Oliphant/Olyphant/Oliphint/Olifant/Olifent/Olphant Autosomal DNA Project.
The following information for Forensic Historians, Genealogists, and Ancestry Research buffs was extracted directly from the Ancestry Projects Page on GEDmatch.com. Kristi Lami is a confirmed DNA member of the group. Kristi Lami is the host of “Are You Related to Morgan Plantagenet?” located in the same free section of their Global Intelligence based Ancestry Platform. Please contact them directly for information about joining. We can only answer questions about our own group. The hosts of their program will have to assist you with any ancestral verifications of your own DNA. If you do match their terms for inclusion, we recommend that you add your own GED kit match number for inclusion in the Ancestry Preservation Project helping to solve cold cases in health and for the medical welfare of all.
“This project is for all descendants of Oliphant/Olyphant/Oliphint/Olifent/Olifant/Ollivant/Olivent and all other spellings, as well as known lines that did not take the Oliphant surname, such as the Walt family descending from Peter Oliphant of Liverpool, PA. This project compliments the Oliphant Y-DNA Project at FamilyTree DNA. Only males who carry the Oliphant name (or should have) and carry Oliphant Y-DNA can effectively contribute to that project. So what about the overwhelming proportion of Oliphant descendants whose grandmother or 4th great-grandfather was the Oliphant? This project will help to connect Oliphant descendants around the world and hopefully break down brick walls regarding parentage of immigrant ancestors and assessing which line of Oliphants your family is connected to. Just a few examples: In the USA, descendants of Duncan Oliphant and descendants of William Oliphant & Betsy Gordy have been stymied for generations as to who the parents of these men were. In Australia, many Oliphant lines hit a wall in the 1800s, unable to make the jump across the oceans to origin points in Scotland, England, or even Ireland. South African Oliphants/Olifants often wonder if their surname is based upon place names (River Olifant) or whether there is a Scottish or English Oliphant in their pasts. The more Oliphant descendants from around the globe who participate, the greater the probability that we will make some helpful discoveries. Please join us!”