As usual, I come with an unusual question/statement - this time about the value of focusing on one family or surname line. I am confused by the notion of tracing a ʻlineʻ based on ones LNAB (or any other surname). Hereʻs why:
1) only one half of my parents have THE name
2} only one quarter of my grandparents have THE name
3) only one eighth of my great grandparents have THE name
ETC The farther back I trace. the less THE name (and also the DNA that attaches to THE name) has to do with me. I am fortunate to be able to trace my LNAB progenitor back to arrival in America (and I know there is more available). But that was almost 400 years ago, how many generations is that? So, as far as I am concerned that ancestor (whose name comes to me) is really no more important than the hundreds of others whose names unfortunately were not handed down to me.
There is really no point to this comment, but I just thought I would share.