Although Ancestry is a bit expensive and does not provide a chromosome browswer, it is still one of the most user-friendly platforms to review DNA matches and genealogical connections. I like to go through the kits I manage to see if there and any connections. When I am looking for matching, my two favorite filters are ‘Unviewed’ and ‘Common ancestors’.
My Sister Lori’s Match with Linda
Here I have chosen those two filters for my sister Lori:
If there is anything under this category, it could mean a new match on a ThruLine:
Normally, there would be a blue dot near Linda’s name showing that she is a new match, but I just clicked on her name and once I did that, the blue dot goes away. Here is how Ancestry thinks we connect:
Here there is a new designation on Linda. When I go back an do a sort for Linda, I see that her results came out in the last 7 days. I also see that the two lines seem pretty sure. In other words, Ancestry is not asking me to evaluate Linda’s line. I have my own spreadsheet of Frazers and how they match by DNA at Gedmatch. Let’s see how Ancestry matches up those who have tested there:
Ancestry’s ThruLines tells me that this couple has been updated which is helpful:
It turns out that Linda is an important match on Lori’s ThruLines for James and Violet Frazer. Lori has now four matches, but I don’t think that Jess was placed in the correct tree. I suppose it is possible, but if William Frazer was born in 1819, it would have been when Violet Frazer was about 16 years old. I have five siblings (including myself) who have tested at Ancestry and all but Sharon have ThruLines for Linda.
My Frazer DNA Tree
Here is one of many trees I am maintaining for Frazer DNA matches:
The yellow line is Richard Frazer’s line:
Linda was fairly easy to add in. I only added her in under my Philip Tree. Technically, she belongs under my Richard Frazer Tree aslo as Violet Frazer was the son of Richard Frazer.
Hargreaves ThruLines
I’ll start with my sister Sharon:
This couple shows up as potential ancestors. Here are some of the matches:
If I agree that our genealogy matches up, this would be one way to extend my known ancestry. These matches are shown as half cousins, but they may be full cousins. Here is the collapsed version:
The questions would be: why would there be two daughters named Mary 21 years apart. That could account for the assumption of the half cousin relationship.
Sharon’s match Arthur has an extensive tree:
All four matches go back to Jane Creer.
As far as my ancestor James Howorth, there would be my top candidates for his wife:
My selection is based on the spelling of the Howorth name, where the family lived and the 31 January 1789 birth of their daughter Betty. Right now I see no clear connection to this Hargrea ThruLine.
Lori’s Other Updated ThruLines
Here is one for McMaster:
The upper level view isn’t perfect asa James McMaster is listed twice.
William McMaster Branch
For some reason, I have that William was born in Scotland, but I don’t think that is right. I’ll change that to the more likely Kilmactranny Parish, County Sligo in my Ancestry Tree. Corrinne is the new match here. I can’t verify the ThruLines from her tree, but I assume that the ThruLines are right
This is probably William McMaster in Griffith’s Valuation:
Here is Cloghmne:
I have not added the William Branch to my McMaster DNA Tree:
Here I added the William Branch on the left:
I put my family in gold. It would be nice to have more detailed chromosome information on this line. I see that I can spruce up the right side of the tree using Lori’s MyHeritage results:
Now there is a proper tree. I have the two matches from the Archibald Line on the right in green because MyHeritage supplies detailed information on the DNA matches.
Here is how Lori matches Warwick on Chromosome 11:
Warwick represents older DNA from the 1760’s and the green matches represent DNA from the 1830’s. Here is John added in to Lori’s DNA Painter map:
On my own Chromosome 12, I have a more complex picture:
That configuration appears to support this theory:
I have had trouble connecting the McMaster families by genealogy. This is my best attempt using DNA and guesswork.
Summary and Conclusions
- I looked at a few paternal ThruLines
- One potential Hargraves/Hargreaves Line seems wrong or at least not the best choice by far
- I was glad to find a new match on my double Frazer Line
- I spruced up my McMaster DNA Tree and solidified genealogical connections with DNA connections there.