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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: 4th Great or 5th Great?
« on: Saturday 07 October 23 13:07 BST (UK) »My head hurts.Thanks, Biggles. Yeah, sorry for the text wall. As I was writing I could see it was getting ridiculous. However, it gave me a good look at all my matches to Sam. As you said, Biggles, things can come to the surface. My 3 highest values are:
Information overload.
DNA can unlock mysteries, it can also bring them to the surface.
It is difficult to be definitive but you do seem to be on the right track.
In your case you may benefit from printing out your family tree and marking off each MRCA to a DNA match and drawing in via a coloured pencil their route, repeat with each match.
I too have some Same Names actually in my case it is a brace of Mary’s who are a brickwall with DNA matches linking to both of them
50cM from John (1816), (5th 1x)
51cM & 47cM, both from Ann Maria, (4th 1x & 5th)
As it pertains to my original question, namely, is John (1816) my 4th great, or Samuel? It strikes me that the values from John (1816) are not remarkably higher than those from his siblings.
If he were my direct ancestor, wouldn't the cM of matches from him be higher?
ADD: I know what you mean about a brace of Mary's! Similar situation in another line!