PERRY Family Finder Results Various Perrys have also taken the Family Finder test, by Family Tree DNA. Others have taken 23andMe’s Relative Finder test. These tests looks at autosomal DNA (atDNA), which is passed down through all ancestral lines. Therefore it is possible to determine cousin relationships between descendants of the same ancestor, even where they have different surnames. As autosomal DNA gets passed down randomly through each parent, it isn’t possible to determine which line the common ancestor is from without further research. However, this new test is of enormous benefit to Perry descendants, particularly females, or those who do not have the Perry surname, but that would still like to be part of the project. The test can prove a relationship between two people, but cannot disprove a relationship as the common ancestor may be too many generations back for the two testers to share DNA. Below are details of those members of the Perry project who have had their autosomal DNA tested. These have been arranged into groups corresponding with those on the Ancestors page for the yDNA project and so each form a family cluster. For each group, details of any genetic matches have been noted and a link provided to the Y project’s ancestral information page. Please note that all information has been sent in by the testers themselves and has not been verified by us. If you would like to join the FF test, please click here. For those who have already joined, some people have found it useful to upload their raw data to GEDmatch, where results from all testing companies can be compared. Results and ancestral information coming soon.