I have ceased actively trying to make new genetic connections, since the searching is often futile and I am not sure what my real objective in looking is, or should be.
However, I found something interesting in the new cousins which I am not going to use to make grandiose religious genealogies. It's just cool to learn about new people.
Anyhoo, some of these new cousins have the rare mitochondrial DNA of X2C1. I found out this gene, which is rare in Europeans is found commonly in the friendly-sounding German religion known as Hutterites. Apparently they are Anabaptists and as such have a link to the Amish and the Mennonites.
I think this is most likely a link to my husband. He has members in his family tree who were Amish or Mennonite. At some point at least one, maybe more, became Mormon. Also this individual has J man-DNA. Which is interesting since I have also heard there may be a Jewish link to Mennonites. ( Need more sources.)
Confusingly, the J grandpa is an adoptive grandparent. So we aren't sure if my husband has a genetic link to the Anabaptists or not.
Maybe this piece of information indicates that he does. Or maybe it is just a fun and fabulous coincidence, further illustrating the connectivity of the human family.
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