RE: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]

2016-09-16 Thread M. Stringer
. Marsha Stringer strin...@mstringer.net -- *From:* azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Cheri Mello *Sent:* Friday, September 16, 2016 1:52 AM *To:* Azores Genealogy *Subject:* Re: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] M. Stringer, If

Re: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]

2016-09-15 Thread Cheri Mello
M. Stringer, If someone had 57cMs, generally it would be 5th, 6th cousin level. However, if the longest block within that 57 cMs is pretty large it may move the prediction up higher. The predictions are made by total cMs AND the longest block. Don't ask me for their algorithms, I don't know. If th

RE: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]

2016-09-15 Thread M. Stringer
:* Re: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Marsha, The conference did this computer in. My monitor is going out so I'll be brief. I don't know how much Portuguese you are in theory (half, quarter, etc). But 57 cMs for a Portuguese person isn't a good starting point. Start with

Re: DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]

2016-09-11 Thread Cheri Mello
Marsha, The conference did this computer in. My monitor is going out so I'll be brief. I don't know how much Portuguese you are in theory (half, quarter, etc). But 57 cMs for a Portuguese person isn't a good starting point. Start with 100 cMs or more. Try to get siblings and cousins to test if po

DNA Matches RE: [AZORES-Genealogy]

2016-09-11 Thread M. Stringer
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 f