Doug, We call that double first cousins here. My dad's Portuguese grandparents were double first cousins. I know Carol (Silva) Warnock of this list has the same thing in her tree. I'm sure there are others. All 4 of the offspring from my dad's grandparents were just fine. One was killed by a drunk driver, one died of lung cancer (he was a smoker), and the other two were about 80 when they died in the 1990s.
Yeah, it screws up the Family Finder results. My dad might as well be his father, genetically speaking. Since one inherits 25% of their DNA from the grandparents, but 2 grandparents are siblings and the other 2 are siblings, my dad got the same 25% which is really 50%! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
