Husband and I have mutual DNA Match!

[odbsmith]

I have just realised my husband and I share a mutual DNA match. I can see a link in my and the matches tree at my gggrandparents  Robert and Mercy Turner. But struggling to see where my husband links into her tree. And would my husband and I pop up as matches in each others trees. My eyes and brain hurt so I am going to bed. If anyone has suggestions I would be grateful to hear them.

[Gadget]

How much DNA do you both share with the match and with each other?

[odbsmith]

I have 9cM across 1 segment to "FA", Ancestry says "FA" could be your 3rd cousin 2x removed through my gg grandparents Robert Hudman and Mercy Turner
My husband has 10 cM across 1 segment.
The only common shared surnames in ancestry trees between all 3 of us are Bennett, Smith and Williams  AND husband is a Smith!

And there is no indication on Ancestry of a Dna link between myself and my husband.

[Gadget]

They're very low proportions.  Although I have a few proven links with those amounts.  It looks as if   you and your husband are  probably related to FA through different ancestral lines.

Have you looked at the shared matches (if any) that you and your husband have with FA. This should give some indication of the lines to examine in more detail. 

[odbsmith]

I think i need to do more work on husbands tree that is attached to his DNa test as at the moment there are no shared matches with FA. Thanks. I will update you if I work it out!!

[Gadget]

Also, check through FA's tree. He/she could have made  errors or not followed all the lines that far back. With that amount of shared DNA, it could be a connection at 5-6 grt grandparent level or a half relationship (descended from only one shared grandparent).

[odbsmith]

Advice noted, I think I will be extending husbands Smith line first!

[brigidmac]

I had something similar where a cousin matched someone in fathers line which matched same person on my mother also his mothers line it was very distant and thru marriage .

So for example your husband could  descend from  matchs ancestor who married the person you are descended from . Have you looked at locations you have in common ?

[Petros]

As gadget has said, the cM numbers look low (but not impossible) for 3C xR matches.

My wife and I share descent from the same couple (she is my 4C2R) but the match only shows on Gedmatch as it is <5 cM. I've seen no common matches yet but have seen different matches for us from children of my wife's 5xG GM