Fun with Family Finder in Common With

So I have tested Dad at both 23andme and Family Tree DNA. I just discovered the fun option “in common with” on the Family Finder matches pull-down list. If you select that option then you can see all the matches you share with people whom you have assigned relationships too.

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See the orange button labeled “assign” above? Use that to assign a relationship to someone whose match you wish to analyze further. Anyone who you have assigned can then be used as the “member” in the in common with function.

So I used this function to look at a known fifth cousin and found another fifth cousin! We have lots of new cousins back in Norway now. I also assigned an adoptee with a huge match for Dad to distant cousin so I could see what line he is from. He matched a known 7th cousin over at GEDmatch on the exact segment he matches with us but much smaller with the 7th cousin.  So now I know he is a Munson from the Kristiansand line.

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