Marco comment
"I don't know that I agree with your interpretation of "two family lines". I understand that as two *ancestral* lines, and a pedigree that's fully populated for a few generations certainly has more than two such lines. In fact, half of the people introduced in each generation backward represent a new line--matrilineal or patrilineal depending on your perspective."
It is one "family" line of the root person [Think of it this way: For example, your mother is part of your "family" just as your father is, and I think you would not consider her a separate family or family "line" just because she has a different surname than your father has]
But yes, if you want to think of it the way you are describing it is
2 family lines for the 1st ancester generation
and
4 lines or the 2nd generation
and
8 lines for the third
and
16 for the 4th
and
2 to the 10 power = 1024 for the 10th generation
But I guess my answer to this is so what -- we could "dance" forever on this head of a pin and still be nowhere
If the desire is to keep it at "1" line just trace the same surname ----a very boring use of genealogy and you won't know who your ancestors are -----they are more than just the same surname
You might even find out you have some "Royal" or other interestin ancestors by exploring a little
And when all is said and done this has nothing to do with the erroneous/opiniated help documentation you originally brought up
"I don't know that I agree with your interpretation of "two family lines". I understand that as two *ancestral* lines, and a pedigree that's fully populated for a few generations certainly has more than two such lines. In fact, half of the people introduced in each generation backward represent a new line--matrilineal or patrilineal depending on your perspective."
It is one "family" line of the root person [Think of it this way: For example, your mother is part of your "family" just as your father is, and I think you would not consider her a separate family or family "line" just because she has a different surname than your father has]
But yes, if you want to think of it the way you are describing it is
2 family lines for the 1st ancester generation
and
4 lines or the 2nd generation
and
8 lines for the third
and
16 for the 4th
and
2 to the 10 power = 1024 for the 10th generation
But I guess my answer to this is so what -- we could "dance" forever on this head of a pin and still be nowhere
If the desire is to keep it at "1" line just trace the same surname ----a very boring use of genealogy and you won't know who your ancestors are -----they are more than just the same surname
You might even find out you have some "Royal" or other interestin ancestors by exploring a little
And when all is said and done this has nothing to do with the erroneous/opiniated help documentation you originally brought up