Have you found any previously unknown relatives thanks to DNA tests?

[Peterski]

This makes more sense since he has some attested polish ancestry Funny you matched ! He's my neighboor (Normandy - Picardy are border neighboors totally) and we share nothing

Maybe his Polish ancestors came from my region?

and we share nothing

Maybe you would share some if more SNPs were included?

Only ~300,000 SNPs were used in that comparison.

It is because his kit is from FTDNA and your from 23andMe.

[Peterski]

I'm not sure which settings are the best when it comes to this:

Minimum threshold size to be included in total
Mismatch-bunching Limit
Size (in SNPs) of Mismatch Evaluation window.
Minimum segment cM to be included in total

Maybe Petalpusher will know which settings are "optimal" ???

But surely we should use the same settings for each comparison.

[Enflamme]

Comparing Kit Enflamme and Litvin:

Minimum threshold size to be included in total = 500 SNPs
Mismatch-bunching Limit = 250 SNPs
Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 1.0 cM

Spoiler!

Chr Start Location End Location Centimorgans (cM) SNPs
1 88,365,638 90,885,357 2.5 573
1 168,251,070 169,695,897 1.5 543
1 207,301,380 210,165,083 2.9 734
2 56,068,020 59,155,076 2.2 746
2 142,411,868 144,996,256 2.4 509
5 101,872,677 105,237,520 2.2 610
5 148,680,144 150,490,426 4.1 620
8 17,602,799 18,474,149 1.9 515
8 33,089,049 37,300,668 2.2 503
8 52,116,994 55,305,803 3.8 646
8 77,852,892 81,969,653 2.1 715
9 128,350,175 130,963,859 3.8 545
11 103,451,371 106,261,906 1.5 520
12 20,743,588 21,907,035 1.9 633
12 39,534,200 41,589,236 1.4 538
15 72,491,641 75,869,833 1.8 523
18 28,411,147 31,240,598 1.9 500
19 40,738,797 43,994,998 2.0 634
20 43,378,372 44,787,398 1.7 500

Largest segment = 4.1 cM
Total of segments > 1 cM = 43.8 cM
19 matching segments

670330 SNPs used for this comparison.

Comparison took 0.03787 seconds.
Ver: Apr 21 2017 12:02:17

Enflamme how much of Polish ancestry do you have?

BTW - both kits are from FTDNA (starting with a T...).

Mother of my paternal grandfather was a pure Polish.

[Petalpusher]

Better to use One-to-One than chromosome painting. Make sure you use the same settings, im not sure which are ideal for these distant relationship but at default setting the MRCA generation is showing. For comparison, a Canadian distant cousin (her ancestors were living in the same village than my grandparents)

Minimum threshold size to be included in total = 500 SNPs
Mismatch-bunching Limit = 250 SNPs
Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 7.0 cM


Chr Start Location End Location Centimorgans (cM) SNPs
20 9,058,759 12,694,333 8.7 525
Largest segment = 8.7 cM
Total of segments > 7 cM = 8.7 cM
1 matching segments
Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 6.7

Another one connected to my tree, from Switzerland

6 68,804,290 88,843,351 11.1 3,153
Largest segment = 11.1 cM
Total of segments > 7 cM = 11.1 cM
1 matching segments
Estimated number of generations to MRCA = 5.2

Now if i put the threshold at 1cm it is showing bigger segments but the MRCA is disappearing (Most Recent Common Ancestor).

Minimum threshold size to be included in total = 500 SNPs
Mismatch-bunching Limit = 250 SNPs
Minimum segment cM to be included in total = 1.0 cM


Chr Start Location End Location Centimorgans (cM) SNPs
1 171,715,659 176,185,444 3.4 622
2 31,252,862 33,928,160 2.5 573
2 51,666,614 54,122,254 2.0 545
4 79,327,613 83,374,660 3.5 580
5 84,269,988 88,925,711 2.4 515
5 162,611,686 166,310,859 5.8 697
6 68,804,290 88,843,351 11.1 3,153
8 108,940,278 114,973,907 2.2 647

Largest segment = 11.1 cM
Total of segments > 1 cM = 33.0 cM
8 matching segments

[Kazimiera]

I'm very curious to see if I match with any of the members here. For those who are interested, PLEASE send me your Gedmatch number (that is if you are willing to share it)!! I'd love to discover some relatives on this forum!

[Kazimiera]

I brought the number of cM lower. I've been checking at a default level of 7cM.

So far...... (I will keep updating!)

Loki - 129.1 cM
Sikeliot - 71 cM
Mortimer - 62.5 cM
Litvin - 37.6 cM
Enflamme - 3.4cM
Ilma - 14.5 cM
Tchek - 25.6 cM
de Burgh II - 4.6 cM
Loki - 26 cM

[Enflamme]

I brought the number of cM lower. I've been checked at a default level of 5 or 7.

So far:

Litvin - 2.8 cM
Enflamme - 3.4cM

I love you my sister... <3

[Rethel]

16th cousins

A po ludzku?

It is 32th degree of relativeness...

It is like having common ascendant in the middle of XVth century....

It means 1 of 131,000 of ascendants in that generation...

[Rethel]

I brought the number of cM lower. I've been checking at a default level of 7cM.

So far:

Litvin - 2.8 cM
Enflamme - 3.4cM

And what it means?

[Kazimiera]

And what it means?

It means that the hot and steamy romantic relationship between me and Enflamme is over.