What We're About
The following variant spellings are expected to be interested in the Molyneaux Y-DNA
Surname Project:
Molyneaux, Molyneau, Molineaux, Molineux, Mollineaux, Mollineax, Molyneax, Mulanax,
Mulenex, Mulinex, Mulinix, Mullinnex, Mulnix, Mullenax, Mulloneaux, Mullenix, Mullenneaux,
Mullennix, Mullinax, Mullineaux, Mullineux, Mullinex, Mullinicks, Mullniks, Mullinix,
Mullinnix, Mulno and possibly others.
The project started in 2005 under the skillfull administration of Sharon Bryant,
who died this past year. Sharon was a descendant of Jonathon and Susanna Mullinix
of North Carolina through their son, Greenberry.
To give you a quick rundown on Y-DNA and its importance let me first say that there
are many testing companies which will do Y-DNA testing for you. Our project is set
up at Family Tree DNA. This site
is intended to provide additional tools and information beyond those on the testing
company website.
Briefly, Y-DNA is passed only from father to son. IF you are a male bearing one
of the surname variants listed at the beginning of this message you are eligible
to take part in our surname Y-DNA project. Women can only be involved through encouragement
of their male relatives who bear the surname, by being the genealogy researchers,
or contributing funds to pay for the testing.
Y-DNA testing is not a be-all to end-all in the search for our ancestors and the
connections between families. It is only a tool and must be used in conjunction
with documented family research. The testing project is being conducted with the
full knowledge and support of the International Molyneaux Family Association.
As testing kits are ordered and results are reported, the results will be posted
to this website which has been set up for this purpose. It is different from the
IMFA website but has a connection to it.
We will only be discussing DNA on this site. You can post requests, comments and
information you are willing to share on our Discussion Forums.
We look forward to working with you. If you have questions regarding Y-DNA testing
please post your message on Discussion Forums.
