Category: Genetic genealogy

Manuel Fernandez de Flores is Not the Father

I have been reading Luis Burset Flores’ book, Las Familias Flores de la Region Centro Oriental de Puerto Rico, as I am very interested in Manuel Fernandez de Flores as I directly descend from him. Unfortunately, females cannot inherit the Y Chromosome, and if I were male, it would not matter since the Bayala descendants…

By Anna Bayala June 30, 2019 0

Researching My African Diaz and Nunez Ancestors in Trujillo Alto Puerto Rico

So this is the record of my 3rd great grandfather, Angel Diaz Nunez on my father’s paternal side.  He is Manuela’s Diaz’s grandfather.  This line is known to inter-exchange the Nunez with Diaz line. This is because this line is of African descent and Angel Nunez and all of his children and grandchildren were black…

By Anna Bayala October 15, 2017 0

Understanding Your X Chromosome DNA

When it comes to DNA, I am either asked privately or see posts asking why Ancestry shows an individual further related than what the person appears on GEDMatch. This has to do with how Ancestry’s Timber software analyzes the DNA file.  Timber has been known to remove centimorgans (cM) where chromosomes are bunched together (clustered)…

By Anna Bayala May 14, 2017 0