Ren, You need to start working your matches with 100 centiMorgans (cMs) or more. That little cluster of matches that I think you are looking at...that's 30-something cMs. You're most likely talking some type of 4th, 5th, or 6th cousin. Go after your top match that has the 220+ cMs and figure out how that person matches you. Get that person in your tree and then you can activate the Parental Matching. [image: Inline image 1]
Then it'll populate one tab or the other. Then you'll have a clue as to where a few of the distant matches are. Work from the known to the unknown. Don't start at 30 cMs and work you way to 200 cMs. Start with that 200 cM match and work your way down. And if you can't do that, then "stack the deck" in your favor. Ask any remaining grandparents to test. Get your parents to test. Then test siblings and cousins. I'd start with the oldest generation first. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Mar 18, 2017 at 7:17 PM, Renivee <brazilsg...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I'm new to the forum. I'm kind of stuck on a 4th grandfather. His name is > Manoel Botelho Cabral born circa 1844. He should have been born in Brazil, > but I cannot find anything about him besides my 3rd grandmother's death > record. His wife is Firmina Herculana dos Santos. I have a match on FTDNA > that is Azorian and she has a Manoel Botelho Cabral that was born in the > early part of the 1900's so it's not him. But he could still be part of the > family. Anyway, if you know of any Botelho Cabral's that went to Brazil, > please keep me in mind. > > Ren. > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
