WGRF is excited to announce that we have just two last lines to test from the Lincolnshire group and are actively searching for descendants of the following individuals to test. Specifically we are looking for men who still carry the surname Waite (any s… more »

More DNA test results have been received for the Wacht group of Pennsylvania and the descent chart has been updated appropriately. Is your Wait/Waite/Wacht/Weight family lost in Pennsylvania? We are to the point now where a DNA test can determin if you l… more »

Congratulations to the Wecht | Waite group! They've been making progress with their DNA testing. They need more members though. Any Waite (of any spelling) who has Central Pennsylvania roots should consider participating. more »

The DNA Descent Chart for the Wacht/Wecht/Weight/Waite Family of Central Pennsylvania has been published. Anyone interested in participating in this reconstruction should contact Bert Waits. more »

In the interest of maintaining a clean working database (which now includes 90K plus persons related to the various branches of the (Waite, Wait, Waitt, Wayt, Wayte, Waight, Weight, Waites, Waitz, Waits, and Watie) families, the spelling of the surname h… more »

By now I imagine that many frequent visitors to the Waite/Wait website are wondering what all the discussion of the Wächt surname is about. In the Dutch language wächt means guard, sentry, and wait. In the German language wächt means guard, wakens, and w… more »

Diane Rice and Pat Hammond have submitted additional new and corrected information on the line of Joel Wächt. Please help to finally put this line together by submitting YOUR additions and corrections to the information we've found. more »