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asop
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Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0] BS or is there any real value there[?]
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Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0] BS or is there any real value there[?]
Not Ancestry, but 23 and me. Disproved the family legend that we were descended from a Cherokee princess. They said my fathers haplotype came from Northern Europe, No surprise, that is where Britian and Germany are after all. My mothers haplotype came from the Middle East somewhere, which was a surprise. This would have been at least 5 generations back. I may go to Ancestry to see if they can more precisely narrow down where in the Middle East. It is not snake oil.
That is a decision you will have to make.
One thing about it is, there ain't nothing you can do about it.
would be interesting
besides I am sure I am the from the royal family my great great great grandfather was shanghighed and brought into the country and I need to claim my country estate in England .
or at least welfare [}:)][}:)]
quote:Originally posted by asop
Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0] BS or is there any real value there[?]
Not Ancestry, but 23 and me. Disproved the family legend that we were descended from a Cherokee princess. They said my fathers haplotype came from Northern Europe, No surprise, that is where Britian and Germany are after all. My mothers haplotype came from the Middle East somewhere, which was a surprise. This would have been at least 5 generations back. I may go to Ancestry to see if they can more precisely narrow down where in the Middle East. It is not snake oil.
Not to change the subject, but what is your opinion of the so called Toba Catastrophe which proposes that there was a species threatening population bottleneck 70,000 years ago that left all of us are descending from fewer than 10,000 individuals? That could mean as few as 3,000 breeding pairs and might explain why there is so little diversity among humans.
I have been thinking about having it done
would be interesting
besides I am sure I am the from the royal family my great great great grandfather was shanghighed and brought into the country and I need to claim my country estate in England .
or at least welfare [}:)][}:)]
I am lucky. Both sides of my family kept good records in the old bibles they had. I know all my ancestors all the way back to the early 1700's before they even came to the GA colony with Oglethorpe in the 1730's.
I took my Dad around when he turned 80 to see a lot of the cemetery's where they are buried in GA, AL, MS, LA, TN and OK. We spent 2 weeks doing it, some of the cemetery's were way out in the woods on peoples property. My Dad knew about where most of them were from talking to other Family members at reunions. It was a fun time.
Only those related to Royalty, or Priesthood can go back farther.
Wife can go back to 1100s on one branch.
The Chromosomal assay confirmed our research somewhat.
There were surprises about lesser percentages, though.
Was Fun, and a great addition to the Family Stories for our Descendants.
Not for me. All my folks are from West Virginia.
no one is getting my DNA without a court order [;)]
me either
quote:Originally posted by 1911a1-fan
no one is getting my DNA without a court order [;)]
me either
Mine neither but, I wish my sister would send hers in. [:D]
That's as far back as I care to go.
People who are considering having their DNA tested for such purposes who might also know a cousin or two with the same last name that have been tested, might want to familiarize themselves with the current online surname charts for additional information.
Europe 100%
Great Britain 60%
Europe West 16%
Ireland 7%
Scandinavia 6%
Europe East 6%
Italy/Greece 2%
European Jewish 1%
Liberian Peninsula 1%
Finland/Northwest Russia < 1% (< less than)
Good news is that I am not related to Terrorist Types.
The nations fit with what we know going back to the 1500's in both Germany and England. Some overlap DNS north of North Rhine Westphalia and Eastern France near Cologne.
I expected to find DNA related folks in Wisconsin where my people were 140 to 160 years ago.. But they showed their New England roots which were earlier....mid 1600's.
Merc [:D]
quote:Originally posted by jimdeere
"is there any real value there?"
Not for me. All my folks are from West Virginia.
Nothing left to find except what is buried in the wood pile![:0]
My late mother's late father (my grandfather) is a true mystery man.
Even when he was living, no one knew how old he actually was.
Seems the court house in Wisconsin where all of his birth records were, burned down around the turn of the 20th century.
He never shared what he actually knew about himself with anyone including his own wife (my grandmother).
Not only his age is in question but his ancestral makeup.
He had a lot of physical features that coincided with native Americans.
I could not give a less of a poop about any of it any more.
Mostly it went along with family lore that I am a Celt. That is, 65 percent Irish, Scottish, and Welsh.
Also lots of German, and Danish. Germanic warriors and Vikings, that's good.
What I liked the most is that I am 3 percent Neanderthal!
I am a living, breathing Cave Man.
Yes, British. When Cromwell's army invaded Ireland, you don't suppose all those British soldiers spent the night all alone every night, do you?
Peace
Dan
http://nativesnewsonline.com/2017/04/16/dna-scientists-claim-that-cherokees-are-from-the-middle-east/
quote:Originally posted by He Dog
quote:Originally posted by asop
Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0] BS or is there any real value there[?]
Not Ancestry, but 23 and me. Disproved the family legend that we were descended from a Cherokee princess. They said my fathers haplotype came from Northern Europe, No surprise, that is where Britian and Germany are after all. My mothers haplotype came from the Middle East somewhere, which was a surprise. This would have been at least 5 generations back. I may go to Ancestry to see if they can more precisely narrow down where in the Middle East. It is not snake oil.
Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0]
How big a "jar" of spit does it take ?.....jars come in many sizes, I'm thinking even a small one would take a lot of spit [:D]
"Never do wrong to make a friend----or to keep one".....Robert E. Lee
quote:Originally posted by asop
Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0]
How big a "jar" of spit does it take ?.....jars come in many sizes, I'm thinking even a small one would take a lot of spit [:D]
under a gallon, no problem.[^]
quote:Originally posted by asop
Anyone submit a jar of spit to find out where they REALLY came from[:0]
How big a "jar" of spit does it take ?.....jars come in many sizes, I'm thinking even a small one would take a lot of spit [:D]
It's actually a small tube.
quote:Originally posted by us55840
Anyone ever considered it's a subversive method for the government to collect DNA from millions of people for future use or ???
[:0]
Sure, but since all clinical laboratories are government certified, they have been collecting your blood samples for nearly four decades, anyhow.
You don't think they use all that blood sample they draw for testing, now, do you ?
[8D]
They must have one big supply of mine. Always wondered about how much they took, then they come back and say I'm Anemic [:D]
quote:Originally posted by Barzillia
quote:Originally posted by us55840
Anyone ever considered it's a subversive method for the government to collect DNA from millions of people for future use or ???
[:0]
Sure, but since all clinical laboratories are government certified, they have been collecting your blood samples for nearly four decades, anyhow.
You don't think they use all that blood sample they draw for testing, now, do you ?
[8D]
They must have one big supply of mine. Always wondered about how much they took, then they come back and say I'm Anemic [:D]
Never heard of that tribe[:)]