I understand that these are only suggestions, but in this case it is baffling. All of his paternal Thruline suggestions are built on thatР Р†Р вЂљР’В¦and there are a boatload of them. Here is our problem: AncestryР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs algorithm has decided to suggest different parents for my father-in-law. Additionally, my husband, son, and father-in-law have copious DNA matches that trace through both of these families (including DNA Circles). Of course, we also know exactly who my father-in-lawР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs mother was and we have a clearly documented line for her. This has been confirmed to a very reasonable degree of certainty using autosomal and Y-DNA from descendants of the father of these sons, although we have not yet zeroed in on which brother was his father. My father-in-law chose to go by the surname of a stepfather, but we do know his biological fatherР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs surname and that his father was one of a family of brothers who lived on a farm by his mother. His DNA, our sonР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs DNA and my father-in-lawР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs DNA are linked to this tree. While the tool is in the beta testing phase, ThruLines are free, although I anticipate theyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll only be available to subscribers in the long term. ThruLines will be made available on 27 February, 2019, to any Ancestry member who (1) has AncestryDNA results linked to a public tree or a private searchable one, (2) has DNA matches also linked to a tree, and (3) has a tree that extends back at least 3Р Р†Р вЂљРІР‚Сљ4 generations. As is, you can click on a ThruLine only to find that thereР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs nothing new there.Р вЂќР вЂћlso, IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћd like to be able to zoom out of a ThruLines page to see all of the connections at once, ideally in a print-friendly format. On the main ThruLines page showing all of the ancestors, it would be very helpful if the number of matches in each ThruLine was indicated. You can contribute percentages from your own ThruLines here: Wish List

Until AncestryDNA publishes a White Paper explaining their numbers, IР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll be collecting crowd-sourced data to better understand their numbers. WhatР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs especially interesting is that the probabilities in ThruLines are not exactly the same as the ones used by WATO. These types of statistics underlie the What Are the Odds tool (WATO) and a great way to assess whether the relationships in the ThruLines are reasonable. If you click on the DNA amount, youР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll get a treat.Р вЂќР вЂћ pop-up shows you how likely each possible relationship is given how much DNA is shared. Of course every such hint needs to be independently validated, but these computer generated hints can save hours of time tracing potential connections.Р вЂќР’В®ach ThruLines match is labeled with their user name, their tree-based relationship to you, and the amount of DNA they share. The one from cousin SS, however, is pieced together from a couple of different trees, first SarahР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs, then AlannaР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs. The lineage from me back to Donasien Domingues is taken from my tree. AncestryDNAР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs computers can reconstruct a hypothetical path by stitching together information from different trees. As with any automated hint system, there will be cases where the suggestion is wrong, so you should always check the records before adding people to your tree based on ThruLines.Р вЂќР вЂћlso unlike DNA Circles, you and your match neednР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћt have both trees built back to the common ancestor. Three descendants of Nelson have also tested I could expand NelsonР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs line with a click to see them as well.Р вЂќР вЂћs before, the boxes with dashed lines around them indicate people who are not yet in the tree and whom I might want to add. My second cousin on the far right has a path through his father then to Jimmy HР вЂњР’В©bert, my grandfatherР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs brother. This was a big family (14 kids), and I can scroll to the left to see more descendant lines that have tested. HereР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs a set of ThruLines to my great grandfather, Sidney HР вЂњР’В©bert Sr. If the system is able to find a potential ancestor who is not already in your tree, theyР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћll have a dashed box around them and a Р Р†Р вЂљРЎС™Potential AncestorР Р†Р вЂљРЎСљ tag: Your main ThruLines page will show each of your ancestors in order: father, mother, fatherР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs father, fatherР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs mother, etc. Unlike DNA Circles, it even works if you have a private tree, as long as itР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs searchable. ThruLines take the best aspects of DNA Circles and combine them into a tidy descendant structure that suggests the paths, or ThruLines, between you and your DNA matches. ThruLines are automatically added to DNA tests that meet the criteria described at the end of this post.Р вЂќР вЂћncestryDNAР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs ThruLines TMР вЂ™Р’В are the third of three great additions to the genealogy arsenal to be announced at RootsTech 2019 the others are MyTreeTagsР вЂ™Р’В and improved DNA Matches.

My dna matches no family name in common