Paul, When I get a FF match for one of the kits I manage, I will often mark those matches with GEDCOMs as distant cousins so that I can use the "in common with" search function to try to figure out the relationship. After I have the "in common with" list, I use the chromosome browser to see if the matches are on the same chromosome. I always hope that matches will contact/respond to my messages but they often do not. People generally do not confirm the pending match until we know exactly where it is. It is so frustrating to look at all of the matches and get nowhere with determining the relationship! My mother,who is not Portuguese, has 35 pages of FF matches and I have only been able to figure out one relationship.
Melinda Lopes Sent from my iPhone On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:08 AM, "Paul" <pagome...@comcast.net> wrote: > After I logged-on to my FTDNA account I noticed yet another 'known > relationship pending' message (now I have 5 of them). Each of them wanting me > to confirm them as a distant cousin. The latest with the surname of Robards > is listed as private, so I can not contact them. The previous four I have > asked how we are related and who is our common relative. One I have yet to > receive a reply and the other three replied "FF says we are distant cousins" > so I confirmed you as such. So my question is what should I do with these > type of messages remove them or try to get some more information (then go and > start banging my head against the wall)? > > Paul G. > -- > For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail > (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right > that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. > > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
