{"id":21243,"date":"2022-11-29T08:16:35","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/?p=21243"},"modified":"2022-11-29T08:16:35","modified_gmt":"2022-11-29T08:16:35","slug":"another-mcmaster-connection-at-ancestry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/2022\/11\/29\/another-mcmaster-connection-at-ancestry\/","title":{"rendered":"Another McMaster Connection at Ancestry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan is a DNA match to me at Ancestry. We match at 20 cM. Here is what Morgan has for a tree at Ancestry:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_37_15-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21244\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_37_15-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"273\" height=\"170\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The connection to my tree is likely through Francis McMaster. Here is the tree that I have for Francis (or Frances):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_41_09-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21245\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_41_09-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1019\" height=\"540\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_41_09-Window.png 1019w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_41_09-Window-300x159.png 300w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_41_09-Window-768x407.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frances descends from at least 5 McMaster lines. Plus, the hint for Mary Johnston has as her mother Esther McMaster. This is truly a complicated genealogy. However, the closest place that Morgan and I connect are through James McMaster and Fanny McMaster.<\/p>\n<h2>A Partial DNA\/Genealogy McMaster Tree<\/h2>\n<p>Here is part of one of the trees that I have of McMasters that match by DNA:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_46_00-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21246\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_46_00-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"619\" height=\"539\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_46_00-Window.png 619w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_46_00-Window-300x261.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 619px) 100vw, 619px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Note that I have a space for Jane who Married Archie McMaster. I believe that Morgan would fill in under this line:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_52_29-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21247\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_52_29-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"606\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_52_29-Window.png 690w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_52_29-Window-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This shows that Morgan is my 4th cousin. However, I suspect that we are related as 5th cousins also or more distantly on other McMaster lines.<\/p>\n<h2>My Shared DNA Matches with Morgan<\/h2>\n<p>Matthew is a DNA match that Morgan and I share:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_57_04-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21248\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_57_04-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"593\" height=\"854\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_57_04-Window.png 593w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-02_57_04-Window-208x300.png 208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I did not put Matthew on my McMaster tree to keep it simpler. Matthew must be on my Frazer DNA\/genealogy tree.<\/p>\n<h3>Trudy with Johnston\/McMaster Ancestry<\/h3>\n<p>Trudy is also a share match with Morgan and me. Here is the maternal side of Trudy&#8217;s tree:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_00_39-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21249\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_00_39-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_00_39-Window.png 987w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_00_39-Window-300x98.png 300w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_00_39-Window-768x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This must be the Esther McMaster that I mentioned above as a hint in my tree. I&#8217;ll assume that the hint is correct, and add it in to my tree as an ancestor to Frances McMaster:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_03_50-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21250\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_03_50-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"996\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_03_50-Window.png 996w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_03_50-Window-300x160.png 300w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_03_50-Window-768x410.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I think that Esther may be a daughter of Abraham McMaster.<\/p>\n<h3>Tammy &#8211; Another Shared Match<\/h3>\n<p>Tammy matches Morgan and me. She also has a Johnston in her ancestry which suggests a connection on the McMaster side. Here is Tammy&#8217;s tree on her paternal side:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_10_09-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21251\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_10_09-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"489\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_10_09-Window.png 489w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_10_09-Window-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 489px) 100vw, 489px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Someone else&#8217;s tree at Ancestry has this person for John Johnston&#8217;s father:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_12_14-Window.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-21252\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_12_14-Window.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"413\" height=\"105\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_12_14-Window.png 413w, http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2022-11-29-03_12_14-Window-300x76.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 413px) 100vw, 413px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This suggests that Thomas could be a son of Robert Johnston and Esther McMaster.<\/p>\n<h2>Summary and Conclusions:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The McMaster tree is often complicated with McMasters marrying into other McMaster lines.<\/li>\n<li>My Match with Morgan is defined at the 4th cousin level, but there are other McMaster connections at a more distant level<\/li>\n<li>Shared DNA matches help confirm that the genealogy is on the right track.<\/li>\n<li>Two shared DNA matches between Morgan and me seem to confirm a\u00a0 connection with Eshter McMaster born in or around 1793<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Morgan is a DNA match to me at Ancestry. We match at 20 cM. Here is what Morgan has for a tree at Ancestry: The connection to my tree is likely through Francis McMaster. Here is the tree that I have for Francis (or Frances): Frances descends from at least 5 McMaster lines. Plus, the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/2022\/11\/29\/another-mcmaster-connection-at-ancestry\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Another McMaster Connection at Ancestry&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-heading"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21253,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21243\/revisions\/21253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.jmhartley.com\/HBlog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}