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Description
This study is an attempt to compare the DNA of families who use various spellings of these surnames, which are pronounced the same, with an (S) sometimes being added. It is known that Sauter and Sautter spellings were used interchangably in Wuerttemberg, Germany, and that some members of this family emigrated to the U.S., in the 1830's, whereupon they used the Souder and Souders spellings. These surnames are also found among immigrants who came to PA, OH, and VA, 100 years earlier, using the same given names for their children, although records have not been located which link the families.
Requirements
A Surname Project traces members of a family that share a common surname. They are of the most interest in cultures where surnames are passed on from father to son like the Y-Chromosome. This project is for males taking a Y-Chromosome DNA (Y-DNA) test. Thus, the individual who tests must be a male who wants to check his direct paternal line (father's father's father's...) with a Y-DNA12, Y-DNA37, Y-DNA67, or Y-DNA111 test and who has one of the surnames listed for the project. Females do not carry their father's Y-DNA. Females who would like to check their father's direct paternal line can have a male relative with his surname order a Y-DNA test. Females can also order an mtDNA test for themselves such as the mtDNAPlus test or the mtFullSequence test and participate in an mtDNA project. Both men and women may take our autosomal Family Finder test to discover recent relationships across all family lines.
Surnames In This Project
Sauder, Sauders, Sauter, Sautter, Souder, Souders, Souter, Sowder, Suter