A Probable History of the Golden Family
of Newberry, South Carolina Since 1761
Updated 2025.11.07
This timeline provides an interpretation for the approximate age of a DNA match generation.
DNA cM size is more accurate for determining grandparents and much less so for cousins. Use this DNA cM Calculator to determine approximate kinship.
25 year avg gen …….. Gen ……………… 30 year avg …. actual Pat-Spouse / Mat-Spouse
Gen … WDG (1956) ……………… 1st cousin
1 …….. Father c1931 ……………… 2nd cousin ………… 1926 ………….. 1934 (JHG) 1933 (CAG) Mother
2 ……. GFather c1906 ………….. 3rd cousin …………. 1896 ………….. 1904 (HRG) 1907 …….. 1904 (BMP) 1912
3 ……. GGF c1881 ……………….. 4th cousin …………. 1866 ………….. 1866 (JHG) 1879 ……… 1867 (WSP) 1877
4 ……. 2GGF c1856 ……………….. 5th cousin …………. 1836 ………….. 1812 (NGG) 1825 ……… 1821 (SLP) 1837
5 ……. 3GGF c1831 ……………….. 6th cousin ………… 1806 ………….. 1783 (NGG) 1786 ……… 1781 (SLP) 1795
6 ……. 4GGF c1806 ………………. 7th cousin …………. 1776 …………… c1750 (WmG) c1755 …. 1743 (JXP) 1750
7 ……. 5GGF c1781 ………………. 8th cousin …………. 1746 …………… c1720 (TXG) ……………. 1706 (JXP) 1711
8 …… 6GGF c1756 ………………. 9th cousin …………. 1716 ………………………………………………. 1671 (JXP) 1674
9 …… 7GGF c1731 ………………. 10th cousin ……….. 1686 ………………………………………………. 1632 (JXP) 1632
10 …. 8GGF c1706 3-16cM ….. 11th cousin …………. 1656 ……………………………………………… 1583 (PXP) 1600
11 …. 9GGF c1681 3-16cM …… 12th cousin …………. 1626 ……………………………………………… 1528 (JXP)
12 …. 10GGF c1656 16cM …… 13th cousin …………. 1596
13-20 ………………… 16cM can exist back to 20 generations although 3 cM+ is likely.[1]A match of 3cM has a wide range of possible relationships. The connection may be within 8th-Great-Grandparent level, but the common ancestors could also be 20 or more generations back, per The Shared … Continue reading
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References
| ↑1 | A match of 3cM has a wide range of possible relationships. The connection may be within 8th-Great-Grandparent level, but the common ancestors could also be 20 or more generations back, per The Shared cM Project 4.0 tool v4 at https://dnapainter.com/tools/sharedcmv4 |
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