Hi,
A DNA/FTDNA set of questions. Still trying to understand match meanings. Any response can wait until home and settled after the conference : ) Does ‘not strong’, mean just more distant? As 5th/6th, etc. cousins? Or match low because beyond a certain number of years (as shared ancestor from 200+ years before our births)? Of my 432 FamilyFinder matches, the highest is 57 shared cM. No identified matches. Of my husband’s 1500+ FamilyFinder matches, the highest is 107 shared cM (known 3rd Csn 1R); another (6th highest match), at 64 shared cM (believed 5 th Csn 1R). So, lowish numbers for identifiable relationships. Example: >From 15 years of paper research (England), one person is paper-trail verified my 6th cousin (shared ancestors 1st cousins b 1745 and 1754). He tested via ancestry. Recent email from others (of our ‘known’ shared family) who matched him via ancestry said she/her mother also transferred their findings to FTDNA. They are not in my list of matches. Customer Service at FTDNA said their results could be ‘outside FTDNA parameters’ and that even with knowing kit numbers, there is no manual way to connect/see one another. Marsha Stringer strin...@mstringer.net ------------------------------ *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Cheri Mello *Sent:* Tuesday, September 06, 2016 11:34 PM *To:* Azores Genealogy *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Help with baptism translation please. searching for Maria Theresa Maciel, Pico Susan, Sorry, to tell you, but 60ish cMs is NOT a strong DNA match. The most two people can share in common is in the 3000 range. 60ish pales in comparison. You'll need a really good paper trail to make 60ish cMs pan out. Those matches need more work. Start with 100+ cMs or more to have success in working with DNA. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
