DNA helped me find the father and mother of my 3th great grandfather. He and his siblings were baptised without parents recorded in 1807. According to his death cert. he was born about 1804. Two DNA matches, with attached family trees proved which family it was.
Also another 3rd great grandparents were mysterious, without a marriage, and very common grooms name and three possible bride born within 3 years. Several DNA matches to the 5th great grandparents (born around 1720) showed up and while I know which family, I am still guessing which of the three Elizabeths is the right one - we need some closer relatives to each of the Elizabeths to test their DNA.
It is possible to trace distant (up to 5th great grandparents, on Ancestry) but the matches need to have a tree to study as well, otherwise there are so many branches to investigate, and the names change in one generation on a female line.
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