Wanda, Well, I LIKE to think the reason for fairly close cousinly matching in these "later" years, would be mostly due to LOVE for one another. :-) Most reasons, in more recent history, likely relate to size of community, availability of spousal matches, etc. In the end, it should still boil down to how compatible two people are, and how great their love for one another is... chemistry seems to be stronger in those with character traits in common, which I would guess are more easily found in those who share at least some strands of DNA. :-) Just my two cents worth, Jared > Ive been reading these on 2 web sites and have gotten a charge out of > them, > my mother use to sing Im my own grandpa long before hearing about Ray! > Im related to my own mom 15 different ways. Besides being her daughter > she > is my 6th, 8th, 9th 10th and the list is rather endless. That is only one > Ive listed from the kinship report from family tree maker. When adding > the > Steeves line from New Brunswick and how often they intermarried bet one > would not even wish to try. In the early years as people came to America > and > Canada it was understandable they had little to chose from. So what was > the > excuse as time goes by and more families landed in these countries? > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.472 / Virus Database: 269.9.4/860 - Release Date: 6/21/2007 > 5:53 PM > > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com