[Gramps-users] Documenting a DNA connection

[Carey P. <ca...@pa...>]

Hi Grampers,

I have two or more separate family trees for which I can not find a
connection in any documents, but which have common DNA - 1 or 2 steps
removed at the 67 marker level. Meaning the families share a common
ancestor.

How would you reflect this in Gramps? The surname is the same, the dates of
arrival in the US from Ireland are nearly 100 years apart.

I am also capturing other families that may or may not be related so I can
better see where new information falls, in or out of my family. An example
is a citizenship document which from the name and dates could belong to one
of two individuals, one  direct ancestor and one of no known relationship.
Knowing there are two possibilites prompts me to dig deeper to resolve
which person the document pertains too.

So my database has several trees, some which are related by documentation,
some by DNA testing and some appear to not be related.

How would you keep track of the relationships, or lack thereof?

Thanks for your thoughts.

Carey

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