"Power-Post 2K" <nonews@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> The group has been quiet, so I figure I could post a more speculative
> question.
>
> I've taken a Y-DNA test (as well as the mtDNA test), and I have about
> 15 matches. One of these matches is a relatively close match (about 7
> generations away), and I'm hoping to find the exact connection soon.
>
> While a few of the other 14 matches have similar beginnings of
> surnames, it's probable that the connection is further back in time.
> Considering that I'm Jewish and my paternal ancestry is from Belarus,
> I would think it's an almost insurmountable task to trace people prior
> to the beginning of the 18th century.
>
> I was struck by a recent statement someone made, something to the
> effect of if there is no documntation for the person, then they don't
> belong on your tree.
I would consider that statement half-true. What is true is that no
matter how they are related, you cannot know their exact placement
into a family tree without additional facts (beyond DNA). Based on
being unable to place them, then the statement "they don't belong in
your tree" is accurate. However, they should still be tracked in
your database so that when you do find the connection, their
personal information is already present.
> For those who have achieved simliar results through DNA testing, what
> do you do? Incor****ate the people into the tree, or do something else
> with them?
>
> I'm interested to hear of others' solutions.
>
> Bob Kosovsky
> New York City
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