RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-02 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of rondo ranch Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2013 8:39 AM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder Thanks Richard, so I

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-02 Thread rondo ranch
. Doreen  -Original Message- From: Cheri Mello Sent: Jul 1, 2013 2:32 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder Doreen CJ,Yes, FTDNA says that the Family Finder goes back 5 generations.  But it's more like 200 years back from the birth o

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-02 Thread rondo ranch
? Doreen -Original Message- From: Richard Francis Pimentel Sent: Jul 1, 2013 3:15 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder Hi Doreen,   This is part of what I posted last week       “I then realized that there was a way to sort out

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-02 Thread rondo ranch
of the family to compare the matches. Doreen  -Original Message- From: Pam Santos Sent: Jul 1, 2013 6:56 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder Since I did my sons, with not many matches. I would do the oldest person possibly since its 200

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread Pam Santos
@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On > Behalf Of *p...@dholmes.com > *Sent:* Monday, July 1, 2013 7:44 PM > *To:* azores@googlegroups.com > > *Subject:* RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder > > ** ** > > Hi Richard, > > **

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
ancis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of p...@dholmes.com Sent: Monday, July 1, 2013 7:44 PM To: azores@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder Hi Ri

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread pico
lso have a different direct paternal line (or maternal line) that could get the Y-DNA and mt-DNA tests.Doug da Rocha HolmesSacramento, CaliforniaPico & Terceira Genealogist916-550-1618www.dholmes.com ---- Original Message ---- Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finde

RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread Richard Francis Pimentel
Hi Doreen, This is part of what I posted last week "I then realized that there was a way to sort out the two sides of the family by doing another family finder test. What I needed to do was test one of my dad's 1st cousins. This was a big challenge. As my dad is 93 and most of

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread Cheri Mello
Doreen CJ, Yes, FTDNA says that the Family Finder goes back 5 generations. But it's more like 200 years back from the birth of the testee. Having the same people in your DNA make up will mess up the prediction. Shirley Allegre and I are cousins 12? different ways - something like that. Because

[AZORES-Genealogy] Who to test with Family Finder

2013-07-01 Thread rondo ranch
I'm trying to figure out who to test. I have several double cousins in the family and when we get back to the 10th Great-Grandparents all sides of my family share some of the same people multiple times. Since the DNA Family finder test only goes back to the 5th generation I should be able to u