Harrington in Ireland

Option 1 (Best Option): If you are a Harrington male and have taken a Big Y700 YDNA test  at FTDNA- then the answer will be there in your Ancestral Path and Globetrekker reports under the Discover Tools button. Look for the Haplogroups in your Ancestral Path:  R-Z255 R-Z16434 R-ZZ9_1 R-FT74015 ( Estimated Time to Most Recent Ancestor 900 CE) Option 2: (Cheapest Option) If you are a Harrington male and have taken a Family Finder test at FTDNA or  have taken a DNA test at Ancestry, My Heritage etc and have uploaded your raw DNA data to FTDNA,  and paid a one off unlock fee (currently $USD19) you will have your Confirmed Y Haplogroup Badge on your home page. Look for the Haplogroups:  R-Z255 (Estimated Time to Most Recent Ancestor 100 BCE) R-ZZ9_1 (Estimated Time to Most Recent Common Ancestor 500 CE) Option 3: (Not really an option at all) If you are a Harrington male who has taken a Y37, Y67 or Y111 STR YDNA test at FTDNA, you do not currently have any ...

Entering your Most Distant Known Ancestor (MDKA) on FTDNA helps others identify connections, trace lineage, and improve surname and haplogroup research.  It also assists DNA Projects by providing context for grouping related testers, identifying migration patterns, and refining ancestral origins. For Irish Harringtons, it makes a difference knowing if your MDKA came from Tipperary or Cork or Galway.....or if the earliest known ancestor was in the USA or Australia...... dates and locations are key to being able to assign lineages.... To enter your MDKA information: Log in to your FTDNA account . Click on your Account Settings (found under your name in the upper right). Select the Genealogy tab, then go to Earliest Known Ancestors . 1.   In Direct Paternal Ancestor area, enter the  name,  birth,  and death dates  and a location  of your MDKA  (if you only have an estimate of birth or death date, put a small "c" beside the approximate date) SAMPL...