The famililes currently involved in the study include the following. (Page 17)
| Family | Ancestor Names | Location(s) | DNA Results |
| W426 | John Wells | Stow Market, Suffolk, England b: Cir 1491 | W426 |
| W427 | Samuel Wells/Elizabeth Methney | Maryland b: Cir 1800 to Athens Twp., Athens County, Ohio |
W035 |
| W428 | James Alexander Wells/Eliza Jane | Gray's Woods Hill, Long Island, Bahamas b: Cir 1817 | W428 |
| W429 | Caleb Wells/Lois Coon | Westerly, Kings County, Rhode Island b: 14 Mar 1731 | W002 |
| W430 | James Wells/Sarah Hawk | Breckenridge County, Kentucky b: Cir 1760 to Bullitt County, Kentucky |
W023 |
| W431 | William Sydney Smith Willes/Mary Lorinthia Clyde | Jefferson, Cole County, Missouri b: 18 Mar 1819 to Lehi, Utah County, Utah |
W365 |
| W432 | John Wells/Mary (Hannah?) Simmons | England b: Nov 1829 to Olema, Huron County, Ohio |
W003 |
| W433 | Phineas Wells/Appollonia Prudence Kittle | New York b: Cir 1742 to Wood County, Virginia |
W013 |
| W434 | George C. Wells/Elizabeth Helen Lasch | Ft. Edward, Washington County, New York b: Cir 1883 to Tryo, Rensselaer, County, New York |
W031 |
| W435 | William Wells/Eliza Rutledge | North Carolina m: Cir 1830 to Perry County, Alabama |
W022 |
| W436 | William Wells/Maria Neale | Warwickshire, England b: Cir 1821 to New Zealand |
W041 |
| W437 | William R. Wells/Elizabeth Gault | Virginia b: 18 Jul 1797 to Mason County, Kentucky |
W027 |
| W438 | Andrew Wells/Sally Jane | Kentucky b: Cir 1826 to Perry County, Kentucky |
W006 |
| W439 | Yelverton Wells/Jane Penelope Pash | Virginia Cir 1810 to Nelson County, Kentucky |
W011 |
| W440 | Tents Wells/Sarah Allen | Orange County, North Carolina b: Cir 1802 to Schuyler County, Illinois |
W036 |
| W441 | Howell Wells/Catherine Cunningham | Surrey, North Carolina b: 29 Jan 1804 to Silver Creek, Clark County, Indiana |
W037 |
| W442 | Samuel Wells/Hannah Warner | Hatfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts b: Cir 1729 to Georgia, Franklin County, Massachusetts |
W001 |
| W443 | Jonathan Wells/Mary Newton | Colchester, New London County, Connecticut b: 17 Oct 1696 | W001 |
| W444 | Shadrack Wells/Phoebe Carlton | Duplin County, North Carolina b: Cir 1798 to Coquitt County, Georgia |
W024 |
| W445 | Thomas Dave Wells/Penny Elder | Georgia b: Cir 1859 to Paulding County, Georgia |
W445 |
| W446 | Newton L. Wells/Mildred Ann Hester | Virginia b: Cir 1825 to Flintville, Lincoln County, Tennessee |
W023 |
| W447 | Thomas Wells | County Cork, Ireland b: Cir 1785 to Southeast Arkansas |
W024 |
| W448 | John Wells | Bath, England b: Cir 1710 | W032 |
| W449 | Daniel Hanmer Wells/Eliza Rebecca Robinson | Trenton, Oneida County, New York b: 27 Oct 1814 to Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah |
W015 |
| W450 | Elisha Elijah Wells/Mary Wilmoth | Mecklenburg County, Virginia b: Cir 1808 | W023 |