Hi, I am looking for Hersey/Hearsey descendants as part of my Hersey Family Research Project. I am very interested in this Hearsey branch.
Welcome Herseys! This project is for all people with the surname Hersey or Hearsey regardless of where you live. In fact, the project will only succeed if Herseys from all over join in.
Our goal is quite simple - to discover the medieval and ancient origins of our Hersey ancestors. Most of us (Herseys from the U.K., Australia & the U.S.) are descended from Hersey families that lived in the 1500's in the English counties of Berkshire, Sussex, and Norfolk. But how were those 16th century Hersey families linked, and did we all have common Hersey ancestors? Where were our Hersey families in the 1400s? 1300s? 800s? This is what we want to find out.
My YDNA testing (more on this in a bit) shows my ancient paternal Hersey ancestor was a Celtic man who lived in Western England (marked in red on the map) nearly 4,000 years ago. Is this ancient Celtic man your Hersey ancestor too? Also shown on the map is Nathaniel Hersey, the most distant Hersey ancestor I can trace using paper records. YDNA filled in the rest. As other Herseys do YDNA tests we will all learn how the whole Hersey family is linked together!
Fortunately for us the Hersey surname is relatively uncommon - this will make it quite a bit easier to trace our origins. A whole lot easier than if we were Cooks or Smiths or Joneses. So that's good news.
Please contact me if you are a Hersey / Hearsey / Hercy male. I am sponsoring YDNA tests!
Cheers,
Steve Hersey
Alexandria, Virginia, USA
