{"id":478,"date":"2018-11-21T23:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-21T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/peri-dna-match\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T13:16:40","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T11:16:40","slug":"peri-dna-match","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/peri-dna-match\/","title":{"rendered":"Peri (DNA Matches)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; da revisionare &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>(questa pagina \u00e8 in Inglese perch\u00e9 corrisponde ad una mail da me inviata ad una possibile corrispondenza DNA che vive negli USA, di seguito indicata con <strong>AJP<\/strong>.<br \/>\nLa persona da me contattata \u00e8 la nonna della detta corrispondenza<br \/>\nDi seguito i nomi di persone viventi vengono indicati solo con le iniziali).<\/p>\n<h2>Content<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#looking\">What we are looking for?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a>The Starting Point<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#mum\">My Mother<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#fazi\">The Fazi Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#azzarello\">The Azzarello Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#martello\">The Martello Family<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#peri\">The Peri Family<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#lopinto\">The Lo Pinto Connection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#speculation\">Some Speculation and Assumptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#conclusion\">Conslusion and Next Steps<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"looking\">What we are looking for?<\/h2>\n<p>First of all, we should set the right expectation and not to delude anyone later: the DNA match between <strong>AJP<\/strong> and me is very small (0,2%) and also MyHeritage says that we are maybe 3rd or much distant cousin.<\/p>\n<p>With 0,2% DNA in common, I guess that if we have an ancestor in common, it should be approximately 9 generations back, i.e. in year 1793 to 1838&#8230; very very back in time.<\/p>\n<p>So, what we are looking for is our <strong>MRCA<\/strong>, i.e. our <strong>M<\/strong>ost <strong>R<\/strong>ecent <strong>C<\/strong>ommon <strong>A<\/strong>ncestor\u2026 and maybe we have even two of them!<\/p>\n<p>What is intriguing for me and the reason why I contacted <strong>AJP<\/strong>&#8216;s grandma is that according to MyHeritage she has a DNA match with two people: <strong>MFA<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>MAZ<\/strong> and those two people have a match:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the first with my mother and<\/li>\n<li>the second with my father.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I tested both my parents: they are not related! (More about this later).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"starting\">The Starting Point<\/h2>\n<p>Starting point is our DNA match on MyHeritage:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1377\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1377\" style=\"width: 1158px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1377\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/DNA-Match-on-MyHeritage.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1158\" height=\"93\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1377\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DNA match on MyHeritage between RSG and AJP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>and the four DNA matches we have in common:<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with RSG<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Shared Match<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with AJP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Mother<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">43,9% (3.453,1 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Mother<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,4% (26,6 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd-5th cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,4% (27,6 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MFA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,1% (9,9 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,3% (21,2 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MAZ<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,1% (8,6 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,2% (13,6 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PMA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,2% (12,0 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"mum\">My Mother<\/h2>\n<p>As a matter of fact, she is related with one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglie\/famiglia-massetti-fazi\/\">Fazi Family<\/a> (see later <strong>MFA<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"fazi\">The Fazi Family<\/h2>\n<p>As of now I don\u2019t know if <strong>MFA<\/strong> is really related to me, but as you can see in the picture below, my grand-grand-grand-mother name is <strong>Mariangela <u>Fazi<\/u><\/strong>, i.e. the same surname, so most probably related to my mother and me.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1384\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1384\" style=\"width: 1409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1384 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/Mariangela-Fazi-Sub-Tree-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1409\" height=\"735\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1384\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Branch from me to Mariangela FAZI.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I already contacted the person managing her DNA to check the relationship. He\/she didn\u2019t answer yet. I\u2019m still hoping to get an answer soon.<\/p>\n<p>This branch of my family comes from the region <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/marche\">Marche<\/a><\/strong>, province <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/marche\/ascoli-piceno\">Ascoli Piceno<\/a><\/strong>, mainly from the town <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/marche\/ascoli-piceno\/acquasanta-terme\"><strong>Acquasanta Terme<\/strong><\/a> or nearby.<\/p>\n<p>I believe this could be really a link between me and <strong>AJP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>To-Do<\/strong>: at the City Office of <strong>Acquasanta Terme<\/strong> as well as at the Parrishes there and nearby (<strong>Quintodecimo<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Paggese<\/strong>, <strong>Santa Maria<\/strong>) search for some documents about <strong>Mariangela Fazi<\/strong>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"azzarello\">The Azzarello Family<\/h2>\n<p>Now things get complicated.