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   Jenny M Benson to All   
   Ancestry DNA   
   14 Mar 20 18:46:39   
   
   From: NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk   
      
   Looking at my Ancestry DNA, I see quite a few people listed as having a   
   Common Ancestor.  Several of these I know quite well and know exactly   
   how they are related to me, but in several cases I have looked at the   
   person has quite a small tree on Ancestry and not only are none of the   
   people on my tree, but none of the surnames match either.   
      
   I know Ancestry can compare my DNA with another's and say, with some   
   degree of accuracy, "You are 4th - 7th cousins" but how on earth can it   
   say "you share ancestors Joe Bloggs and Jane Doe with A N Other" when A   
   N Other doesn't have a tree including these people?   
      
   I have so far only contacted one of these people to ask if they know of   
   the connection.   
   --   
   Jenny M Benson   
   Wrexham, UK   
      
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