Hi All,
I received this from another Family Tree DNA admin and thought I would share
it.
While the matches in this message do not relate to Azorean Genealogy the
message is interesting and for those who have taken the Family Finder DNA
test may find it of interest. What I find interesting is the Y-DNA and MtDNA
test had not provided obvious matches where the Family Finder test opened
the connections.
Rick
My husband Sam did YDNA and mtDNA tests at FTDNA 6 years ago. Currently he
has 1,469 HVR1 & HVR2 matches for his mtDNA (H3) and none for his YDNA. It's
been discouraging. So we decided to take advantage of the recent Family
Finder sale at FTDNA.
He had many 3-5 generation matches. Some of the names were interesting, but
I thought, oh --- too far out on the branch to be helpful. And I was busy
with other things, so didn't get in touch with any of these people. BUT, one
of them got in touch with me! "Sue" asked if Sam's great grandmother had
ever been in Lithuania? YES, she had! An intense exchange of emails ensued.
I was familiar with Sue from FindAGrave and she was VERY familiar with Sam's
family. She gave me the vitals for many people. Because of this I was able
to find others, and we were able to confirm that Sue and Sam are 4th
cousins. Sam has another cousin "Jane" in this line who we've known for
years, but no one knew exactly what the relationship was - or had not
pursued any research. This prompted Sam to email Jane, and armed with our
updated tree, they figured out that Jane and Sam are 3rd cousins! BTW - Sue
had been in touch with Jane years earlier! Who Knew!
Lessons Learned (and these are all very obvious, but frequently forgotten):
1. Sometimes information provided by family members is incorrect or
incomplete. My mother-in-law had told me that her grandmother was from
Odessa. She couldn't say how she knew this and there was no proof. 2. It is
helpful to include as much detail as possible when filling in the little
boxes at FTDNA. In addition to Odessa, I should have indicated that great
grandmother ALSO lived in Lithuania. 3. Don't get discouraged or
overwhelmed, and DO pay attention to relevant Names + Locations of 3-5
matches.
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Rick
Richard Francis Pimentel
Spring, TX
Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire
Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha Ponta Delgada, and Achada Grande,
Sao Miguel, Acores
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