<\/p>\n<p>At the current status of my research, I don\u2019t have the surname <strong>Azzarello<\/strong> on my family tree. However, it sounds to me South-Italian.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, <strong>MAZ<\/strong> seems to have a DNA match with my father, whose ancestors came from <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/sicilia\"><strong>Sicily<\/strong><\/a>, from the province of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/sicilia\/catania\">Catania<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(near the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mount_Etna\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Etna<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>volcano, mainly between <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/sicilia\/catania\/zafferana-etnea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Zafferana Etnea<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Acireale<\/strong>) and from the province of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-luoghi\/sicilia\/messina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Messina<\/a><\/strong>, from the city itself and from\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Taormina\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Taormina<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1387\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1387\" style=\"width: 1146px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1387\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/DNA-Match-on-MyHeritage-with-MAZ-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1146\" height=\"125\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1387\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DNA match between me and MAZ.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with RSG<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Shared Match<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with MAZ<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Father<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49,9% (3.537,2 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Father<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,2% (11,2 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd-5th cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1388\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1388\" style=\"width: 258px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1388\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/Azzarello-in-Italy.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1388\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Distribution of the surname Azzarello in Italy (as of Oct. 2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>As one can see in the picture on the right, the surname <strong>Azzarello<\/strong> is most common in Sicily, so maybe is there the link!<\/p>\n<p>I have also a theory based on my surname and a match I have on FamilyTreeDna with a man,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/lipotesi-calabrese\" rel=\"noopener\">RJM<\/a>, who is among others looking for the surname <strong>Greco<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>According to my theory, it might be that my ancestors came, probably more than 200 years ago from the region <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Calabria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Calabria<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In the picture below is part of RJM\u2019s family tree with <strong>Anna Greco<\/strong> and <strong>Domenico Greco<\/strong>, both coming from a town called <strong>Orti<\/strong> (no, you won\u2019t find it in Wikipedia) in the province of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Reggio_Calabria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reggio Calabria<\/a><\/strong>, in the Italian region Calabria.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1389\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1389\" style=\"width: 1031px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1389 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/RJM-Greco-Branch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1031\" height=\"472\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1389\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">RJM Branch with Anna and Domenico GRECO.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>My surname (<strong>Greco<\/strong>) is very common in Calabria. Not only, also are the name <strong>Anna<\/strong> and <strong>Domenico<\/strong> common between my ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>It is know that in the past in Italy (but not only), they used to give to babies the name of the grandpas or grandmas or uncles or aunts, so that in many families one can find usually many ancestors with the same name. This fact strengthens my <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/ricerche\/lipotesi-calabrese\/\">theory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"martello\">The Martello Family<\/h2>\n<p>Another DNA match <strong>AJP<\/strong> and me have in common is with <strong>PMA<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1393\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1393\" style=\"width: 849px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1393\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/DNA-Match-on-MyHeritage-with-PMA.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"849\" height=\"157\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1393\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">DNA match between me and <strong>PMA<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<table border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with RSG<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Shared Match<\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"33,33%\">Estimated Relationship with PMA<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>% shared DNA<\/th>\n<th>Relationship<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Father<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">49,9% (3.537,2 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Father<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,2% (13,5 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Daughter<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">48,4% (3.512,3 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>My Daughter<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,3% (20,2 cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,1% (10,2\u200e cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>PTA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">0,2% (17,1\u200e cM)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd cousin &#8211; distant cousin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1397\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/Azzarello-in-Italy-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"258\" height=\"300\" \/>PMA has a DNA match also with my father and with my daughter.