History
This surname DNA Results project was initiated by Richard F. Denney and William "Bill"
Denney in 2006 to further world-wide Denny/Denney genealogy via the DNA testing
process. Individuals from all countries are encouraged to participate. Results are compared and analyzed here.
Project Goals
The major goal is to group DNA tested persons into family lines to further the knowledge of the Denny/Denney and variant surnames. This grouping includes surname variants such as Dana, Deny, Deney, Denning, Denis, Deming, Dendy, Dinen, Dennie, Denn, Dennehy, Dennen, Denne, Dinniing, Dennig ,Demny, etc. When we use the surname DENNY or DENNEY it shall be understood to include any variant spelling.
Privacy
One of the major concerns people have regarding DNA testing is privacy. Much of this concern appears to be generated by all of the forensic law enforcement programs on television. These concerns are not valid when it comes to genealogy testing. It cannot be used to identify an individual for law enforcement purposes. The part of the DNA strand that is tested for genealogy comes from what the law enforcement technicians term "junk DNA." It is considered "junk" by them, as it is not useful for their purposes of identification. But, what is considered "junk" by them, is a treasure to genealogy testing.
If your DNA is tested for genealogy on an individual basis, your result will only be available to you and your Project Administrator(s). If you desire, your results will be made available to the other Denney DNA Results Project members. The very purpose of the Denney DNA Results Project is to try and match people who's DNA matches a Denney family line. So, if you are a part of the Denney DNA Results Project, you would want to see who you match, compare your written records to them, and possibly contact them via email for more information.
Your results are sent back to you in the form of a certificate, along with an explanatory report. Your sample is never passed on to others, for any reason!
Additionally, when you receive the DNA kit, it will have been given a unique code. This code will track your sample throughout the laboratory testing process, and your name is never used during the process.
In other words, your Y-DNA results, your haplotype or any other information about you found in the testing process will not identify you as an individual, and cannot be used by law enforcement for any reason. You are in total control of your DNA testing results!
DNA Testing Labs
We will be accepting results from Family Tree DNA for our Denny/Denney DNA Project testing laboratory. Please pay them a visit and get acquainted with their procedures and pricing. Visit their tutorial pages to learn more about their testing procedures.
Family Tree DNA is preferred as they offer more types of DNA tests and more tools for analyzing your test results. We recommend that you take 67 markers or higher for the Denny Results Project in order to get a significant reading.
Please Note
If the costs of testing are of concern to you, consider the family plan. Several members of your family could pool or contribute money to have one male member tested.
Ladies
Do not be left out. If you want to pursue DNA testing for your Denny line, recruit a father, brother, paternal grandfather, paternal uncle or a male cousin with the Denney or variant surname to be tested.
