Richards Surname

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A group for those researching the Richards surname.The founder of this group manages the Richards DNA Surname Project at Family Tree DNA. While Y-DNA testing is recommended, it is not a requirement to join this group.
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Looking for male Richards descendants in the British Isles who have tested DNA

by Claude C Richards

Jul 13, 2009

Most of the posts I have seen online regarding Richards in Europe seem to point to Cornwall, Devon or maybe Wales. I would be excited to compare my DNA results with male Richards descendants documented from those locations to see if they can help identify where my family came from. Anybody interested?
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    Anne-Marie Richards

    Hello,
    My husband is a 'Richards' from Cornwall. I have only just started researching his side of the tree, but so far the Richards's have all been Cornish. We haven't done any DNA tests - to be honest I hadn't considered it before - but if it's easy to do and not too expensive, I might be able to persuade him (or his father, who still lives in Cornwall).
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    Jul 21, 2009

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      Mick Richards

      Hi Claude & Ann-Marie,
      Have just joined this Richards network. I live in New Zealand. My Richards forbears came from Wexford Ireland and before that supposedly Wales. I have my Y dna on the Chart that Richard Hill is administering. Have you folks had your family dna listed and compared thereon or are there numerous different charts worldwide which perhaps never get compared?

      Mick Richards

      Aug 8, 2009

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        Claude C Richards

        There is a very helpful class handout regarding DNA testing at http://xmission.com/~gruf/classes/dnasmgf.pdf. It says that SMGF test for free which is no longer the case. Otherwise, very good information.
        Claude

        Aug 9, 2009