rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 10, 2014 17:07:47 GMT
Have you been tested? Have you found any new information from the DNA?
I have had my Dad's Y-DNA and Autosomal DNA done. My husband's Y-DNA and I'm waiting on his Autosomal results. I have the kit to do my Mother's Autosomal and may get her mtDNA done.
Which company have you tested with?
Have you uploaded to Gedmatch?
I test with FTDNA.
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Post by keknj on Jul 11, 2014 3:19:24 GMT
I just had my dad's done thru ancestry.com. His dad had told him that he had American Indian in his background and then refused to discuss it with him. So, for Father's Day I got it done for him. His results were 100% European ancestry. I guess my Grandad was pulling his leg!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 11, 2014 3:42:01 GMT
I haven't done it, but I would like to. I wish I would have had my dad's done before he died to prove or disprove the family story that we are descended from Penobscot Native Americans. I wonder if having mine done would help determine that.
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Rainbow
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Post by Rainbow on Jul 11, 2014 3:48:12 GMT
Is it expensive? Where do you get it done?
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2014 4:49:09 GMT
I've sent mine off (through FTDNA) as well, but it's only been 4 weeks and I don't have any results yet. The website is still showing 1-2 weeks for results.
I friend of mine did his he has uploaded to GEDmatch...so I figured he could help me with mine when the time comes! He hasn't got any extra results from GED as yet.
I just went with autosomal DNA...as there was no price reduction to add the mitochondrial DNA, so I figured I'd just to the standard one first and add upgrade later.
I wanted to go through Ancestry.com, but they don't sell their kits to Australia.
ETA: I didn't think it was expensive, the standard test is $99 at FTDNA...then the more indepth ones like the Y(for men) and the mt(for women) are more $200-$300
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Post by greenlegume on Jul 11, 2014 5:06:27 GMT
Is there some place or link that explains more about what these tests will tell you?
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Post by Sue on Jul 11, 2014 5:30:53 GMT
As I mentioned on the genealogy thread posted here yesterday, I received my DNA results earlier this week from Ancestry. They had a special going on when I ordered my kit so the price was $79 at that time. I'm glad I did it but truthfully was hoping for more information that what I received. I did have one very definite 3rd cousin match but the other 5 3rd cousin matches didn't help at all as I wasn't able to identify any known family names or the matches hadn't uploaded their tree for me to study. My other closest matches were in the 4 to 6 cousin category and again many of these didn't match any known names in my family tree (which is quite extensive at this point of 15 years of research.) Ancestry does tell you that you would have a more thorough look at your genealogy if your siblings were tested also since each sibling would have received other bits of DNA that you might not have received. (I found that bit of information very interesting!)
Anyway.. I'm glad I had the test done and hope as more people are tested that I will get more closer matches eventually.
As for the ethnicity part of test, I pretty much knew ahead of time what that would reveal.. 82% Great Britain, 7% Ireland, 7% Italy/Greece, 1% Iberian Peninsula and 1% Asia South. Oops.. edited to add 2% Europe West.
No brick walls torn down, but a few lines confirmed for sure through DNA. The cost of the test is worth it for that alone I believe.
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Post by pjaye on Jul 11, 2014 6:02:30 GMT
Is there some place or link that explains more about what these tests will tell you? Google the various websites and they explain it. The ones I know of are: Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) Ancestry 23 and me |
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Post by dald222 on Jul 11, 2014 6:41:17 GMT
My cousin had this done recently. she was surprised because she was always told she was a certain heritage but wasn't.
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rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 12, 2014 21:29:37 GMT
I've sent mine off (through FTDNA) as well, but it's only been 4 weeks and I don't have any results yet. The website is still showing 1-2 weeks for results. I friend of mine did his he has uploaded to GEDmatch...so I figured he could help me with mine when the time comes! He hasn't got any extra results from GED as yet. I just went with autosomal DNA...as there was no price reduction to add the mitochondrial DNA, so I figured I'd just to the standard one first and add upgrade later. I wanted to go through Ancestry.com, but they don't sell their kits to Australia. ETA: I didn't think it was expensive, the standard test is $99 at FTDNA...then the more indepth ones like the Y(for men) and the mt(for women) are more $200-$300 My husband's and yours will be in the same batch. They should be coming in soon! I'm not liking Ancestry.com. They no longer do the Mitochondrial or Y-DNA, only the autosomal. And if you had your Y or Mit done you have to pay to have it transferred to another company.
