Category Archives: BadTrees

Robert Boyle, the father of modern chemistry, is supposed to be my 3rd cousin, 11 times removed (now that makes us close!).  The pedigree from Ancestry goes from my 6th great grandfather, Moses Hitchcock (1717-1768) to two levels of PRIVATE … Continue reading →

Well, there were a couple of problems with the report on 9th cousin, twice removed, Randolph Scott.  First, in my pedigree chart, there was a leap of three generations of PRIVATE entries between the proposed grandfather of my known 4 … Continue reading →

Ancestry proposes that Mickey Mantle is my 9th cousin, twice removed through our MRCA, PRIVATE (XXXX-XXXX)!  In my line, they have PRIVATE’s daughter, PRIVATE as the next generation and in “cousin Mickey’s” line they have PRIVATE as the next generation … Continue reading →

In another of Ancestry trying to make things fit, they presented my pedigree with the top two levels set at PRIVATE.  This makes no sense since the line is extremely well documented by the Botsford Family History Association.   PRIVATE … Continue reading →

Ancesty asserts that John McCain is my 9th cousin 2 times removed through our MRCA, PRIVATE.  Well, what could give me more confidence in this pedigree?  My line goes from my 4 times great grandmother, Mary Summers (1772-1860) to her … Continue reading →