The Hiley Y-DNA project, hosted by Family Tree DNA, was set up in November 2020 by Susan Meates, the DNA Advisor for the Guild of One-Name Studies.
In recent years DNA testing has become a major benefit to family history researchers, providing additional information to that which we can find out from traditional paper-based records.The Y-DNA test tells you about your direct male line, which is your father, his father, his father and so on back in time. You must be male to take this test, and to join the Hiley project you should have the Hiley or Highley surname.
The test is a harmless genealogy test of locations on the Y chromosome, called markers, which are passed from father to son, typically unchanged. The test result is a string of numbers and contains no personal information. You will be an exact or close match to those men to whom you are related.
We have assembled a number of different Hiley/Highley family trees and one of the aims of the project is to find out which trees are connected.
The project is still in its early stages but already we are making discoveries about the origin and evolution of the Hiley/Highley surnames.
So far we have found 4 distinct genetic groups:
1 The 'Yorkshire Hileys' originated in the Upper Calder Valley just west of Halifax in Yorkshire. Most of the posts in this Blog up to now have been about members of this group. The earliest confirmed ancestor in this group is David Hiley who married Dorothy Maud in 1725.
2 This group can be traced back to a convict William Highley who was transported to Maryland in 1760. William sailed from Liverpool and was from the 'West of England' but we haven't yet been able to establish his origins.
3 Georg Heyle emigrated from Germany and arrived in Philadelphia in 1732. The family adopted the Hiley surname.
We have assembled a number of different Hiley/Highley family trees and one of the aims of the project is to find out which trees are connected.
The project is still in its early stages but already we are making discoveries about the origin and evolution of the Hiley/Highley surnames.
So far we have found 4 distinct genetic groups:
1 The 'Yorkshire Hileys' originated in the Upper Calder Valley just west of Halifax in Yorkshire. Most of the posts in this Blog up to now have been about members of this group. The earliest confirmed ancestor in this group is David Hiley who married Dorothy Maud in 1725.
2 This group can be traced back to a convict William Highley who was transported to Maryland in 1760. William sailed from Liverpool and was from the 'West of England' but we haven't yet been able to establish his origins.
3 Georg Heyle emigrated from Germany and arrived in Philadelphia in 1732. The family adopted the Hiley surname.
4 James Hiley married Mary Learoyd in Bradford Cathedral in 1775. We don't yet know any more about James from before that year. A lot of early records for this family use the surname Iley as well as Hiley.
Some more tests are currently being processed.
If you have the Hiley or Highley surname, or if you are related to someone, or know of someone, with this surname, then please get in touch to find out more about taking the test and joining the project. You can use the email address shown on this page or Post a Comment below.
Some more tests are currently being processed.
If you have the Hiley or Highley surname, or if you are related to someone, or know of someone, with this surname, then please get in touch to find out more about taking the test and joining the project. You can use the email address shown on this page or Post a Comment below.
This is an exciting opportunity to find out about the origins of the various Hiley/Highley families.
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