\u00a0Unfortunately he doesn\u2019t have a family tree on MyHeritage, so I couldn\u2019t check any information about his family.<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, as one can see in the picture on the right, also the surname Martello is very common in Sicily.<\/p>\n<p>I will contact PMA and hopefully he will tell me more about his ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>However, looking at the matches I have in common with <strong>PMA<\/strong>, I noticed also one surname, I already encountered researching another DNA Match: the surname <strong>Tanti<\/strong>, for that see the corresponding section in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/onomastica\/cognomi\/the-portelli-families\/\">The Possible Connection with the Portelli Family<\/a>. Also this branch is on the side of my grandparents, i.e. from South-Italy.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"peri\">The Peri Family<\/h2>\n<p>As of now, I don\u2019t have the surname <strong>Peri<\/strong>, i.e. <strong>AJP<\/strong>&#8216;s surname, in my family tree.<\/p>\n<p>However, if it is correct what I said at the beginning, that we have to look 8 or more generations ago, i.e. 200 or 300 years ago, it is very probable that the surname changed also many times because they are passed only on the paternal side.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"lopinto\">Update 23-Nov-2018: The Lo Pinto Connection<\/h2>\n<p>Looking for my connections to <strong>SDR<\/strong> (see again <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/onomastica\/cognomi\/the-portelli-families\/\">The Possible Connection with the Portelli Family<\/a>) I analyzed her family tree and encountered the surname <strong>Lo Pinto<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1455\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1455\" style=\"width: 1418px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1455\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/Lo-Pinto-in-SDR-Branch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1418\" height=\"764\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1455\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lo Pinto family in SDR&#8217;s branch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Please note, that branch of <strong>SDR<\/strong>&#8216;s family tree is mostly originary from <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Malta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Malta<\/a>, which until 1964 was part of the British empire.<\/p>\n<p>Now, why am I talking about the <strong>Lo Pinto<\/strong> family? Let&#8217;s have a look at the (small) Italian branch of <strong>AJP<\/strong>&#8216;s family tree:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1456\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1456\" style=\"width: 1450px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1456\" src=\"https:\/\/robertogreco.eu\/genetealogia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/site\/\/4\/AJP-Peri-Branch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1450\" height=\"720\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1456\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Italian branch of AJP&#8217;s family tree.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We know that <strong>AJP<\/strong>&#8216;s grandfather was <strong>Joseph Sr. Peri<\/strong> and we know that her grandmother&#8217;s name was <strong>Rose<\/strong>, however until now we didn&#8217;t know her surname.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"speculation\">Some Speculation and Assumptions<\/h3>\n<p>Now, ancestry.com suggested me a document (source <em>Index to Marriages, New York City Clerk&#8217;s Office, New York, New York<\/em>.), where we found that<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rose Lo Pinto <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>married on 30th August 1926<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joseph Di Peri<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Assuming the change of surname from &#8220;<strong>Di Peri<\/strong>&#8221; in simply &#8220;<strong>Peri<\/strong>&#8221; (as I saw often with Italian surnames loosing the &#8220;Di&#8221;, &#8220;De&#8221;, etc. including &#8220;Lo&#8221;, see later), there is a high chance that they are <strong>AJP<\/strong>&#8216;s grandparents!<\/p>\n<p>The last step now would be to find a link between <strong>Rose Lo Pinto<\/strong> and the <strong>Lo Pinto<\/strong> family in <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/onomastica\/cognomi\/the-portelli-families\/\">SDR branch<\/a>\u00a0and of course between me and <strong>SDR<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Once confirmed this last step and my relatedness with <strong>SDR<\/strong> and her family, this could be one of the link between me and <strong>AJP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3>Some More Names<\/h3>\n<p>Assuming the above is correct, ancestry.com also suggested other information important for exploring the branch and finding a link: the parents of the above mentioned Rose could be: <strong>Frank Pinto<\/strong> and <strong>Maria Concetta<\/strong> (surname unknown).<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"conclusion\">Conclusion and Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>As of now, there are many paths to follow for finding the link between <strong>AJP<\/strong> and me, thus confirming the DNA-correspondence, the paths going through the families\u00a0<strong>Fazi<\/strong>, <strong>Azzarello<\/strong>, <strong>Martello<\/strong> and <strong>Tanti<\/strong>, <strong>Lo Pinto<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Again, it might be that the results of all researches will lead to the conclusion that such a DNA-correspondence is just a &#8220;background noise&#8221; of the DNA-analysis, i.e. there might be no relatedness at all between us. Genetic may be an help, but it must be supported by other evidences.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1>DNA-Match<\/h1>\n<p>AJP, from USA,\u00a0 has a DNA-Match with me on<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/i-siti-per-la-genetica\">myheritage<\/a>: 12,1 cM (longest one 12,1 cM) across 1 segment, possible <strong>3th to distant cousin<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"40%\">My family<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"20%\">MRCA<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"40%\">AJP&#8217;s family<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"3\">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.