1) Linda Robbins -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin, common ancestor is Moses Barber (1652-1733).
My line from Moses Barber is through Anna (Barber) Kenyon, and Linda's is through Samuel Barber, who is in my database. My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.
2) Pam Schaffner -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin 2x removed, common ancestor is Nathaniel Eastman (1643-1709).
My line from Nathaniel Eastman is through Sarah (Eastman) Amborse, and Pam's is through Mary (Eastman) Eastman. My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.
3) Halle Berry -- Actress, 8th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor is Samuel Fletcher (1657-1744).
My line to Samuel Fletcher is through son John Fletcher, while Halle's is through son Timothy Fletcher. I can't trace Halle's line any further in my database, but there are several trees that have this line down to her mother. My judgment is that this relationship is Likely.
4) John Wayne -- Actor, 8th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor is Johannes Rau (1645-1691).
I don't know about the Duke's line, but I know that I don't have the first four generations in my database, since I don't know the parents of my Philip Row (1753-1817). My judgment is that this relationship is Unlikely.
5) Julia Child -- Author, 8th cousin 2x removed, common ancestor is George Soule (1593-1680).
My two lines from George Soule are through son Nathaniel and through daughter Susanna (Soule) West, while Julia's line is through son John. My judgment is that this relationship is Likely.
6) Sandra Rumble -- Facebook friend, 6th cousin 3x removed, common ancestor is Johann Balthasar Spengler (1706-1770).
My line from Johann Balthasar Spengler is through son Rudolf Spangler, and Sandra's line is through son Michael Spangler. I haven't researched Sandra's line past Michael. My judgment is that this relationship is Likely.
7) Lori Pilla -- Facebook friend, 8th cousin 1x removed, common ancestor Mehitable Fish (1647-1697).
My line from Mehitable Fish is through daughter Mary (Tripp) Waite, and Lori's line is through son Abiel Tripp. My judgment is that this relationship is Very Likely.
My count is up to 97 famous or Facebook cousins provided by the app. This week, my judgment is that six of the 7 cousin relationships are Likely or better.
I will say it again: My biggest problem with this We're Related app is that it thinks it knows my ancestral lines better than I do, and adds one to five generations to some of my end-of-line ancestors. They may be right -- I don't know -- and can't really find out because they provide no source material to back up their assertions. If there was authoritative information for my end-of-line ancestors, I would add it. None of the "Doubtful" or "Wrong" relationships have been convincing to me yet.
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