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Goal: The goal of the Voikhansky Extended Family project is to identify and unite descendants. DNA tests have revealed obvious DNA matching and geographical patterns, aiding in family research and the joining of family trees.
The Voikhansky family is extremely large due to the multiple marriages of Ber (Beryl) Berka Voikhahsky/Vaikhansky (b. 1824) and his son Solomon (b. 1824). Each were married several times (concurrently) and had children under various surnames, in a number of geographical locations. From these two men came as many as 150 children. The family lived in Belarus during the 1800’s, but were fortunate to have thriving businesses that brought them far from Belarus, into Romania, Poland, Ukraine and other areas to the west. The primary source of Voikhansky family income was from horse breeding and the tanning trade.
Stories of Solomon indicate that he traveled widely, started having children very young, supported his children in their education, and may have been seen as nobility in Poland. He and his children had red hair. Males in the direct Voikhansky line are believed to be from Y haplogroup Y-LM20 or L-M349.