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In reply to the discussion: I have a question re: Elizabeth Warren and her heritage claim. [View all]csziggy
(34,179 posts)My male cousin (direct male line descendant of the last known ancestor in that line) had his DNA tested. So far not one of the known surname lines connects with my cousin's DNA results.
He did get a match from a man whose DNA results do not match anyone with his surname. After consulting with the DNA experts he was told to check with the people in my cousin's DNA group and advised that perhaps he was the result of an "undocumented paternity event."
I love that phrase! I am beginning to believe that our ancestor was also the result of an "undocumented paternity event" and that the name he used when he arrived in Alabama in 1834 was not the name of his father. In which case we will never be able to trace that lineage.
Most of the other DNA matches to my cousin's DNA results go back to the same person or one of his numerous children so they are no help.