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FTDNA Tool Help 1: How to upload a GEDCOM

A family tree is one of the most essential major tools used by those who match someone. It is the major tool describing how a match matches another. To upload a GEDCOM, go to your personal page and click on the family tree button. On the top right is a …

FTDNA Tool Help 2: How to add Ancestral Surnames and Locations

A second very essential tool everyone should have is their Ancestral Surnames and Locations. These surnames and places give matches a sense of genealogical history of their matches and can help tell the match how the two are matching. To add Surnames and Locations to your page, go to your …

Brick Wall Broken- Shared DNA Success Story!!! -Part 1

  Note: This is the First Part of a Two Part Post. Following is a link to Part 2: http://micsxchromosome.micbarnette.com/brick-wall-broken-by-shared-dna-part-2/ (Note: Hopefully, you have read my 4 Part blog called Shared Chromosomes. If not, I suggest doing so after reading this success story. It will guide you through the methodology …

Brick Wall Broken By Shared DNA Part 2

  Please Note: This is Part 2 of a Two Part Post You can Read Part 1 Here: Brick Wall Broken By Shared DNA-Part 1 http://micsxchromosome.micbarnette.com/brick-wall-broken-shared-dna-success-story-part-1/     While conducting one of my online searches I came across a message on Genealogy.com. John Arnold, a descendant of Willis Arnold, son …

Ancestor 252-253

Ancestor 504 and 505 Ancestor 504 is an unknown Cobb and Ancestor 505 is his unknown wife: Neither Ancestor 504 or 505 would have passed along their X-Chromosome to Mic. To this couple there were two known male descendants: Jacob Cobb born about 1778 in Georgia? And died about 1861 …

Ancestor 504-505

Ancestor 504 and 505 Ancestor 504 is an unknown Cobb and Ancestor 505 is his unknown wife: Neither Ancestor 504 or 505 would have passed along their X-Chromosome to Mic. To this couple there were two known male descendants: Jacob Cobb born about 1778 in Georgia? And died about 1861 …

Ancestors 428-429

Ancestor 428: John Webb Nance Jr, (son of John Webb Nance) was born 1695 in Prince George County, Virginia and died 3 August 1762 in Cornwall Parish, Lunnenburg County, Virginia. He married about 1715 in Petersburg, Prince George County, Virginia to: Ancestor 429: Jane Smart (daughter of Matthew Smart) was …

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 …