This project is a meeting place for users who share the R-BY206310 Y-DNA haplogroup, which means they are related along their paternal lines. Users in this group may want to share their family trees with each other to find overlaps and merge duplicate profiles in order to join or expand the World Family Tree and discover new relatives.
The most distance common ancestor on the Kidd line is William J Kidd b. circa 1814 in Virginia. Y-DNA testing has proven that William J Kidd b. circa Jan 1814 in Virginia is not the son of William Kidd (1774-1834) and Francis Taylor Williams. At this time, his parents are unknown but extensive Y-DNA research is being conducted to identify them through Y-DNA and Autosomal DNA matches on FamilyTreeDNA. If you, or a male relative are direct descendants of the William J Kidd line, please go to FamilyTreeDNA and have a Y-DNA test conducted at the 37 marker level or higher. The probability of finding a common male Kidd (or other surname) ancestor increases as more male direct descendants are tested. If you have questions, please feel free to email the project coordinator.