Linda, Have you asked the others if in fact they do match each other?  Are each of you on the others' match lists in those approximate positions on Family Finder? Regards, Larry ________________________________ From: Linda <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Friday, January 6, 2012 9:55 AM Subject: [AUTOSOMAL-DNA] SUBJECT: How do you work a 5 way FF match with few clues ? Hello List, What is the chosen method to search for the common ancestor on an "in common with" match between 5 people about whom you know nothing to connect them? Only one of the 4 gives GEDCOM and surnames and I cannot relate my McKee husband to those surnames although several "could be related".  (A 5th name turned up on the in-common-with list but showed zero match on the chromosome bar with anyone.  I assume that is not meaningful ---?---) The match they all share is on the 9th chromosome as follows: McKee-Walters........2155758--8555148----13.9 cM--2795 snp McKee-Dismukes.......1950788--9337789----16.38----3295 McKee-Moore..........2155758--7810080----12.42----2395 McKee-Uloth..........2155758--8387775----13.73----2695 Other small hits: Moore, Dismukes, McKee on the 2nd chromosome Moore, Uloth, McKee on the 3rd Dismukes, Moore, McKee on the 5th Dismukes, Moore, McKee on the 6th Walters, Uloth, McKee on the 10th Moore, Walters, McKee on the 16th Perhaps this could be my first Family Finder success story with the List helping out..........Please. Any suggestions, comments appreciated.  I have had very little luck in attempting to communicate with matches to find the common grandparent as it seems they all have less info than I do. Linda McKee