Hello all, I recently took two Family Finder tests.
Results showed that my two test subjects "JK Male" and "JK Female" matched as 2nd or 3rd cousins. This was great news for me as it assured me that they shared a common ancestor.
However, the bad news is that a Family Finder customer from another country then came along and claimed to be 5th or remote cousins with JK Male. This customer however, did not claim to be 5th or remote cousins with JK Female.
I asked Family Finder customer service and told them that it was not possible that this Family Finder customer could be related to JK Male and JK Female, because I have family records that stretch back in time and there is no record of any of our ancestors marrying anyone from outside our country.
Customer service replied and said it was possible that the ancestor of both JK Male and JK Female was an NPE, either by adoption, illegitimate birth, or born out of wedlock etc.
So my question to you is this.
1) Does this mean that one of JK Male's and JK Female's shared ancestor is not related by blood to JK Male and JK Female?
2) Or that one of JK Male's and JK Female's shared ancestor was adopted or illegitimate? I am talking specifically about the shared ancestor of both JK Male and JK Female. Please note that the FTDNA customer who is claiming to be JK Male's 5th or remote cousin, does not show up as a 5th or remote cousin match of JK Female. This FTDNA customer only appears as a possible match to JK Male. Meanwhile, JK Female and JK Male are related to each other as second or third cousins, through JK Female's mother's side and JK Male's father's side. I do not know whether this is relevant to my questions two questions.
3)If it is indeed possible that there was an NPE among the shared ancestor of JK Male and JK Female, what sort of scenario can be suggested? A scenario in which a shared ancestor of JK Male and KK Female was adopted into the their family, or adopted out of their family? In other words, did the NPE occur within my family or in the FTDNA customer's own family?
Thank you in advance. I don't know much about DNA.
Results showed that my two test subjects "JK Male" and "JK Female" matched as 2nd or 3rd cousins. This was great news for me as it assured me that they shared a common ancestor.
However, the bad news is that a Family Finder customer from another country then came along and claimed to be 5th or remote cousins with JK Male. This customer however, did not claim to be 5th or remote cousins with JK Female.
I asked Family Finder customer service and told them that it was not possible that this Family Finder customer could be related to JK Male and JK Female, because I have family records that stretch back in time and there is no record of any of our ancestors marrying anyone from outside our country.
Customer service replied and said it was possible that the ancestor of both JK Male and JK Female was an NPE, either by adoption, illegitimate birth, or born out of wedlock etc.
So my question to you is this.
1) Does this mean that one of JK Male's and JK Female's shared ancestor is not related by blood to JK Male and JK Female?
2) Or that one of JK Male's and JK Female's shared ancestor was adopted or illegitimate? I am talking specifically about the shared ancestor of both JK Male and JK Female. Please note that the FTDNA customer who is claiming to be JK Male's 5th or remote cousin, does not show up as a 5th or remote cousin match of JK Female. This FTDNA customer only appears as a possible match to JK Male. Meanwhile, JK Female and JK Male are related to each other as second or third cousins, through JK Female's mother's side and JK Male's father's side. I do not know whether this is relevant to my questions two questions.
3)If it is indeed possible that there was an NPE among the shared ancestor of JK Male and JK Female, what sort of scenario can be suggested? A scenario in which a shared ancestor of JK Male and KK Female was adopted into the their family, or adopted out of their family? In other words, did the NPE occur within my family or in the FTDNA customer's own family?
Thank you in advance. I don't know much about DNA.
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