A while back Linda Boorom posted about the Family Finder test and a possible
benefit to figuring out our closely matched Carricos.
My group of Carricos (proven to be Carricos by y-DNA testing) has been
pursuing an effort to identify the parents of our Matthew G. Carrico, b.
about 1810 in what is now Spencer County, KY. At the moment we have Family
Finder test results for descendants from the three children of Matthew who
survived to have children of their own. In some lines we have multiple test
subjects for a total of 7. In addition to Linda Boorom, I know of at least
five other persons with Carricos in their tree who also have taken the
Family Finder test. We have some interesting matches to other Carrico lines
but we need to see if almost all Carricos match on the Family Finder test.
Carrico DNA may be that dominant but that is yet to be proven.
The matches that have occurred are often unexpected. But taking the Family
Finder test does present an opportunity to solve some long standing puzzles
as well as see how many generations back the Family Finder test can identify
a common ancestor. Since every Carrico who has a proven paper trail back to
Peter the immigrant should be able to identify their most recent common
ancestor a close knit group like the Carricos could help answer the question
o how far back Family Finder can look.
The sale ends 31 Dec so if you can take advantage of it the benefits to all
of us who have holes in the paper trail may be substantial. Thank you for
your consideration.
Whatever you decide, have a Happy New Year.
Leighton Turner, 3rd great grandson of Matthew G. Carrico