A male relative in my family had his DNA tested. As it turns out there are 7 
men who match him 25 out of 25 markers. This means they all related and had a 
common ancestor somewhere back in Virginia. 
 
Now, the family that the paper trail leads to had 4 brothers. Can I just pick 
out the one that I want to be my ancestor and claim him or do I need further 
proof? 
 
Seems to me that is exactly what they did in the Thomas Jefferson - Hemings 
case, they DECIDED Thomas Jefferson was the one even though it could have been 
someone else in that same family.
 
Pat
 
 
Genealogy without documentation is mythology.



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