6cm's is already so small that this match could be 12 generations in the past Is it that interesting to explore that idea? -----Original Message----- From: Brooks Family <[email protected]> To: genealogy-dna <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Dec 7, 2017 9:25 am Subject: [DNA] AncestryDNA 6cM match - but neither of her parents match me I have a match on AncestryDNA. AncestryDNA reports that it is a 6cM match. The match contacted me, and reported that although I don't match either of her parents, the small segment "... means that both of them are matched to you and together their DNA adds up to a match to me but is not enough for them separately"It is true that we both have ancestry from a small parish in Cornwall that intermarried for at least a century or two. I didn't spot an obvious connection on our trees, but I didn't inspect closely.I've suggested to my match that this segment is a false positive; she is reluctant to give up her idea. I've provided two links about false positives.Anyone have thoughts about this? Either direction.Thanks! -------------------------------To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message