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Questions which can be answered through participation in the DNA project:

1. Are the American Dowdys related to English Dowdys or Irish Dowdys?
2. Are the Dowdys of Chatham Co NC related to the Dowdys of Cumberland VA or Currituck NC (or both)?

 

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Until a Dowdy DNA project can be established, Dowdy Family Branches encourages all males with the Dowdy surname to participate in the "Dowd" FTDNA surname project (Dowdy being a variant). Join >> here

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Dowdy Surname DNA Results (found on various public databases)

Peter Dowdy b 1784 England (haplotype not given)

Andrew Dowdy of Slayden Mississippi (haplotype: E3)
(editor: I've looked for info on this family. He may be from a Dowdy family of African ancestry in that area. Any info sent to this website would be appreciated)

Dowdys of Chatham NC DNA result found on Sorenson Database website.

A descendant of Baalam Dowdy (via son Benjamin Jeeter Dowdy) has submitted a male lineage Y-chromazone DNA. The following are the markers:

This Dowd family DNA website offers the following matches to the Dowdys of Chatham NC. Without knowing the DNA profiles of any of the English Dowdy families found in the international section on this website, this evidence is strong that the Chatham NC Dowdys are indeed Irish and a descendant of the ancient O'Dowd family of County Sligo.

MARKER  DOWDYS OF CHATHAM NC
Baalam Dowdy > Benj Jeeter Dowdy >
John Thos Dowda>
Peter Dowd born c1790-Scrabby, Co. Cavan Ireland. Lived Princeton, NJ  James Dowd born 1802-Co. Fermanaugh Ireland 
DYS393  13  13  13
DYS390 25 25 25
DYS394/19 14 14 14
DYS391 11 11 11
DYS385a 11 12 12
DYS385b 13 13 13
DYS426 12 12 12
DYS388 12 12 12
DYS429 12 12 12
DYS389I 13 13 13
DYS392 14 14 14
DYS389II 29 29 29
DYS458 17 17 17
DYS459a 9 9 9
DYS459b 10 10 10
DYS455 11 11 11
DYS454 11 11 11
DYS447 25 25 25
DYS437 15 15 15
DYS448 18 18 18
DYS449 30 30 31
DYS464a 15 15 15
DYS464b 16 16 16
DYS464c 17 17 17
DYS464d 17 17 17