Happy Birthday TRP
It is sixteen years since the late Beverly Watson sent an email to the now defunct Rootsweb Reeves Mailing List wondering if we might find a way to effectively share our collective research. While there are now other platforms where that is also possible, one of the strengths of The Reeves Project is that we ask that nothing of significance is simply deleted and replace by something else. If subsequent research show s the father of Fred R*v*(s) was Jack and notWiki Stats - End March 2026
The total number of pages in the Wiki (as at 1 March 2026) now stands at 14860 (previously 14869, 14864, 14856), increase of eleven pages during March. Of the total, 3045 pages (was 3045, 3045, 3045) begin with a number and are most probably a date related gleaning. We currently have 6677 wiki pages categorised as "People", of which 6148 begin with the letter "R".Community members should log in to see more.
TRP Users
During March we have received three new enquiries about membership of TRP. We ended the month with 611 user accounts registered in TRP, an increase of four over the previous month. We had three users successfully activated their account during the month and we're pleased to welcome Ishron, Glenn and Steve to the TRP Community. At the time of writing only two have attempted to create an AboutMe Page and we'd encourage everybody to do so. Take a look at First Steps - Part 2 for a reminder. (Subsequently updated on 02Apr2026 to reflect the third AboutMe Page.)If you are having issues activating your account or have simply lost interest, please do let us know. Please contact New User Admin by sending an email to TRP123 (at) TheReevesProject (dot) org if you're stuck and need help or have subsequently decided you don't want to join our community. If you are not yet a member and would like to contribute to our community, please see our About Us page to find out a little more about TRP and then please complete our Join Us form to start the membership enrolment process.
Whether you joined TRP recently or a while ago, if you have yet to do so, please set a meaningful name for yourself as described in First Steps - Part 1. It isn't difficult and only takes a couple of minutes to do. If it helps, think of it as a (small) name label badge; so your first name plus the surname by which you are presently known (or at least the surname initial) would generally be a good choice. You'll find links to the remainder of the our six part First Steps as part of the FAQ - First Steps. Those same First Steps are also a great refresher for anybody returning to The Reeves Project after a period away.
Reeves DNA Project Update - 1q2026
During the first quarter of 2026 we've had four new members joining the Reeves DNA Project at FtDNA. As of 30 March 2026, the total current membership is now 473.January was a quiet month with no new members. During February we welcomed Stephanie, LaWanda and Gary and in March Laura has joined the project.
Through the past quarter we've added one new set of Y-DNA test results to share with the Project.
Kit B82229 for Billy Gibson presently ungrouped DNA Group 10 We are grateful to Stephanie for providing DNA Proxy Permission on behalf of BillyAs ever, we would encourage all new Y-DNA donors or their representatives to make contact and allow us to identify them within TRP. This is particularly significant if your connection to the R*v*(s) surname is from a female ancestor and you have taken a Y-DNA test. Please take a minute to read DNA Group XX's home page within TRP.
There continues to be a steady stream of match notifications for existing members of our project during the past quarter, including 6 notifications of Y-67 matches and 27 notifications of Y-37 matches. These included matches with members of Group 10 and DNA Group 16.
During the past quarter we've seen no notifications for existing project members receiving new Big-Y results.
Membership Criteria & DNA Group XX
Unlike some one name DNA studies, the Reeves DNA Project is happy to welcome all those with an interest in the Reeves surname (and its variants), regardless of their gender or their surname. For those who have taken a Y-DNA test, if your results match one of our pre-existing Groups, we will automatically link your kit with that group. All other Y-DNA test results remain in the ungrouped pool.However, keeping the ungrouped pool free of Y-DNA results we know should never expect a Reeves Y-DNA match makes life much easier for both the admins and those project members hoping to find a Reeves Y-DNA match. If your connection to the R*v*(s) surname is from a female ancestor and you have taken a Y-DNA test, please take a minute to read DNA Group XX's home page within TRP.
Half a Step Back
For the past ten years Martin B has been one of the co-admins at The Reeves DNA Project. But for personal reasons, he now needs to be a little less active there. For the past five plus years he has produced this quarterly summary. Some of you may not be over inspired by it. But it does help casual visitors realise that the admin team for this DNA Project are routinely monitoring activity within the project and hopefully may encourage them to join us by requesting membership. They may turn out to be one of your DNA cousins and help knock down that genealogy brick wall of yours.If you'd be prepared to help out with the Project's admin and in particular continue producing a quarterly update similar to this, please do reach out to The Reeves DNA Project admins via the Activity Feed page at Reeves DNA Project at FtDNA
If you missed last quarter's summary, the DNA Project Update for 4q2025 is available here.