Lynette... Your 6Xgrandfather and his brother were siblings; their children were 1st cousins; counting your 6xgr and his brother as the 1st, the 3rd generation were 2nd cousins; the 4th generation were 3rd cousins; the 5th generation were 4th cousins; the 6th generation were 5th cousins; and the 7th gen. were 6th cousins. The 4th generation of one and the 6th generation of the other would be 3rd cousins, twice removed. As Al Capp said, "It's amusin', but confusin'." Cookie, in Florida << GreystokeB@aol.com >>