I had some matches from my Dad who had tested with other companies so I think it's a good think to upload to Gedmatch. |
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rodeomom
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 12, 2014 21:45:24 GMT
As I mentioned on the genealogy thread posted here yesterday, I received my DNA results earlier this week from Ancestry. They had a special going on when I ordered my kit so the price was $79 at that time. I'm glad I did it but truthfully was hoping for more information that what I received. I did have one very definite 3rd cousin match but the other 5 3rd cousin matches didn't help at all as I wasn't able to identify any known family names or the matches hadn't uploaded their tree for me to study. My other closest matches were in the 4 to 6 cousin category and again many of these didn't match any known names in my family tree (which is quite extensive at this point of 15 years of research.) Ancestry does tell you that you would have a more thorough look at your genealogy if your siblings were tested also since each sibling would have received other bits of DNA that you might not have received. (I found that bit of information very interesting!) Anyway.. I'm glad I had the test done and hope as more people are tested that I will get more closer matches eventually. As for the ethnicity part of test, I pretty much knew ahead of time what that would reveal.. 82% Great Britain, 7% Ireland, 7% Italy/Greece, 1% Iberian Peninsula and 1% Asia South. Oops.. edited to add 2% Europe West. No brick walls torn down, but a few lines confirmed for sure through DNA. The cost of the test is worth it for that alone I believe. For me it is worth it. After many many years I was able to find my father's parental line but could not confirm it through a paper trail. The DNA confirmed what I had believed for many years.
Yes if you can get your siblings to test it will give you a bigger picture. My father's sister tested with Ancestry.com (I haven't gotten a look at the raw data yet) She showed no Native American but my father showed 1%. My Father's Ethnic Makeup: Scandinavia 60%, British Isles 21%, Southern Europe 16% Eastern Middle East 1% and Native American. Of course there's more to it than that, you have to dig deeper. Most of the 1% would be "noise" and not included. And the more people who test these numbers will change. |
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rodeomom
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Refupee # 380 "I don't have to run fast, I just have to run faster than you."
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Location: Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 12, 2014 21:59:53 GMT
I haven't done it, but I would like to. I wish I would have had my dad's done before he died to prove or disprove the family story that we are descended from Penobscot Native Americans. I wonder if having mine done would help determine that. My understanding is that it might prove if you have inherited some Native DNA. You might have descend from a Native person but not have inherited any of that native DNA. I know that's hard to understand. DNA can't (at this time) tell you what tribe you inherited Native DNA from,just if you do. If you have inherited a certain percent it might show up. You might have inherited some and your siblings not. You might have a little, your brother a little more and your sister a lot. Or all of you none and your cousins some. It's a crap shoot. If your DNA showed no native it might mean that none got down to you. You still might have had a great-great-great grandmother who was native. (if I understand this right and I might not  |
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Post by melanell on Jul 12, 2014 22:04:03 GMT
My husband & I are both interested in doing this, but we haven't done it yet.
We need to decide who to go through to have it done.
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rodeomom
Pearl Clutcher
Refupee # 380 "I don't have to run fast, I just have to run faster than you."
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Location: Chickasaw Nation, Oklahoma
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Post by rodeomom on Jul 12, 2014 22:18:40 GMT
My husband & I are both interested in doing this, but we haven't done it yet. We need to decide who to go through to have it done. The only one I have used is myFTDNA |
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 12, 2014 22:59:52 GMT
The interesting thing about Native American DNA is that both African American and European Americans so many times have been told they have native american ancestry, or have family stories that they do, they rarely do when they have DNA studies, and the Indian Reservations are still where the very poorest people in the country reside.
Do you watch the show 'Finding your Roots'? It comes on again in Sept. He goes to schools and has the kids say what they think they are, then does DNA tests and they always think they have Native american ancestry and none of them do.
I have my family tree traced back pretty far on all branches, and I probably won't bother with DNA because I can see where everyone came from.
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Post by Scarlet Ohana on Jul 12, 2014 23:12:50 GMT
I did Ancestry.com's kit and I finally got my results. I was adopted as a baby, so information about my heritage is very limited. I found out I am 49% British (my family laughed because I'm a total anglophile), 10% Italian, 12% Danish, 9% Irish, 7% Spanish, and the rest is trace regions. They kept encouraging me to make a family tree, and I do have my birth mother's name, but not my fathers. It was incredible to see that there was a great great grandfather from Denmark, and then Ireland..just like my results. I do know my father was Italian, and I didn't see anyone from Italy on my mother's side, so that makes sense. The most fascinating thing I found my great, great, great grandfather was a Mormon,pioneer,polygamist, and he fled to Mexico with his family after polygamy became illegal. Here is a picture of him!  This is all new, amazing info for me!! The only info I had was my father was part Italian & my mother's name. |
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Post by sugarmama on Jul 13, 2014 2:40:39 GMT
I just recently sent mine in to familytreedna. I should have my results back in 2 weeks. Like many of you, family stories say we have some Indian blood, but so far I have not found any proof of that with genealogy research.
My brother did his several years ago and it removed a brick wall for us. The family name is not common and I had found another researcher that felt we were all related to 3 men with the same name that came to the states in 1636. Because of the civil war, some of the courthouse records were destroyed in various locations, so I was hitting a dead end. Anyway, the dna test proved we had a common link at exactly the place (or generation) that she and I thought we would!
My MIL is adopted and she recently did hers with 23 and Me. She has connected with a half-sister and found out that her mother lived to age 93. I know there is more she has to tell, but we haven't had a chance to get together and talk about it yet.
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