This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WADE, WAID, WAADE, or WAIDE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Ee.2ADI/663 Message Board Post: To the WADE, WAIDE, WAAD, or WAID Researchers: While researching your specific line of Wade's, I'm sure you have come across a Wade that could not be connected to your family or you have an illusive Wade that seems to have vanished in thin air. This a project by amateur genealogists who want to learn as much as we can about our ancestors, the Wade's. Our intention is to compile the information and share it with anyone who would like a copy of it for free of charge. This project has three (3) goals: 1. Several Wade's arrived in America along the Atlantic coast in the early 1600's. It is strongly believed that most of these Wade's were related. We would like to compile information or lineages on these individuals and this may lead us to their relationships and their origins. If they are already included in "The Wade Genealogy" by Stuart Charles Wade, they have a lineage established, however if they are not in this book, but arrived onto the Atlantic coast of the states, please let us know and we will include them in the "Wade Project". 2. The second goal is to create a lineage for each of these Wade's. This is where we connect that extra Wade we found doing research or find that illusive Wade that vanished. We also hope to find some leads to the parentage of our oldest family member, Edward Wade, born circa 1611. 3. The ultimate goal is to create the most comprehensive database of Wade's in the United States including any spelling of WADE, WAADE, WAID or WAIDE. Following is a list of those early Wade's that came from London to Virginia, but if you have another Wade, not on the list, we would like to have any information you have to possibly connect them. Name Age Ship Sail Date Edward Wade 24 Paul July 2, 1635 George Wade 16 St Christopher 1635 George Wade 19 Primrose July 27, 1635 John Wade 21 Constance October 24, 1635 Phillip Wade n/a n/a n/a Richard Wade n/a n/a n/a Robert Wade 35 Paul 1635 Thomas Wade n/a n/a 1637 William Wade 33 St Christopher 1633 William Wade 33 St Christopher 1634 If you are a descendant of one of these or any Wade's, will you help and send your information to June Nevar ( jnevar@attbi.com ). In the subject line please put your ancestor's name, birth date and ship name ( ex. Edward Wade, b. 1610/11, Paul ). This will help us keep the information on your lineage in the correct file. Please include documentation, such as wills, deeds, census, etc. or a source location for your documentation. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to contact us. Thank you in advance for your help with the "Wade Project." June Nevar ( jnevar@attbi.com ) Georgia Hendrix ( georgiamhh@aol.com ) Charley Wade ( cwade14532@aol.com )