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Description
Stidham & Stedman & variants DNA Study.
The focus of our study is to scientifically determine those Stidhams (all spellings) genetically descended from the Swedish immigrant, Timen Stiddem (c.1610-1686), from those who aren't. Additionally, to identify genetic descedants of the Scottish Steedmans, many of whom now spell their names as Stidham, Steadham, and Stedham. Also, a new focus is to see if the Stedman families who settled in New England in the early 1600s are related to the Scottish Steedmans and Steadmans who settled in the Carolinas in the 1700s.
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
Steadham, Steadman, Steddom, Stedham, Stedman, Steedman, Stidam, Stiddom, Stiddum, Stidham, Stidman, Stidmon, Stidom, Stidum, Studman