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The July 2025 (Summer) issue of Goffs/Goughs – Their Ancestors and Descendants is now available. Guests can view the July 2025 Table of Contents, while Members can access this new issue and all previous newsletters going back to 1982.
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From our GGFA Blog
Early Goffe Families in the South and East of England
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager This is the first of a 10-part series on early Goffe families in England. The three-part History of Gough and Goff Surnames in the GGFA newsletter (Fall 2019, Winter 2020 and Spring 2020) discussed the distinct origins of the Goch>Gough and Goffe>Goff […]
Instant Family Tree Connects a Descendant to His Goff Heritage
by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA DNA Project Manager In the September 25, 2021 GGFA Virtual Gathering, I presented on the topic of “Instant Goff/Gough Family Tree: Using Autosomal DNA Results to Find Your Y Haplogroup.” The theme was that autosomal DNA tests from AncestryDNA, 23andme, MyHeritage and LivingDNA include YSNPs. […]
Exploring our Website – Newsletter Archive
The gem of our archives is our 40-year collection of Goffs/Goughs: Their Ancestors and Descendants, our quarterly journal of research and discoveries shared by GGFA members. It includes nearly 160 editions with more than 4,500 pages. if you would like to know more about navigating the Newsletter Archive, you may […]