Hello, FTDNA defines the 4th-remote cousin could be as close as 4th cousin or as far as 20th cousin. My mom has a match in this suggested range. I don't match. The match is on chromosome 17, 11.01 cM and 1996 SNPs. Because the cM are above 10 and the SNPs are almost 2000 can I assume that the relationship is closer to the 4th cousin than farther away? The reason I ask is, the matches paper trail goes to a family line that I have suspected my line goes to. If my earliest known ancestors unknown father is a brother to the son of the matches earliest known ancestor then the relationship between the match and my mother would be 6th cousin once removed. These lines go back to the early to mid 1700's in Maryland. I am also waiting for my mom's sisters results and a nephew of my moms results. Thank you Ann G.