Possibility/likelihood for DNA match from 1830?

[Simon62]

Until I began to understand how DNA is past down I was quite nonchalant about it. But now realise the chance was so remote. Yes, it's really blown me away!

[Petros]

I have a number of DNA matches that tie up with 18th century ancestors including some who appear to be 6C. However, going that far back many matches will not show.

My wife and I are descended from the same individual, born in 1751 but are only a 4cM match according to GedMatch. Her ancestor married an Entecott and she has 6 DNA matches (on Ancestry) to that line who are either 5C or 6C. I also have one match to that line (a 5C) but they do not show as a match to my wife!

[rsel]

Hi Lisa,
    Not going to be much direct help, but if you have been focusing on particular names/lines. you might want to check out the 'ANCESTRAL TREES' tool on the DNA Painter site.  You can enter a basic tree, but then start flaging people that you have DNA matches to confirm. the Fan chart then gives you options to visualize which lines you have no matches on so far, or have not focused on so prehaps need to look at :-)


Richard