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Ancestor 214-215

1. (Mic’s Ancestor 214) Frederick Nance was born before 25 May 1721 and died before 18 September 1796 in Lunnenburg County, Virginia. He married twice. His first wife was (Mic’s Ancestor 215) Susannah Wells, daughter of (Mic’s Ancestor 430) George Wells and (Mic’s Ancestor 431) Sarah (or Susan) King. After …

Ancestor 106 and 107

Jane Charlotte Nance (Mic’s Ancestor 107) was born about 1760. She was the daughter of Frederick Nance (Ancestor 214) and Susannah Wells (Ancestor 215) She married John Blanton (Mic’s Ancestor 106) who died about 1799. He was the son of Joshua Blanton (Ancestor 212) and Lucy Winn (Ancestor 213). She …

My Cousin’s Cousin

Am I no longer my cousin’s cousin? Over a period of several months I attempted to contact my first cousin. Initially, I would get her voice mail but after never getting a return call, I would just call and hang up when her voicemail picked up. Finally, in September she …

Browser View of X Chromosomes

The following graphics demonstrate the location of Mic’s X-Chromosome cousins on the X Chromsome. The graphic is taken from the FTDNA Chromosome Browser. Because a maximum of 5 matches may be tested at a time, four groups had to be created to test all 17 matches. Each person within a …

X Numbering System

I have made a “page” on my website at http://yourfamilytree.micbarnette.com/mics-tree/ which lists my lineage from myself backward through ten generations. I have also added this lineage to this page at http://micsxchromosome.micbarnette.com   The lineage is an Ahnentafel chart. When one creates a multi-generational pedigree chart on a genealogical computer software …

FTDNA X FAQs

Below is from the FAQs concerning X-Chromosomes at Familytreedna.com X-DNA Comparisons Q. I have a close match on the X-DNA chart, but my testing company doesn’t show us as matches. Why? A. First, you have to understand that the inheritance patterns for X-DNA are very different than Autosomal matches. X-DNA …