Each invidual going back 23 generations has one biological father and one biological mother respectibly. That is only 46 verifiable people links at two per generation.
We don't have 2^23 grandparents over that period of time. We just have 23 sets of grandparents. ~Don On Aug 18, 2012, at 1:47 PM, Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/18/2012 1:24 PM, Shack wrote: >> Pedigree back to 370 AD > > On 8/18/2012 1:24 PM, Shack wrote:> Pedigree back to 370 AD > > Documented and Sourced ? > > As Geoff say's, 'Genealogy without documentation is nothing but hearsay' ! > > That is a good note for everyone. > > You have parents (2 people). > You have grandparents (4 people). > You have great grandparents (8 people). > You have great great grandparents (16 people). > Such a tree grows exponentially and will eventually become impossibly high. > Over 23 generations going back to the 1300 Century, have 2²³ (2 to 23 > power) or roughly 8 million ancestors. > > ( Someone will probably correct my math. However, a lot of ancestors ). > > Happy Hunting > > -- > Tim Rosenlof > Utah, USA > Swedish Research > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on > our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
