The Eddy DNA project was begun in July 2009. DNA testing may be able to prove or disprove some of the traditional genealogies of the Eddy/Edie/Eady/Edy/Addy surname. Not all surnames in the project have had traditional genealogies preserved so DNA may help participants to find related people so they can compare their knowledge and add to the their family tree. If you are related to any Eddy variation spelling and have taken an Autosomal Family Finder test you are encouraged to join this project also. 

Project Admins: Kari Lemons kari.lemons@gmail.com and Alice Fairhurst – alicefairhurst@gmail.com

Known Lineages in project:

1. William Eddye b. unk d. 1616, Cranbrook, Kent, England
2. Samuel Eddy b. 1608 Cranbrook, Kent, England d. 1687 MA.
3. Zachariah Eddy b. 1639 Plymouth, MA. d. 1718 Swansea, MA.
4. John Eddy b. 1666 MA. d. 1726 RI.
5. Charles Eddy b. 1703 MA. d. 1771 CT.
6. Asa Eddy b. 1727 CT. d.1774 MA.
7. Josiah Eddy b. 1755 CT. d. 1827 NY.
8. Samuel Eddy b. 1799/1800 VT. d. abt. 1865 NY
9. Oscar L. Eddy b. 1827 NY. d. 1917 NY.
10. Byron O. Eddy b. 1861 NY. d. 1919 NY.
11. Louis H. Eddy b. 1895 NY. d. 1957 NY.
12. Joseph Donald "Don" Eddy b. 1915 NY. d. 1974 NY.
13. Donald Nelson Eddy b. 1937 NY. d. 2004 FL.
    
14. Test 73256

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1. Joseph Eddy: Birth 22 Aug 1766 RI
2. Jeremiah Eddy: Birth 25 Jul 1791 New York
3. Harvey Ware Eddy: Birth 28 Aug 1813 New York
4. Darius Tillotson Eddy: Birth 24 Apr 1858 Michigan
5. Howard D T Eddy: Birth 12 Jul 1899 Michigan
6. Test 84148: Birth 19 Jun 1932 California

1. Joseph Eddy: Birth 22 Aug 1766 RI
2. Enoch Eddy: Birth 1797 RI
3. Orlando Eddy: Birth 1826 New York
4. Louis B Eddy: Birth 1866 Michigan
5. George L Eddy: Birth 1894 Michigan
6. Ethelyn Eddy: Birth: 1915 California
7. April Furman: Birth 1942 California
8. Test 256056: Birth 1961 RI (Family Contact kari@lemonspublishing.com)

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1. Robert Eddy: Birth 1768 Cornwall, England 
2. Robert Eddy: Birth 23 Feb 1794 Cornwall, England
3. Robert Eddy: Birth 1816 Cornwall, England
4. Joseph Henry Eddy: Birth 1840 Cornwall, England
5. David William Eddy: Birth Aug 1869 Wisconsin
6. Wayne Fourre Eddy: Birth 06 Sep 1912, Kansas
7. Test 36501: Birth 22 Jan 1950 California

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1. John Eddy Born about 1680 (Scotland)-Died 1750/51 at Marsh Creek, PA
2. James Eddy b. Feb 27, 17710/11 Woodbridge NJ-d. Aug 19, 1792 Woodbridge, NJ
3. William Eddy b. Dec 6, 1753 Woodbridge NJ-d. May 27, 1831 at Staten Island, NY
4. Andrew Eddey b.Apr. 3, 1801 Staten Island, NY-d. Oct 29, 1888 at Staten Island, NY
5. William Henry Eddy b.Oct. 30, 1832 at Staten Island, NY-d. Feb 1, 1910 at Jalappa, SC
6. Joseph Hunter Eddy b. Dec 29, 1868 at Jalappa, SC-d. Sept 19, 1937 at Ninety Six, SC
7. Davis Clark Eddy b. Nov 29 1910 at Ninety Six, SC-d. Feb 6, 1992 at Greenwood, SC
8. Test 192172 b. Sept 14, 1937 at Greenwood, SC (Family contact feeddy@nctv.com)

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1. James Eddy b. abt 1724 PA
2. John Eddy b. abt 1768 VA
3. Samuel Henry Eddy b.abt 1796 VA
4. Charles Lewis Eddy b. 28 Nov 1829 VA
5. James Robert Eddy b. 4 Nov 1856 WV
6. James Melvin Eddy b. 15 May 1881OH
7. Theodore Robert Eddy b. 29 Jan 1909 OH
8. Test# 336186 b. 1 Nov 1930 IN

1. James Eddy b. abt 1724, d. abt 1768 PA
2. John Henry Eddy b. abt 1769, d. 23 Jan 1823 VA
3. William Thomas Eddy b. abt 1799, d. 5 Nov 1879 VA
4. William M. Eddy b. 28 Aug 1830, d. abt 1870 VA
5. John Henry Eddy b. 14 Jun 1857, d. 27 Oct 1903
6. John McGhee Eddy b. 1 Oct 1893, d. 14 Jan 1970
7. John Everett Eddy b. 20 Dec 1920, d. 22 Mar 1984
8. Test# 358203

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1. Eddy, James, I. b. Abt. 1730 Unknown
2. Eaddy, James, II. (AKA; Eddy) b. 8 July 1754, Craven County, SC
3. Eaddy, Edward Drake b. 10 July 1784, Craven County, SC
4. Eaddy, Robert James, Sr. b. 8 October 1825, Williamsburg County, SC
5. Eaddy, Robert James, Jr. b. 19 July 1861, Prospect, Williamsburg County, SC
6. Eaddy, Dewey Phillip b. 18 September 1899, Prospect, Williamsburg, County, SC
7. Test# 336386 b. 26 March 1937, Indiantown, Williamsburg County, SC

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