I help please. I talked at length this morning with my nephew who is with the FBI. He tells me that after three generations we are no longer related to our ancestors. we are linked by names but not by blood. He says no one is related to one another after third cousins. My line/ancestors: James Waldrop, Sr. Benjamin Waldrop Green Berry Waldrop 1794-1854 Joseph Ryan Waldrop 1827-1870 James Harry Waldrop 190601962 Me. So what he is saying I am only related to Green Berry Waldrop,Benjamin Waldrop his papa is not related to me, I am just in his name only line. We are only researching our names and not who wer are related to. So if James Waldrop, Sr. and Ann hadn't married in the 1700s, would I be here?? Does it not take one generation to make another. He said this was taught in the FBI and DNA. Help me please.....I am not educated in this and he is. Please tell me he is wrong. Sandra maiden Waldrop Georgia

We have a line of descent, which is what we are searching. The term relative may not be too relative to be "legally" kin as prescribe by law in marriage and such, after a those three generation, the line of descent will stay forever. _______________________________________________

Not sure about that, but not being nasty but why do people take whatever the FBI says as 'gospel' - since you can take DNA from years prior and match it to DNA now for verifying connection - and as just an aside, you know they always ask for the "next of kin" to sign any legal documents, etc., esp if you go into a medical facility, etc., - but actually your spouse is not your 'next of kin', next of kin relates to blood connection, your spouse may be legally (?) responsible but they are not "next of kin" - anyway where did "kin" come from, meaning the word actually? delilah At 10:03 11/22/03 EST, you wrote: >I help please. > >I talked at length this morning with my nephew who is with the FBI. > >He tells me that after three generations we are no longer related to our >ancestors. > >we are linked by names but not by blood. > >He says no one is related to one another after third cousins. > >My line/ancestors: > >James Waldrop, Sr. >Benjamin Waldrop >Green Berry Waldrop 1794-1854 >Joseph Ryan Waldrop 1827-1870 >James Harry Waldrop 190601962 >Me. > >So what he is saying I am only related to Green Berry Waldrop,Benjamin >Waldrop his papa is not related to me, I am just in his name only line. >We are only researching our names and not who wer are related to. > >So if James Waldrop, Sr. and Ann hadn't married in the 1700s, would I be >here?? Does it not take one generation to make another. > >He said this was taught in the FBI and DNA. > >Help me please.....I am not educated in this and he is. > >Please tell me he is wrong. > >Sandra >maiden Waldrop >Georgia > > >==== GEORGIA Mailing List ==== >NOTICE: Posting of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political >announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, >etc. (in other words - spam) is NOT ALLOWED and will be grounds for removal. >Consideration for exceptions, contact Kathleen Burnett kathleenburnett@earthlink.net > >============================== >To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: >http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >