Then again if your uncles sister isn't your aunt, Who is she. V V V V V V V V V V Your mother ;-) joe wrote: > Betty, your 7 GreatGreat is about the 9th generation so 2 to the 9th > power is 512 7th greats > plus 256 for the 6th great great, etc on down to your Parents. This > count DOES NOT > include uncles, aunts cousins If it not correct, then YOU MAY BE YOUR > OWN GRANDMA. :) :) :) > > You are going to have lots and lots of names. > > Joe > > > Betty wrote: > > >> Hello, >> >> Because of the posting on the MAMiddle List today, I went back to a list I >> started last fall and never finished. I was trying to make a list of all >> my ancestors by name only. I just checked the names under the category >> "7th great-grandparents" for one side of my family-tree and so far I have 30 >> names. I was curious how many names I'm supposed to have there, and went >> to a Google search. I found this chart: >> >> http://historicaltextarchive.com/sections.php?op=viewarticle&artid=434 >> >> If this chart is correct, and I'm supposed to come up with names of over >> 500 ancestors for my "7 greats," I have a lot more work to do ! :o( >> >> But, further in the search, I find this article which explains why the above >> chart doesn't work. It involves: cousins marrying cousins, etc. >> >> http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/misc/ancestors.shtml >> >> Here are 2 more charts which seems to be the same as the above chart: >> >> http://gonetotexas.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=chart >> >> http://genealogy2.com/howmany/howmany.html >> >> Here's a chart of "Kinship Relationships" >> >> http://churchtree.tripod.com/kinship.html >> >> >> Betty (near Lowell, MA) >> >> >> (reminder that I do not have a data base of any kind) >> (I much prefer - communicating with other genealogists) >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> > > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MAMIDDLE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.90/2361 - Release Date: 09/10/09 18:12:00 > >