The latest notice (#388) tells me that Matthew McConaughey is my 9th cousin through our MRCA, Thomas Deane (1639-1697), the proposed father of my 7 times great grandmother Lydia Dean (1679-1726), the furthest documented ancestor I have in this lineage. We’re Related reports that Grandmother Lydia had a sister, Hannah Dean (1673-xxxx) who is the connector to the lineage of Matthew. So, TO DO: Did Lydia have a sister, Hannah? Was the father of Lydia Thomas Deane? Alright, Alright, Alright. I will add it to the list!
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Very interesting, do you know how they come up with the proposed ancestor? Is it from other ancestry.com accounts?
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Yes, they use other subscriber’s trees and send them out as their “proof” which they are NOT. One needs to take these notices with much more than a grain of salt. Luckily, I live in metro-Detroit and we are sitting on top of one of the largest Salt mines, so there is no end to the salt I can sprinkle on these notifications. Those that run very close, I can add to my research TO DO list and try to verify if they are correct.
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