448	449	464a	464b	464c	464d	438	441	460	461	463	YCA II a	YCA IIb	GATA H4.1	456	442	444	446	462	YGATA  10	365	GGAAT 1B07	445	452
BENJAMIN	MJ Scribner	14	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	13	13	28
BENJAMIN	KA Scribner	14	24	14	11	11	15	12	12	13	13	13	28	19			11	10	25		18	30	14	14	15	15	12	14	10	11	24	19	23	22
BENJAMIN	GR Scribner	14	24	14	12	11	15	12	12	12	13	13	28	19	9	9	11	10	25	14	18	30	14	14	15	15	12	13	10	11	24	19	23	11	16	12	13	13	11	13	23	10	12	30
JOHN
JOHN
JOHN