More about these DNA participants:

A summary of information about the ancestry of each of the Slade DNA participants is shown below in numerical order of kit number.  In respect to their privacy, names of the participants are not listed. If you think you may related and wish to contact any of these participants, please send your inquiry here and your inquiry will be forwarded to them.  On the subject line, please put SLADE and the kit number of the person you wish to contact.  Be sure to include your name, address, email and telephone number.

24355, 25580, 25822, 27000 and 67527 all descend from Samuel Slade of Southampton, VA.  Their DNA tests are almost identical, thereby confirming relationships previously derived from conventional paper research. We have extensive documented information about these lines.

24355      descends from Samuel d 1789 VA, Jethro, Samuel, Joseph H b 1825 GA, John T b 1848 GA, Ernest P b 1871 Young Co, TX, Lee D. b 1898 Wise Co, TX. - Migration VA>GA>LA>TX>Grady Co, OK

25580  descends from Samuel d1789 VA, Jethro, Samuel, Joseph H, b 1825 GA, John T b 1848 GA, Oliver H, b 1887 Young Co, TX - Migration VA>GA>LA>TX>OK>Sante Fe, NM

25822  descends from Samuel d1789 VA, Jethro, Simon, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Turner: Migration VA>Pike Co, GA>Barbour Co, AL

27000  descends from Samuel d1789 VA, Jethro, William, Simon D., Sam Jones: Migration VA>Washington Co, GA

29491    descends from William d 1729 Swansea MA > Edward, Edward, John, John, John Palmer, Louis Palmer, John Milton

29687    descends from John d 1791 Chelsea, Suffolk, MA > 29687 is exact 12 marker match with 53165 and 11/12 with 65157, all descending from Spice Slades of Chelsea, MA.

29712    descends from Samuel of Cheraw Dist, SC > Hezekiah b 1804 SC > Charles b1832 MS > Charles b 1872 Marion MS > Paul Rex b 1914 Bogalusa, Washington Co, LA

30350    descends from John Frank b 1798 NC > John F, Jr > Benjamin Abner b 1878 Pamlico NC

37848    descends from Samuel of Cheraw Dist, SC > Hezekiah b 1804 SC > Calvin Griffin > Ceamon Calvin b 1880 MS > J. P. b 1911 Lamar MS. His DNA12 exactly matches both 29712 and 30350. His DNA-25 is one different than 29712 [MS] and two different than 30350 [NC]. This shows a definite relationship between MS, SC & NC Slades.

38650    descends from Samuel Slade b 1810 Hyde NC, > Franklin O.  > Charles Alexander b 1890 Beaufort NC. The participant was born Beaufort, NC, so it is strange indeed that his DNA does not match any of the other NC Slades.

49514    descends from Mary & ? Slade b c 1845 FL > Stephen b 1872 Dade FL > Fred Robert b 1901 Pr Anne VA.   1930 Norfolk VA

49533  descends from William Slade of CT > Windham Co, VT

49933  descends from William b 1681 Engl > William b 1719 Hebron CT > William 1753 Windsor CT > Norman Bronson b 1798 Cornwall, Addison, VT > George Henry b 1838 Addison VT > Carl Henry b 1875 NE > Curtis Lloyd b 1899 Lincoln, Nebraska. 49933 matches 53341 at 1 difference DNA-12 and 2 different Y-DNA25. This verifies conventional research which indicates they are 6th cousins, twice removed, their common ancestor is William Slade b 1681 England.

50165  descends from Walter James Slade b 1879 Engl > Edwin W b 1913 Greenwich, Fairfield Co, CT 

51724  descends from Levi Slade b 1798 MD > John A. 1826 MD > James Duffy b 1862 MD > John Erwin b 1888 PA > John E Jr b 1919 NY

51785  descends from England > Ernest Bruce b 1892 NYCity > living 1930 Essex NJ

52790  descends from John Joseph Slade b 1819 Craig Co, VA > John William b 1852 Tazewell Co, VA > George Thomas b 1886 Tazewell Co, VA

53165  descends from John Slade b 1739 Dorset, Engl > John b 1780 MA, > William J b 1807 MA > George F b 1840 > Arthur C. b 1878 MA > George W b 1912 Chelsea > Baltimore -- #53165 matches #65157 for 24/25 and is exact 12 marker match with #29687, all 3 are confirmed descending from Spice Slades of Chelsea, MA.

