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Anthony Goff Family of Rehoboth has YSTR Clues, Big Y 700 Will Offer Answers

May 29, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, DNA, Research / no comments
Anthony Goff Family of Rehoboth has YSTR Clues, Big Y 700 Will Offer Answers

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy The genetic family charts on the GGFA website hold important clues. Sometimes these charts, which are based on YSNPs and YSTRs, agree with the paper trail. The charts can also point the way to break down a brick wall. Background: On […]

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Were Reports of Goff’s Death Exaggerated?

April 30, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, Family Histories, History, Research / no comments
Were Reports of Goff’s Death Exaggerated?

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy In 1873 in Milledgeville, GA, USA, a dispute between neighbors led to gunfire. In the aftermath, a 62-year-old Goff female was left critically injured. The news went viral, in an 18th century kind of way. The shooting victim’s father-in-law, Asa Goff […]

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Early Goffe Entries in the Norfolk (UK) Record Office

April 16, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
Early Goffe Entries in the Norfolk (UK) Record Office

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the last of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Norfolk Record Office (“NRO”) maintains a database of online historical records. In Norfolk, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest […]

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My Experiences With WikiTree

April 3, 2022 / Roy Lee Lockhart / Blog, Member Share, Research / no comments
My Experiences With WikiTree

I was WikiTree’s top Goff contributor for the year 2021 but I’m not all that enthusiastic about this site. I thought WikiTree would be the perfect place to post my family information and pictures, particularly my two Goff lines, on a public site where a paid subscription was not required. […]

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Early Goffe Entries in the Suffolk (UK) Record Office

March 31, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
Early Goffe Entries in the Suffolk (UK) Record Office

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the ninth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Suffolk Record Office (“SRO”) maintains and grows a database of online historical records. In Suffolk, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is […]

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An Irish Goff Family in Rhode Island, USA

March 14, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, Family Histories, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
An Irish Goff Family in Rhode Island, USA

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy A Goff family from Ireland that settled in Rhode Island, USA in the mid-19th century faces challenges in tracing their Irish ancestry due to the loss of many Irish records of genealogical value. Using a combination of traditional records and genetic […]

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Early Goffe Entries in the Essex (UK) Record Office

February 26, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
Early Goffe Entries in the Essex (UK) Record Office

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the eighth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Essex Record Office (ERO) maintains a growing database of online historical records. In Essex, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the […]

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Early Goffe Entries in the Kent (UK) County Council Archives

February 12, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
Early Goffe Entries in the Kent (UK) County Council Archives

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the seventh of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Kent County Council Archives (KCCA) maintains a database of online historical records. In Kent, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the […]

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Early Goffe Entries in the Surrey (UK) History Centre

January 29, 2022 / Phillip G Goff / Blog, History, Research, UK Interest / no comments
Early Goffe Entries in the Surrey (UK) History Centre

by Phillip G. Goff, GGFA Director of Genetic Genealogy This is the sixth of a ten-part series on early Goffe families in England. The Surrey History Centre (SHC) maintains a database of online historical records. In Surrey, like elsewhere in the south and east of England, Goffe is the earliest […]

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How a Y-DNA test threw my paternal line into question.

January 28, 2022 / Peter Clarkson / Blog, DNA, Member Share, Research, UK Interest / 5 comments
How a Y-DNA test threw my paternal line into question.

by Peter Clarkson, Staines-upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom I started my family research about 10 years ago. I was mainly interested in my maternal grandfather’s side of the family and it’s fair to say that over the ten years of research that side of my family has provided a rich seam […]

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About our GGFA Blog

Our GGFA Blog posts are short articles of interest covering a variety of topics.  Some come from our 40 years of newsletters or our Facebook group. You can select from the category list below for topics such as DNA, Research, and much more.

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Recent Posts

Anthony Goff Family of Rehoboth has YSTR Clues, Big Y 700 Will Offer Answers

Anthony Goff Family of Rehoboth has YSTR Clues, Big Y 700 Will Offer Answers

May 29, 2022
Were Reports of Goff’s Death Exaggerated?

Were Reports of Goff’s Death Exaggerated?

April 30, 2022
Early Goffe Entries in the Norfolk (UK) Record Office

Early Goffe Entries in the Norfolk (UK) Record Office

April 16, 2022
My Experiences With WikiTree

My Experiences With WikiTree

April 3, 2022
Early Goffe Entries in the Suffolk (UK) Record Office

Early Goffe Entries in the Suffolk (UK) Record Office

March 31, 2022

Recent Comments

  • Paula Coome on How a Y-DNA test threw my paternal line into question.
  • Phillip G Goff on Instant Family Tree Connects a Descendant to His Goff Heritage
  • Tori Goff on Instant Family Tree Connects a Descendant to His Goff Heritage
  • Cathy Michelle Blankenship on Instant Family Tree Connects a Descendant to His Goff Heritage
  • Peter Clarkson on How a Y-DNA test threw my paternal line into question.
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