Hi Tim My cousin and I match on Chromosome 4. This is my first DNA match besides Dad so I haven't yet needed to map anything.Dad should match my 4th half cousin as it is on his maternal side of the family tree but doesn't. I share a 3G Grandfather with my cousin. I descend from the first wife and they descend from the second. I have contacted Family tree DNA to check that an error has not occurred and it is currently being investigated. I don't see a genealogy connection to my Mum's tree. Match A matches me on chromosome 1 and Match B on chromosome 22 both are listed as 5th to remote cousins. Dad also matches A in the same location as I do on chromosome 1 but does not match B although he does have another match to a person with the same surname. My cousin and I both show match A and B when we triangulate each others name but we don't match them in the same locations. A is also a 5th to remote cousin to my 4th half cousin while B is a 2nd-4th cousin to them. What I need to understand please [with the new tools] if you find a genealogy match with a DNA match [such as my 4th cousin] when you triangulate with their name and find your in common with matches does it mean these other smaller cM matches are related [IBD] because two known related people are matching the same people. eg strengthens the odds that it is not a coincidence? For my cousin match B is 17.15cMs so this should be a relative of hers. but with A we all have smaller matches 8cMs. Karen On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 4:37 PM, Tim Janzen <tjanzen@comcast.net> wrote: > Dear Karen, > You haven't really given me enough information here to help me sort > this out. Do A and B match each other on the same location that you match > your half 4th cousin matches you on? If not, I don't think that their > information is all that helpful to you. Are you keeping a detailed match > list like the one I have for my mom at > > https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/21841126/23andMe%20and%20FF%20matches%20 > for%20Betty%20Janzen%20(public).xls? Have you tested a parent or a child > yet? If so, does that parent or child match your half 4th cousin? If so, > do they match A and/or B on the same segment? Make sure you are mapping > the > data from this half 4th cousin. > Tim Janzen > > -----Original Message----- > From: autosomal-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:autosomal-dna-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Karen Hodges > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:30 AM > To: autosomal-dna@rootsweb.com > Subject: [AUTOSOMAL-DNA] Family finder matches what to make of them > > We know from genealogy research we are fourth half cousins [Our 3xG > Grandfather was married twice and we descend from a different wife]. My new > found cousin has two matches which I will call A and B when she > triangulates my match. I have the same two matches when I triangulate with > her DNA. A and B and my 4th cousin do not match in the same locations. A > and B are over 8cM matches to me and are listed as 5th to remote cousins. > > Are A and B, IBD because I match my 4th cousin who has the same matches > although in different locations? Or could it just be a coincidence we have > matches in common who are unrelated to us? > > Unsure > Karen > > > > ______________________________ > 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 >