Hi Bill,
Below are links to a series of articles on getting started in genetic genealogy parts 1-3. Part 4 of this series is due out this coming week. These will give you a better understanding of DNA testing. http://blog.eogn.com/eastmans_online_genealogy/2012/07/getting-started-in-ge netic-genealogy.html http://www.geni.com/blog/dna-testing-for-genealogy-getting-started-part-two- 376163.html http://www.geni.com/blog/dna-testing-for-genealogy-getting-started-part-thre e-376261.html As far as finding a 5th cousin I would say it depends on the group you are comparing to. If you are comparing with the Azores DNA group then it is fairly common to find a 5th cousin. Consider if a generation has 5 children who marry and have five children each after 6 generations you will have over 78,000 descendants with some of the DNA from the original couple. The hard part is proving the lines when you have a match. The science tells us there is a match but we are not done until the paperwork is finished. When I start comparing the GEDCOM of a match with my own tree I run into dead ends because the person I am comparing has not completed their tree. It is hard to tell if Jose Furtado with no known village or island is the same Jose Furtado in your line that is from NS Estrella, Ribeira Grande. On the other side the person you are matching may decide to look in Ribeira Grande and finely find the person there. Rick Family Tree DNA Co-Administrator Azores DNA Project Spring, Texas Researching Sao Miguel Azores, Riberinha, Riberia Grande, Bretanha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of want2beunique Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 12:29 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Vasconcellos - DNA match Got my FamilyTreeDNA results tonight. One 2nd Cousin from the Hickman side of the family. Looks like they may live close too. Also got a 5th cousin hit on John Vasconcellos. Now I need to read up on how this DNA stuff works ;-) How realistic is it to find a link in the 5th cousin realm? Bill -- 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." -- 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."
