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Seeking direct Jude line descendants to join this surname study.
Primary focus is on direct Jude male descendants (adoptees, step-children or maternal lines won’t work for the primary study) who are the son of, the son of, the son of (etc) a man named Jude. Note: (adoptees, step-children or maternal lines won’t work for the primary study)
Please provide your Jude lineage back to the farthest known Jude ancestor (his name, location and birthdate - a circa date is fine.)
Please provide your Jude lineage back to the farthest known Jude ancestor (his name, location and birthdate - a circa date is fine.)
Additionally this YDNA study is seeking to scientifically sort through the Frederick/Jude name change (back and forth) that occurred in the 1800s and early 1900s in Virginia and eastern Kentucky. If you are a descendant with a Frederick surname that is affiliated with this family, you are also welcome to join.
Secondarily, we are accepting members who are researching the Jude surname. Anyone seeking to join without a Y-DNA test must have a family finder test (autosomal) either taken at FTDNA or uploaded to FTDNA. If you do not have a YDNA test, please provide your Jude lineage - from yourself, back as far as you know on your Jude line.