Jim, We are working in genealogy time, which can go back many more generations. I now have five 10th cousins (back 11 generations), from the Family Finder test. My average is 7th and 8th cousins. The Family Finder test is much more precise at 4-6 generations, but you have many more cousins, and will get many more matches, beyond that. The extent you can find Common Ancestors depends almost entirely on your Tree and your match's Tree because the Common Ancestor must be in both. The Family Finder test will give the participant a broad brush outline of geographic diversity (UK, Europe, Africa, Asia, etc). I don't plan to do anything with that info, at this point. My focus will be on the Family Finder Common Ancestors in the Northern Neck - that should keep me busy enough. Jim Bartlett On 10/22/12, James Burnett<dougb81042@gmail.com> wrote: Jim Thank you very much for that effort. I also appreciate that we are working in genealogy time-4-6 gens--and thousands of years ago. On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 12:25 AM, Jim Bartlett <[1]jim4bartletts@verizon.net>wrote: > hard to develop explanations for all this stuff that don't require any > biology. -- Douglas Burnett References 1. mailto:jim4bartletts@verizon.net