Thank you, Cheri. On Tue, Sep 19, 2017 at 10:48 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
> Sandra, once the mtDNA database (for Full Sequence, which is what you > took) reaches critical mass, they think about half will be within a > genealogy time frame. Your top 2 mtDNA matches also took Family Finder (it > says FF after their name). So I checked to see if you matched them on > Family Finder. You don't. My computer is out for repair, so I don't have > my chart in front of me, but I think Family Finder detects about 50% of > your 4th cousins. > > Since everything I'm telling you is 50%, here are some strategies to try: > > 1) Test a sibling (or a few) with Family Finder. We inherit 50% of mom and > 50% of dad. Therefore, we left 50% of them on the table. Our siblings > inherited part of that 50%. It could be their DNA that makes the match for > you. > > 2) If you have more than one sibling, test them all. The genetic > genealogists argue if 3 or 5 is the magic number. They believe that 3 or 5 > siblings is what is needed to completely reconstruct the grandparents DNA - > figuring out which segment came from which grandparent. If you are an only > child or don't have access to siblings, it can be accomplished with 1st > cousins, but will be harder. > > 3) Test any relative that is willing to test. Get the oldest people first. > This is called "stacking the deck" in your favor. DNA is inherited > randomly. To make sense of it, we need more people to test - those who we > know the relationship. Then the randomness starts to come into focus. > > 4) Work your Family Finder Matches. Most people of Portuguese descent of > 25% or more can find the match beginning around 100 cMs or more. Sandra, > you have a match over 200. Contact them and ask them to upload their > Gedcom. If they don't know what that is, us admins can help them. > > 5) Update your Gedcom/tree. You want all branches with all relatives back > 10-12 generations if you have it. > > 6) Update your info on FTDNA. You want to fill in your information, add a > picture, etc, to make people click on you. Roberta Estes wrote a good > article about that here: goo.gl/GRGxfX > > 7) If you are a sale shopper, FTDNA holds their year end sale in December > (sometimes they start it earlier in November). They also seem to keep > renewing Family Finder on Groupon as well. So if you have someone you want > to test soon with Family Finder, use Groupon. > > Good luck, Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA administrator (volunteer), Azores > DNA project > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- Sandra Perez -- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