<br \/>\nSee also <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/the-peri-families\">The Possible Connection with the Peri Family<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>4x-great-grandparents<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-sermarini\">Cognoli + Sermarini<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-del-grande\">Cognoli + Del Grande<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-guerrieri\">Cognoli + Guerrieri<\/a>, Orsini + Quaglia<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-massetti-fazi\">Massetti + Fazi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-di-lorenzo-bellini\"><strong>Di Lorenzo<\/strong> + Bellini<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Siblings?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s 4x-great-grandparents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>3x-great-grandparents<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-del-grande\">Cognoli + Del Grande<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-guerrieri\">Cognoli + Guerrieri<\/a>, Orsini + Quaglia<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-massetti-fazi\">Massetti + Fazi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-di-lorenzo-bellini\"><strong>Di Lorenzo<\/strong> + Bellini<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Siblings or 1st cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s 3x-great-grandparents:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>2x-great-grandparents<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-cognoli-guerrieri\">Cognoli + Guerrieri<\/a>, Orsini + Quaglia<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-massetti-fazi\">Massetti + Fazi<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-di-lorenzo-bellini\"><strong>Di Lorenzo<\/strong> + Bellini<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Siblings or 2nd cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s 2x-great-grandparents.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>great-grandparents<\/strong>:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/nicola-cognoli-e-ernesta-orsini\">Cognoli + Orsini<\/a><br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/famiglia-massetti-di-lorenzo\">Massetti + Di Lorenzo<\/a>)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">1st or 3rd cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s great-grandparents:<br \/>\nJoseph Peri Sr., Rose Peri (b. ???)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>grandfather<\/strong>: Cognoli<br \/>\n(My grandmother: Massetti)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2nd or 4th cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s grandparents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">My <strong>mother<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3rd or 5th cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AJP&#8217;s parents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Me<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4th or 6th cousins?<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>AJP<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Thus, according to the table above, AJP and I should be<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3rd cousin, if &#8230;,<\/li>\n<li>4th cousin, if &#8230;,<\/li>\n<li>5th cousin, if &#8230;,<\/li>\n<li>6th cousin, if &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Location<\/h2>\n<p>The few ancestors AJP has in her tree have no indication where they were born. Also for her great-grandmother, at the moment I do not have even the surname, so that the search for a MRCA between us is for the moment difficult. However, looking at the DNA-Matches we have in common, because she matches also with my mother, my guess is that the MRCA was most probably in the Marche region, maybe in Ascoli Piceno province or even in Acquasanta Terme or in some small town nearby. In <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/genetealogia\/genealogia\/fonti-e-riferimenti#cognoli2010-4\">Acquasanta Vol. IV<\/a> the surname Peri is not present.<\/p>\n<h2>Common DNA-Matches<\/h2>\n<p>Following table shows the DNA-matches in common between APA and me.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"80%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"15%\">Name<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\">relationship to me<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"25%\">relationship to AJP<\/th>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\">Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">AMC<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Mother<br \/>\n(3.534,1 cM \/ 49,9%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5th-9th cousin (26,6 cM, 0,4%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">M. Fazi<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(27,6 cM, 0,4%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(9,9 cM, 0,1%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I contacted her. No answer so far.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">MAZ<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(21,2 cM, 0,3%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(8,6 cM, 0,1%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I contacted her. No answer so far.<br \/>\nSee also <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/onomastica\/cognomi\/the-azzarello-families\/\">The Azzarello Families<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">P. Martello<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(13,6 cM, 0,2%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">3th-dist. cousin<br \/>\n(12 cM, 0,2%)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">I contacted him. No answer so far.<br \/>\nSee also <a href=\"https:\/\/famiglia-greco.eu\/ricerche-in-corso\/the-martello-families\/\">The Martello Families<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Unfortunately, neither through the common DNA-Matches I can do any guess, but that AJP could be related to me through my mother&#8217;s branch.<\/p>\n<p>What is strange, is that a common match we have, namely MAZ, matches&#8230; with my father and not with mother like AJP does!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8230; da revisionare &#8230; (questa pagina \u00e8 in Inglese perch\u00e9 corrisponde ad una mail da me inviata ad una possibile corrispondenza DNA che vive negli USA, di seguito indicata con AJP. La persona da me contattata \u00e8 la nonna della detta corrispondenza Di seguito i nomi di persone viventi vengono indicati solo con le iniziali). 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