Projects: (1) Austin (Y-DNA) Project, and (2) Austin Autosomal DNA (at-DNA) Project. As shown in the figure, each participant in the program supports one leg of a tree-legged stool: 1) AFAOA with its DNA support staff and its extensive Austin-Austen databases, 2) you the researcher with your DNA data and results, and 3) commercial vendor Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) which provides DNA testing, data comparisons, and displays results. Both projects require a single membership account with FTDNA which automatically enrolls you in the combined program. You can join the program even if you were tested by a commercial vendor other than FTDNA. Additional details are provided under each of our two Projects. AFAOA does not administer the DNA testing or receive any funding or compensation from Family Tree DNA. Our projects are entirely voluntary and used solely for educational and research purposes, with the anonymized results made publicly available to advance genealogical and historical understanding.

AUSTIN FAMILY TREES - There is a huge benefit in coupling your Austin DNA testing with contextual and genealogical information in AFAOA’s Database. You do not need to register or sign in to view the data and information that has been assembled over AFAOA’s decades of collaborative work on various lines of Austin surnames. Membership in AFAOA itself is strongly recommended* but not required to participate in the DNA program.

HOW TO JOIN THE DNA PROGRAM - If you are interested in joining the Austin-Austen DNA Program, please click Family Tree DNA Austin-Austen Project then fill out and submit the "Austin-Austen DNA Project Join Request" form. Program membership reduces the cost of testing.

*To become a member of the AFAOA, please click on the membership page.

For specific project details, click on Y-DNA Project or at-DNA Project.

AFAOA does maintain a small annual budget to provide free 37-marker Y-DNA tests or to help defray the costs of upgrading to the expanded FTDNA Big Y-700 DNA test. These are limited in number and preference will be give to those individuals whose progenitor lines do not have any project participants yet. To inquire more about this contact our Y-DNA Project coordinator.