Monthly Archives: August 2017

OK, John Edwards, the fallen politician from North Carolina is reported to be my 9th cousin, once removed.  We’re Related provided an almost clean pedigree for both sides — right up to the MRCA who they claim is PRIVATE (xxxx-xxxx). … Continue reading →

How cool would it be to claim Meriwether Lewis of the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a 5th cousin, 6 times removed?  Well, We’re Related actually presented a pedigree line for me with only one Private Male and that was … Continue reading →

We’re Related felt that Nathan Hale being my 5th cousin, five times removed was so important, they needed to repeat it.  The time before was about 3 months ago.  When I first saw this, I thought that this would indicate … Continue reading →

Tom, as my 8th cousin, twice removed, might impress my grandchildren, but the pedigree chart provided by We’re Related has a couple of issues.  First, an entire generation that was reported when detailing the same lineage for a “cousin-hood” to … Continue reading →

Sgt. Alvin York is my 9th cousin, twice removed.  And this time the pedigrees look to be correct!  It helps that my line to our MRCA, Isabel Harding (1582-1633), goes through my extremely well documented Botsford and Baldwin lines and then … Continue reading →

Charles Goodyear, 6th cousin, 5 times removed, or is he?  In my pedigree I am presented with two plug-ins of PRIVATE before the jump to who is supposed to be our MRCA, my 10th great grandmother, Elizabeth Bunckom (1569-1596).  And the … Continue reading →