David Nims Y-DNA Test: March 2026

In order to aid the Finding Godfrey research currently being conducted by Rob del Re and his team of researchers, NFA President David Nims recently took a Y-700 DNA test from FamilyTree dot com. A Y-DNA test can only be taken by males and follows their direct paternal line through the Y-chromosome that are passed father to son, unchanged, aside from mutations.

David took the test to trace his direct paternal ancestry and reveal genealogical relationships that might link to Nims’ ancestry. The test results may verify surname histories; however, this is dependent upon a test population large enough to establish reliable links.

David’s current results have shown that of the several hundred possibilities, three matches are close enough to reliably pursue. They indicate English origins, although none contain the name Nims (in any spelling variations). Increased Y-DNA testing by direct Godfrey male descendants may refine the results and possibly lead to helpful connections.

Y-DNA tests analyze a man’s Y-chromosome and compare it to other men in the test pool. As we know, women have X-chromosomes only. Eggs stored in a woman’s ovaries have one X-chromosome and that one X-chromosome is in the egg for each offspring, sons or daughters. Men have one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome. When sperm are created they each have either one X-chromosome or one Y-chromosome. Whichever sperm is successful during conception, determines the sex. An X sperm conceives a daughter with two X-chromosomes in every cell and a Y sperm  conceives a son with one Y-chromosome and one X-chromosomes in every cell. Thus, the Y-DNA test can only be taken by males and follows their direct paternal line through the Y-chromosome that are passed father to son, unchanged, aside from mutations.