Yeah I wondered why my Spanish side has Ydna matches with the surnames WORDEN, not just 1 or 2 but ALOT
On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 9:38 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > "E", > > Someone please correct me, if they know I am wrong. Y-DNA goes way back. > The lack of importance the Azoreans gave to surnames is one way the names > can end up being different, at the end of the day. Also, when these Y-DNA > markers decided to show up, nations weren't, in general, using surnames. > Thus your extended family could have been ascribed different names, in > different locales. I have never found a Y-DNA match that matches my > surname. Supposedly, my original surname is Fernandes. Doesn't help me > when my Y-DNA matches are from1) the US (Weeks) ,2) Canary Islands > (Rodriguez), and 3) Georgia, Europe. What's most important for me is that > if I get a match, one day, I should be able to trace father after fathers > line to them. That's the idea anyway. Same for the mothers. That would > be great. > > -Trevor Costa (Va/DC) > -----Original Message----- > From: "E" Sharp <[email protected]> > To: azores <[email protected]> > Sent: Sun, Oct 20, 2013 12:20 am > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Question - Match with different surname > > Trevor, this is Y-DNA and no I was not matching you specifically. This > is my husband's McNeal family and I am more confused than ever with these > DNA results but I did go back and read FTDNA message of different surnames > and I think I understand it now. The poor girl who contacted me about it > is also more confused than I am so I guess I am not alone. > "E" > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 7:40 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> "E", >> >> Which test is this? Iinitially thought you were talking about the Family >> Finder test, but after readin "32 markers", now I am thinking it's maybe a >> Y-DNA test? Also, as the Google group was included, I couldn't tell if for >> sure it was me you were matching. >> I am always interested in meeting cousins, especially Azorean ones, even >> if the connection is from another route - I think that kinda adds to the >> interest. >> Please let me know. I will go online with FamilyTreeDNA, presently. >> >> -Trevor >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "E" Sharp <[email protected]> >> To: azores <[email protected]> >> Sent: Sat, Oct 19, 2013 9:35 pm >> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] DNA Question - Match with different surname >> >> We have a match, non-Azorean, at 37 markers at 2 steps with a >> different surname. I believe at 2 steps there is some connection. I also >> have 3 matches with the same surname one at 0 steps (both from same >> Generation),one at 1 step, 1 at 2 steps (and this is the one I believe we >> are descended from so I am still scratching my head). Maybe because one >> tested is Generation 8 and the other Generation 9??? Nonetheless, I am >> also trying to figure out why this different surname tested at 2 steps?? >> >> "E" >> -- >> 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. >> -- >> 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. 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