DNA-Match
MAZ, from From France has a DNA-Match with me on
- myheritage: 21,2 cM (longest one 14,7 cM) across 2 segments, possible 3th to distant cousin.
I contacted her in 2018, but I got no answer so far.
Following table shows the possible relationship to our MRCA (Most Recent Common Ancestor). In parenthesis the less probable surnames, reported here just for sake of completeness and because DNA-matches and family trees are often not so precise or reliable.
| My family | MRCA | MAZ’s family |
|---|---|---|
| Because the percentage of common DNA is so small, the MRCA goes back much more generations than I have in my tree and she has in her tree. See also The Possible Connection with the Peri Family. |
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| My 4x-great-grandparents: Greco + …, Di Bella + …, Tomarchio + …, Russo + …, Sciuto + …, Motta + …, Gangemi + …, Diadone + …, Andò + Auteri, Battaglia + Laprorina, Scuderi + …, Magrè + …, Aliotta e Solizo + …, Cardillo di Tremaglia + …, Donato + …, Gentile + … | Siblings? | MAZ’s 4x-great-grandparents |
| My 3x-great-grandparents: Greco + Di Bella, Tomarchio + Russo, Sciuto + Motta, Gangemi + Diadone, Andò + Battaglia, Scuderi + Magrè, Aliotta e Solizo + Cardillo di Tremaglia, Donato + Gentile | Siblings or 1st cousins? | MAZ’s 3x-great-grandparents. |
| My 2x-great-grandparents: Greco + Tomarchio, Sciuto + Gangemi, Andò + Scuderi, Aliotta + Donato | Siblings or 2nd cousins? | MAZ’s 2x-great-grandparents. |
| My great-grandparents: Greco + Sciuto, Andò + Aliotta | 1st or 3rd cousins? | MAZ’s great-grandparents |
| My grandparents: Greco + Andò | 2nd or 4th cousins? | MAZ’s grandparents |
| My father | 3rd or 5th cousins? | MAZ’s parents |
| Me | 4th or 6th cousins? | MAZ |
Thus, according to the table above, MAZ and I should be
- 3rd cousin, if …,
- 4th cousin, if …,
- 5th cousin, if …,
- 6th cousin, if …
Location
Unfortunately, MAZ’ tree cannot be viewed, so that no indication is available, where her ancestors were born. However, looking at the DNA-Matches we have in common, because she matches also with my father, my guess is that the MRCA was most probably in the Sicily region, maybe in Catania or Messina province.
Common DNA-Matches
Following table shows the DNA-matches in common between MAZ and me.
| Name | relationship to me | relationship to AJP | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDG | Father (3.537,2 cM / 49,9%) |
3th-dist. cousin (11,2 cM, 0,2%) | |
| AJP | 3th-dist. cousin (12,1 cM, 0,2%) |
3th-dist. cousin (8,6 cM, 0,1%) |
I’m in contact with her grandma. |
Unfortunately, neither through the common DNA-Matches I can do any guess, but that MAZ could be related to me through my father’s branch. This is strange, because AJP, who matches with her, seems not to have a match with my father… but with my mother!