Whilst updating my Maternal DNA Matches via my mother’s kit. It was interesting to note how many of her 5x Great-Grandparents I am still missing DNA for.
It is suggested, that we should at least have inherited DNA From all of our 5x Great-Grandparents, generations that are older do not necessarily follow this rule, due to dilution and the
In comparison.
Out of a possible 128 5x Great-Grandparents, my mother currently has matches for; 79 ancestors. I currently know the names for 124. So I still have a long way to go even though I have DNA confirmed more then half.
An important match for me would be the Jeffries family of Lowestoft as Anne Jenner Jeffries (1804 – 1879),
Early Origins of the Jeffries family
The surname Jeffries was first found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
