I have added a chart to the GDR to further explain how genetic distance reporting works. I am not scientific minded either, and probably don't understand any more of this than some of you, but these tell us a lot closer who we are related to, and whom we are not. For instance, I had spent countless hours trying to prove a relationship to my John of Mississippi to the IOW group, and this testing tells me that has been a waste of time, no relationship could possibly exist. I do spend time on IOW still, but not in trying to prove a relationship, just enjoy doing it. Susan LOOKING FOR BARLOWS BARLOW GENEALOGY http://www.barlowgenealogy.com "A website for everyone researching the surname Barlow,any spelling or variation, anywhere, anytime... includes....Barlow, Barlowe, Barlo, Barloe, Barler, Parler, Parlur, Barlage,and others yet to be discovered" -----Original Message----- From: Nancy and Alan Bruns [mailto:alnanb@juno.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 10:25 AM To: sbarlowholmes@classicnet.net Subject: Re: [BARLOW] FTDNATiP launched: DNA Estimates Ancestry Timeline Thanks Susan This is going to take a little more understanding because the percentages differ on even those with many matches. what I am most interested is in the generation in which the most recent common ancestor might be found. Could you just walk those of us who are not scientifically minded through one-- please. Thanks Nancy Bruns