Are there mistakes in the publication Colonial Families of the USA, 1607-1775? There must be a gazillion. But can we use the publication as a place to start? Yes. Should we not believe it and ignore it because publications have mistakes? No. Should we assume a guess at an ancestor is correct because it cannot be disproved? … Continue reading What’s wrong with the right ancestors? Mary E. ~ Women’s Maiden Names, Just Lost Forever – Mamma And The Earles
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Its Not Percentages Or Pie Charts For Me, I Have Long Cursed The Admixture Reading ~ I Long For Mamma – All My Mammas Back Through Time
~ Happy Birthday Mamma ~ There are at least three blogs about admixture readings and results in my contents list. One compares my different admixture results from eight different companies; another notes that DNA testing is more than a pie chart; and others note the disappointments of autosomal testing period. I believe people should first … Continue reading Its Not Percentages Or Pie Charts For Me, I Have Long Cursed The Admixture Reading ~ I Long For Mamma – All My Mammas Back Through Time
The Byrd’s Of Virginia ~ There Are Always Two Sides To A River & A Story, ~ The Limits Of at-DNA
Or like a multi-faceted diamond, so also stories can have more than one side and with many rivers and tributaries and family myths to follow there are many possibilities in tracking the truth. I think my Aunt would have liked to throttle me at times, and my great Aunt Ethel, in memory, over us telling … Continue reading The Byrd’s Of Virginia ~ There Are Always Two Sides To A River & A Story, ~ The Limits Of at-DNA
Searchers searching ~ Opinions And Feelings Are Not Allowed ~ More Ancient DNA
In the DNA for genealogy groups and pages and blogs and news stories, the click bait to get you to 'read me' - 'read me' - thrilling headlines are everywhere. All too often, only the most controversial bits are promoted and they are often sensationalized to the point of wondering if the wrong headline is … Continue reading Searchers searching ~ Opinions And Feelings Are Not Allowed ~ More Ancient DNA
There’s An APP ~ The Amazing Matching In Autosomal DNA ~ Wow, All Those People Are Related Through John “Bulls-eye” Wilson. Use Every Source
I use the life and descendants of John "Bulls-eye" Wilson in this story to illustrate - but this works for all relatives - all families. And has applications all over the world! I can't help it, that he was an Orangeman and apparently he carried the torch. This is where folks, today, are at impasses … Continue reading There’s An APP ~ The Amazing Matching In Autosomal DNA ~ Wow, All Those People Are Related Through John “Bulls-eye” Wilson. Use Every Source
Cherie Lynn's Herstory 