53341  descends from William b 1681 Engl > James b 1730 Hebron CT > Abner b 1756 Windsor CT > Abner, Jr b 1797 Litchfield CT > Nelson F b 1834 Litchfield CT > Parish Perry b 1861 Litchfield CT > William Edward b 1889 Hartford CT > Milton William b 1910 Hartford CT -   49933 matches 53341 at 1 difference DNA-12 and 2 different Y-DNA25. This confirms conventional research which indicates they are 6th cousins, twice removed, their common ancestor being William Slade b 1681 England.

55474  descends from William d 1729 Swansea MA > William 1692-1738 > Peleg 1729-1813 > Peleg Slade b 1777 MA > Lloyd Slade b 1804 Milton, Saratoga, NY > John Millard b 1838 Saratoga, NY > Hubert Durmont b 1877 Cayuga, NY > Harold Millard b 1899 Cayuga, NY > Lawrence Clinton b 1927 Cortland, NY

60513  descends from Henry Slade b 1850 AL > Henry Gaines b 1880 Marengo Co, AL >

61775  descends from Andrew Slade b 1813 Tazewell, NC > Lincoln > Isaac

62638  descends from Samuel Slade of Cheraw Dist, SC > Hezekiah b 1804 SC > Daniel b 1830 Marion MS > Rudolph b 1868 MS > Oscar E b 1892 MS

65157  descends from John Slade b 1739 Dorset, Engl > John Slade Jr b 1780 MA > Jarvis Slade b 1816 MA > George Patten Slade b 1845 Boston > George Theron Slade b 1871 NY > George Norman Slade b 1904 NJ d MN    [24/25 match with 53165 and 11/12 with #29687]  All descend from Spice Slades of Chelsea, MA

65741  descends from Ezekial Slade b 1835 KY > Samuel D. Slade b 1857 KY > Dee Pender Slade b 1891 TX

67547  descends from Samuel d1789 VA >Jethro > Harris > Wm Jethro b1823 GA > Wm JH b 1847 Talbot Co, GA > Lucius Arthur b 1875 Calhoun Co, GA.

93014  descends from Jeremiah b 1795 NC > William Thomas b 1841 Northampton, NC > Cecil E b 1888 Bertie, NC

100027  descends from Henry Slade b Engld 1721 Hyde NC >> Ebenezer  b 1715 NC > Ebenezer Jr d 1787 NC, Henry Blount Slade b NC, d 1821 AL > James Bennett Slade b 1804 AL, d 1878 Washington Co, AL > James Bennett Slade, Jr b 1869 Washington Co, AL

142483  descends from Henry Slade b England d  > Henry Jr  b NC > Ebenezer, Sr b 1715 NC > William b 1745 NC > Gen Jeremiah Slade b 1775 NC > Thomas Bog b 1800 Martin NC > James Jeremiah b 1830 GA

144932  descends from Samuel Slade b 1810 NC > Franklin Octavius b 1858 > George Josephus Slade b 1898 Hyde NC

Haplogroups

Each person's collection of DNA values is referred to as their haplotype. Scientist have sorted and classified haplotypes into haplogroups, which provides a clue as to the ancient background of the population.

R1b   Many of the participants in the SLADE project belong to the R1b (formerly called HG1) haplogroup, the most common of the European haplogroups. The haplogroup is widely dispersed across Europe and is believed to be descended from hunter-gathers who arrived in Europe before the last Ice Age 40,000 years ago.

I 1b  The "I" group sometimes referred to as the "Viking" haplotype, found in Scandanavia and parts of Ireland, Scotland, and England, where it's thought to denote descent from the Viking invaders. I1b The Balkan countries likely harbored this subgroup of I during the Last Glacial Maximum. Today, this branch is found distributed in the Balkans and Eastern Europe, and extends further east with Slavic-speaking populations.

J 2   This lineage originated in the northern portion of the Fertile Crescent where it later spread throughout central Asia, the Mediterranean, and south into India.

E 3a   It is currently hypothesized that this haplogroup dispersed south from northern Africa within the last 3,000 years with the Bantu agricultural expansion. E3a is also the most common lineage among African Americans. It can be found at its highest frequency in Senegal and is also found at a very low frequency in North Africa and the Middle East.
 
R 1a  The R1a lineage is believed to have originated in the Eurasian Steppes north of the Black & Caspian Seas. This lineage is thought to descend from a population of the Kurgan culture, known for the domestication of the horse (circa 3000 B.C.E.). These people were also believed to be the first speakers of the Indo-European language group. This lineage is found in central & western Asia, India, and in Slavic populations of Europe.