Paternal and Maternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his third cousin twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 4x great grandparents, William Ward and Mary Blackwell. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 3rd Cousins twice removed, based on sharing 8 cM across 2 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Robert Ward and his fourth cousin twice removed. Their most-recent common ancestors are Robert Ward's 4x/5x great grandparents, Thomas Ward and Elizabeth Woods. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 4th Cousins twice removed, based on sharing 34 cM across 3 segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Sources
Sherwood-Phelps Cemetery (Sherwood, Cayuga County, New York, USA). George W. Ward's Grave
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