23&Me found a DNA match, but on Family Search there is no relationship. How can I add him?
I found the ancestor of a 23&Me DNA match on Family Search, but the instructions for going through Recents on Tree seems to be incomplete. I went to Recents on the Tree tab, found a match to the person who is the ancestor of my DNA match, but I can see no way to Select that person as someone I want added to my own tree or to put into a separate file as a DNA match at least. I am only sent to the existing person's page, but since I don't know how we are related yet, I see no option to include him in my own tree or similar. I would appreciate any help. Thank you, Cindi.
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If he's definitely already in the main Family Tree there's nothing more you need to do, apart from bookmark him, until you know what your relationship is. Your tree is part of the overall collaborative Tree, not a separate entity.
The first thing I'd do is to hit View Relationship on him to see if the Tree already thinks there is a relationship, however obscure/unsourced/credible, as that might give you a pointer or two for your research. His listed Sources, Notes/Discussions and/or Memories may well help too.
This all assumes you are happy that this profile genuinely is your DNA relative, not someone with a similar name from another family.
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