Genealogy is the study of families, family history, and in tracing their lineages. It involves using family records, historical records, oral interviews, and genetic analysis to establish kinship and build family trees. To have a pedigree that is accepted by government entities, one must have a “paper trail” back through time. This was very important in establishing the senior line when determining hereditary ownership of lands and titles. The Clan Crawford Association uses both traditional genealogy methods and genetic genealogy to assist members in finding their roots.

Our genetic genealogy unit is in partnership with Family Tree DNA, the largest database in the world for Y-DNA individual data. Clan Crawford is the appointed keeper of the Family Tree Crawford Surname Project. We assist Family Tree in identifying unique Crawford DNA lineages.

Who we are as a person is determined by our gene structure and by the environment in which we have been emersed. Family is as much a determining factor as heredity.

Join Clan Crawford Association and have your DNA tested to allow us to help you follow your roots.