Lancaster E-mail Group/Lancaster Surname Project

Lesa Lancaster Tobin contacted me through Marcia Mattingly, a member of the Kentucky Lancaster clan, during the launch of "Now and Always." Lesa invited members of the Lancaster family to join the Lancaster Surname E-mail group. Here is her message:

Please view our work @ www.familytreedna.com.

Please see “Lancaster Surname Project” on the Family Tree DNA website. Andrew Lancaster is our group coordinator.

I. Go to www.familytreedna.com and search the name Lancaster. Click on project website.

Our Lancaster line is listed under the following:

II. Go to: Lancaster DNA. Click on Haplotype R1B and R1A Lancasters. Notice the chart. We are categorized as Catholic Lancasters of Maryland. You will notice the Kentucky Lancaster DNA markers match exactly with the Maryland Lancaster male’s DNA.

III. Go to: Medieval Lancasters and ones appearing in pedigrees. Click on the Lancasters of Rainhill, England. Our Lancaster lineage starts with Generation 1 and our line arrives in Maryland at around Generation 16-18. We are working on this portion of the puzzle.

We have a private email group. If Lancaster relatives would like to receive updates let me know and I will add them to our email group. [Lesa's email address is lesatobin@comcast.net]

It is wonderful to be connected with lost Lancaster relatives from Maryland to Kentucky and beyond.

Lesa Lancaster Tobin