This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: WADE Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/YWC.2ACI/5045 Message Board Post: All WADEs are encouraged to join the WADE surname DNA project regardless of where they live or where their WADE ancestors lived. So we have an international group of WADEs. We are using a US testing laboratory that can send the test kits anywhere in the world. The more people that join the project the greater the results we will achieve. If you descend from a WADE or a variant spelling such as WAID, WAIDE, McWADE, MacWADE, and MacQUAID then this project is for you. Here are some reasons for participating in the project: 1. Determine if two people are related and descended from the same ancestor. 2. Confirm your family tree. 3. Find out if others with your surname are related. 4. Prove or disprove your research or research theories. 5. Find others to whom you are related. 6. Offer clues about your ethnic origin. 7. Determine a location for further research. 8. Confirm surname variants. 9. Identify specific family units for further research. 10. Bridge gaps of lost or destroyed records. You can learn about the WADE project and genetic genealogy in general at the web site here: http://home.cfl.rr.com/wade3/ I encourage you to check out the web site and if you have any questions please let me know. Thank you, Eldon Wade [email protected]