Group 1: John Thomas, GA, JA, and RS
all share John Cathcart as a Most Recent Common Ancestor (MRCA)
This means that the most distant relationship
between the four is 5th
cousin (with RS being once removed)
Some records indicate that this John's first
name might be James. Most importantly, he is the father of the "Big
4" Cathcarts, from whom all members of this line descend.
There is overwhelming genealogical
evidence/sourcing for this relationship.
Although these for gentlemen are very close
genealogically speaking, their genetic results are a bit confusing…
see below.
Group 1a: John Thomas and GA are
3rd cousins
(sharing
Charles Cathcart as a MRCA).
They are 0/25 -1/37 genetically from each
other
When comparing results between the members of
group 1a and group 1b, things get a bit complicated…
John Thomas and JA & RS are -1/25, -3/37, -3/67,
but we are known 5th cousins
- RS4 and John Thomas are actually 5th cousins,
once-removed (that's why I've combined his father and grandfather in the box above
him)
GA shares the same one step genetic
difference (-1/37) with two other participants to whom he has not been
linked genealogically: HR and Gw
However, GA is -1/25, -4/37 from JA and RS Cathcart…
that is to say, he is closer genetically
to HR and Gw (with whom he has no known genealogical connection)
than he is to his two 5th cousins! In fact, GA is more closely
related to 12 other participants than he is to JA and RS—his fifth
cousins.
As stated in paragraph 2bi above, these two
gentlemen are three steps distant at the 67-marker level (-3/67)
from John Thomas (group 1a). They are four steps distant at
the 37 marker level (-4/37) with GA.
Note: since participant, GA, has
tested only at the 37-marker level, we cannot compare 67-marker
test results.
Results showing closest genetic relationships
outside group 1
John Thomas
-2/67: Ba, RD, C, Bu, Raymond Franklin
-3/67: HR, JA*, RJ, WJ, BG, RS* (* JA
and RS mentioned above and with whom GA and I have a known
genealogical relationship)
GA
-1/37: John Thomas, HR, Gw
-2/37: Raymond Franklin, Ba, RD, RJ, BG,
C, Bu
JA and RS
-5/67: Ba, RD, SL, C, Bu, Raymond
Franklin
-6/67: HR, RJ, WJ, BG, Gw, RJ
John Thomas and Raymond Franklin/Ba/C/Bu/ are
-1/25 (as my known 5th cousins above), BUT -2/67!!!
In other words, I'm closer genetically to
five other participants whom I'm certain are more distant
that 5th cousins!
Click here for a more detailed discussion of the
relationship between RD and C Cathcart
Legend
Proven |
Likely | Conjecture | Common Ancestor |
Patriarch/Group see group page
* Participant has not approved release of his name
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for outline descendancy chart