It isn't a bang-for-the-buck argument... ...but I would test the oldest ones first. They will not be available to test forever. Otherwise, it seems to me that if you have both parents tested (and probably even if you didn't) then 2nd cousins to cover your pedigree would be the natural choice. Gregg ----- Original Message ----- > From: Barton Lewis <bartonlewis@optonline.net> > To: autosomal-dna@rootsweb.com > Cc: > Sent: Saturday, October 5, 2013 10:41 PM > Subject: [AUTOSOMAL-DNA] Who to test ?? > > Pardon, list if this query has been posted many times before, but I have the > opportunity to test a range of 1st, 2nd and 3rd cousins of both my parents, > and I would like guidance on how to get the most bang for my buck.  I can > see potential arguments for especially 1st v. 2nd cousins, where the > relationship is still close enough to yield a significant number of matches. > I guess the question comes down to the number of matches you get vs. the > degree of isolation; does anyone have particular thoughts on this? > > Thanks, > > Barton > > > ______________________________ > For answers to Frequently Asked Questions about mailing lists, please see: > http://dgmweb.net/MailingListFAQs.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > AUTOSOMAL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >