Marilyn,
To use the function, you go to the family finder page and about a quarter of
the way down you see a section entitled "Filter Matches By." In that section,
you can see a Relations section. In that section is a drop down menu that that
you get to by clicking on the down arrow. In that drop down menu, you can
select "In Common With" Anyone whom you have designated (or has designated you)
as a "Known Relationship," will appear in the drop down menu under "Member."
You select the member you are interested in and you will see all of the other
members who are "In Common With" that member. If you are interested in doing
more advanced matching, e.g. seeing who you match both in Mtdna and Family
Finder, go to the Family Finder tab and choose advanced matching. That will
allow you to choose which tests you wish to compare.
Good luck,
Melinda Lopes
Date: Mon, 2 Sep 2013 17:40:11 -0700
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Family Finder "In Common With" function
From: mari...@jmtmlt.com
To: azores@googlegroups.com
OK I guess I am just very dense. I do not know where to find the "In Common
With" section on FTDNA. I have confirmed several on the known relationship page
as Distant Cousins, but do not know where to go from there. I did ask that 2 of
them add a GEDCOM. One person, John E Machado, I can see where the connection
is in our families. The other 3 with GEDCOMs do not extend far enough to make a
connection. I will request that they add to their pedigree.
Please help me understand the "In Common With" function. I have had a cousin
[not Azores side] test YDNA and I have done the FF. Would it be any help if I
have my mom's first cousin also test? They shared grandparents on both sides of
the paternal line. {1st cousins married]
Marilyn
On Sun, Sep 1, 2013 at 6:20 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Susan,
It may have been Doug da Rocha Holmes who started a thread about "In Common
With." But with the latest round of results, it doesn't hurt to mention it
again.
If I don't know the relationship, I assign "Distant Cousin" and then I can run
the filter for "In Common With." They don't have to accept the relationship in
order for me to run the filter. FTDNA is supposed to change this where we
won't have to assign a relationship in order to run the filter. We will just
be able to to it. Don't know when this is coming though. They told us last
November at the conference and it hasn't happened yet (they keep IT pretty
busy).
For people who tested themselves and one parent (because the other is deceased)
can run the filter for "Not In Common With" to get the other side of their tree.
Once you get 3 people confirmed from the same ancestor, you have done a
triangulation and you will start to see other matches hitting on the same
people. The puzzle pieces start to fit together and things start to make
sense. But it takes time. This is what will need to happen with you and Joao
C. Ventura.
Because there's more of us Azoreans than either Madeirans or Continentals doing
our genealogy and DNA testing, we are going to have more matches than either
the Madeirans or mainland Portugal. You've got the DNA Admins on this list
with megaphones shouting every time there's a match or sale! It's not
happening as much on the Madeira or Portugal lists. They need some big mouths
over there!
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas,
Achada
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