HUDSON, HUTSON etc Global DNA Project

Group Administrator: Joni Hudson - Email: joanh954@aol.com

Project Background

The worldwide HUDSON, HUDSON etc DNA Project was launched in 2003 and has grown leaps and bounds to its current 190 participants. It is open to all researchers of the HUDSON surname - and its many variant spellings - including the presumed original spelling of HUDD/HUDDE.

The Project welcomes both paternal Y-DNA testing and maternal line mtDNA testing. To join the HUDSON etc DNA Project and enjoy the discounted Project rate we require the equivalent of a Family Group Sheet for your proven earliest ancestor and data on your direct line-with sourcing. This data is crucial to interpreting one's DNA results. So, PLEASE join us in making this Project a tremendous success! Remember, DNA does not lie!

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DNA TEST SPECIALS - 01-31 July 2009

Y-DNA37 – promotional price $119 (reg. price $149) (male donor only--for the paternal line)
Y-DNA67 – promotional price $199 (reg. price $238) (male donor only--for the paternal line)
mtDNAPlus – promotional price $119 (reg. price $149) (male or female donor--for the maternal line)

The test kits must be ordered and paid for by 31 July. This promotion will not be extended.

Please make sure you order from this web page via the REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP link (left hand column):

These are the BEST prices, marker for marker, of any company in the market! So spread the word and get orders in ASAP. The sooner you act the sooner your results will be in.

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The two primary tests for genealogy are Y-DNA for your paternal line and mtDNA for your maternal line:

**Y-DNA is for your paternal line - your father, his father, his father's father etc on up the male line. Only a male can Y-DNA test.
Y-DNA12 markers is more for anthropology; DNA matches can be long before surnames came into existance. But, you can upgrade anytime to more markers.
Y-DNA25 markers is "ok" but you can also upgrade later.
Y-DNA37 markers is very, very good since it brings DNA matches much closer in time.
And, even better is the full Y-DNA67 markers test.

**mtDNA is for your maternal line - your mother, her mother, her mother's mother etc on up the female line.
mtDNA is for low-resolution;
mtDNAPlus is for the better high-resolution.

To order your DNA kit: on the left side of this page in the blue border click on REQUEST TO JOIN THIS GROUP. Then, just fill in the order form. Be sure the test(s) you are ordering appears in the little window at the bottom of the order form. Credit Card payment is the most expeditious and is secure.

To see a sample DNA kit visit: http://www.familytreedna.com/kit/html
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The HUDSON surname is English patronymic from the medieval personal name Hudde (see also Hutt). It is particularly common in Yorkshire and is also well established in Ireland.

In the 1990 US census the very popular HUDSON surname ranked 162nd out of 88799 for people of all ages. In the same census HUTSON ranked 2,302; HODGSON ranked 3,753; HODSON ranked 5,160; HUDDLE ranked 18,650; and, HUDDY ranked 83,571.

According to one internet posting, a 1944 survey revealed HUDSON or its variants was the 130th most common name in England and Wales, with a relative frequency of 0.09%.

According to Clan Donald, approximately 7% of all HUDSONs are of Scots ancestry. Those from the Island of Skye would have originally been a MacHUDSON or MacUISDEAN. The Scot HUDSONs are of Clan Donald (MacDonald). In addition, the Scottish surnames have remained intact since the 1400s when the first Scots began to settle Shetland.

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Feb2007: FTDNA opened a multi-lingual office in Zurich aimed at gaining more overseas participants into the DNA Projects. This branch, iGENEA ( www.igenea.com/ ) , offers customer support and news in Spanish, French, Italian, German and English, while providing local shipping and payment in common European currencies. In addition, the German DNA-Fingerprint merged with FTDNA. Thomas Krahn, DNA-Fingerprint owner/scientist, officially moved to Houston and opened the new joint laboratory.

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Hudson Family Association (HFA)
For anyone interested in the Hudson, Hutson etc name please be sure to visit the web site of the Hudson Family Association (HFA) genealogy organization at: http://www.hudsonfamilyassociation.org/
and consider joining the society. Although the DNA Project is not HFA's it is fully endorsed by the Association.


Note: Project Administrators are volunteers and receive no compensation other than the shear pleasure of helping one another.