Putting it all together
People across the world are bridging the genealogical gap through the application of molecular genealogy. For instance, many men with similar Y-DNA and the same surname have learned they share a common paternal ancestor in the recent past.
In general, the closer the match in mtDNA or Y-DNA marker values, the more recently your common ancestor may have lived. By comparing pedigrees, locations and names, you may be able to identify new ancestors and family relationships – including living relatives – which you were unaware of before.
Even if a connection is not obvious, the ancestral data of matching individuals may provide important information about your own ancestry.
Please take full advantage of the resources on this site, and please contact us with your suggestions for how we can make the GeneTree site more useful.