Hey Danny, nice summation! Melissa and I have talked on the phone and on Facebook, and have come to the conclusion that what you have written is essentially correct.

Melissa and I are first cousins once-removed, since she is the daughter of my first cousin Rodger, whom I may have met when I was too little to remember.

We are hoping to get a couple of yDNA samples into our McBEE study. It is really gratifying to find family who have been separated for so many years.