Hi Ellen, Sorry for the late reply.
Yes, for Francisco, you would need one of your uncles (I'm assuming that they are his sons) or one of your nephews (I'm assuming that they are Francisco's grandsons). On your Anna de Mederios - as Rick said you'd have to use one of Anna's sister's and trace the line forward with females, although the testee can be male or female. Let me explain it the other way around - if you wanted your mtDNA tested, it would test your mother's mother's mother's line - all women all the way back. If you had a brother and he tested, the results would be the same as yours (since you probably have the same mother). MtDNA is passed from a mother (female) to ALL her children (therefore all can test their mtDNA line), but only the females (who become mothers) can pass it on. Since Anna (female) had only 1 son (male) and he's deceased, that won't work. So you'd have to find Anna's sister, her daughter(s), and then the next generation of daughers (I think). I'm not sure what years Anna lived from so I'm unsure of how many generations forward you have to come before finding the testee. It's rather confusing until you get into it. Actually, confusing might be an understatement! Cheri Mello Family Tree DNA Admin Azores DNA -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
