The only thing I will add to this is that actually, at some point the shape becomes more like a diamond than a pyramid. The further back you go the more likely cousins married cousins, narrowing the list of ancestors. Nancy ----- Original Message ----- From: "pic" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 7:11 AM Subject: [NYORANGE] How we got here!! > Received this from the Hampshire England List > as geneaology, thought you would be interested. > > Who would have thought! > > ---- > pic, BHCD > Name Submission Coordinator & > Change of Email & Information > British Home Children Website; > Helping Transcribe Province of Ontario > B-M-D's > --- > > > From: "Chris & Caroline" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2006 5:52 PM > Subject: [ENG-HANTS] How many people it took to make YOU!!!!! > > >> How many people it took to make YOU!!!!! >> >> >> >> 1)............1 YOU >> 2)............2 parents >> 3)............4 grandparents >> 4)............8 great grandparents >> 5)...........16 gg grandparents >> 6)...........32 ggg grandparents >> 7)...........64 gggg grandparents >> 8)..........128 ggggg grandparents >> 9)..........256 gggggg grandparents >> 10..........512 ggggggg grandparents >> 11).......1,024 gggggggg grandparents >> 12).......2,048 ggggggggg grandparents >> 13).......4,096 gggggggggg grandparents >> 14).......8,192 ggggggggggg grandparents >> 15)......16,184 gggggggggggg grandparents >> 16)......32,768 ggggggggggggg grandparents >> 17)......65,536 gggggggggggggg grandparents >> 18).....131,072 ggggggggggggggg grandparents >> 19).....262,144 gggggggggggggggg grandparents >> 20).....524,288 ggggggggggggggggg grandparents >> 21)...1,048,576 gggggggggggggggggg grandparents >> 22)...2,097,152 ggggggggggggggggggg grandparents > > --- > > >