MODULE 1: Let's talk tree terminology!
Genetic/biological v social/known pedigree The further you go back with your genetic research, the more likely you are to find "unexpected parentage". When working with DNA, you are researching your genetic pedigree and this is what you should be recording in your tree to get the full benefit of your DNA research. If it's a sensitive matter, you can make the tree private searchable or unsearchable at ancestry.com . Note that the Thruline and Common Ancestor features of AncestryDNA will not work if your AncestryDNA test is attached to a private unsearchable tree. You can see my two pedigrees below. The biological father of my grandfather, James Woodlands, was Cornelius Bray. His step father was James Woodland and appears in my social/known pedigree. You can record both the genetic/biological and social/known relationships in your tree but ensure that the genetic/biological is the preferred view. Family view v pedigree view of a tree Click HERE to read about the d