Posts in April 19, 2025

When you have unusual names in your background (Rampley is unusual and it’s my great-grandma’s maiden name), it can be tempting to think that when someone with that last name is a DNA match to you that the connection has to be through that family. That may not necessarily be true. It probably is, but it’s not a 100% guarantee. I haven’t figured out the connection with this person (they don’t have a tree). We have approximately 50 shared matches and the 6 that I have figured out are connected to me through my Rampley line or the DeMoss family (the wife of one of my Rampley ancestors). Based on those DNA connections, this DNA match and I likely share ancestry in Harford County, Maryland (where my 3rd […]