A long-term goal of the Henderson DNA Project is to display for future generations a DNA map of Scotland, Ireland, and England dating at least to the 15th or 16th century. We also aim to map where our restless Henderson’s disembarked on the shores of the Americas, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa.

In the implementation and management of the Henderson Surname DNA Project, the following goals are established:

• Goal # 1: Confirm Ancestry – A primary goal will be to offer project members reasonable proof of their relationship to one of the five original Henderson root families in Scotland.
• Goal # 2: Confirm Relationship Between Two or More Project Members – members who suspect a relationship with another participant can compare their DNA test results to confirm the connection. Knowing their common timeline, the two members could then rely on other information, collected by conventional genealogical research, to determine who their common ancestor might have been.
• Goal # 3: Identify Members’ Haplogroups – As part of routine testing of their DNA samples, members will learn about their ancient genetic population. The most predominate for modern day Henderson’s will be haplogroup R1a, R1b and I1a.