Sharing ancestors, one person at a time. Genealogy and history.
Have a brick wall? Try DNA, they said.DNA will help you get past that mystery of where ancestor so-and-so came from, they said.Nope, no luck. But I am not ready to throw in the towel just yet. As I mentioned in my last post, I am back on the Tucker’s. I am in the midst of methodically triangulating DNA matches … Continue reading Tuckers’ Tangles
In the process of trying to expand our DNA matches to those on Gedmatch and FTDNA, I stumbled on a tool at Gedmatch to see how we match to archeological DNA submissions. I have no idea what it all means…just bear with me here. It’s interesting. Of course, I find a lot of things interesting. … Continue reading Piddling with Archaic DNA Matches
So, I consulted early tax records for Washington County and I looked for Joseph’s in all of Kentucky’s counties prior to 1830 in census and published histories, genealogies, and transcribed records by the DAR. And here is what it uncovered… I reached 11 possible candidates, at least two pairs may be the same men in … Continue reading Joseph Prewett, part 2
I have recently taken closer notice of a neat (albeit, questionable) feature of WikTree called Connections. This feature tells you who you are related to by direct “most recent common ancestor” (MRCA), as cousins through marriage, and directly descended from (this would be the most questionable to be taken with a grain of salt…read on). I … Continue reading Famous Family Connections
Right to the point…don’t submit more than 1 test at a time. So, here’s what happened to me this past week. I’ve come to my wit's end on the brick walls surrounding Edward Coomer and Darthulia Tarter. My sister-in-law bought DNA tests some years ago for her parents and I decided it was time to … Continue reading Coomer: New Lessons Learned in DNA
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