Kathy LD, Being a female and going after a great-ancestor line, you'd probably want the Family Finder test (autosomal DNA).
All DNA tests for genealogy do NOT find living people per se. They find common DNA between two people who descend from the same ancestor. Most people in the Azores database are Americans, I have a few Canadians, a couple of people from the Azores, and one from New Zealand. I don't remember the Madeira project having anyone from Madeira participating at this time. However, the matching system will match you with EVERYONE in the FTDNA database who has taken the Family Finder test. In addition to the matches, you'll be able to see exactly on which chromosome you are matching someone and you'll also get information on your ancestral origins in the broad sense (European, Asian, African, Middle Eastern). This is in Beta and is undergoing revision at this time. Let me know if you have further questions, Cheri Mello FTDNA Admin Azores (and Madeira) DNA Projects -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
