Ancestry DNA Tests/Ancestry Research

I don't like it. I couldn't care less about my ancestry. It's dead people's baggage and nothing good can come from it in the long run. These tests are just doing some future Hitler's work for him.

 

Friend of mine found out he had a half sister from one of those sites. His dad had been with a woman before he met my friends mom and even hr likely didn’t know he had a daughter. Weird stuff.

My dad did one, and his lineage came back almost exactly as expected. His dad’s parents were off the boat EU Jews, his mom’s parents were off the boat Irish. And the test had him 51 percent Irish/British and 48 percent Ashkenazi Jewish. Some traces leftover, but that would be expected I suppose.

 

Mrhansduck’s relatives are nervously waiting on a call.

 

I did the test a couple years ago and have a northern European ancestry. I was adopted and was just curious if what I had been told as to ancestry was true. It was actually pretty close. I discovered a family lineage with several half bros/sisters and a bunch of distant cousins, but have no intention of follow up.
I found it pretty interesting tho my wife didn't see the point. Of course she knows her family going back several generations.

Nationality seems fluid tho as u could have a couple of generations going back in one country yet be originally from somewhere else.

Upon reflection, kind of glad I was adopted and raised in FLA, could have been freezing in rural upstate NY.

 

My mom has over the years done a fair amount of geneology so I have a rough idea of where I come from. I’m not sure I’d find the genetic markers back to 37 different nations with 1% particularly revelatory. Keep going back your and ancestors multiply so it is highly likely that most people have many mutt like qualities.

 

I did it the old fashion way… ancestry.com records search. It’s very addictive. Don’t do it! But very interesting.

 

Great post, and let me preface this by saying, I do not have a medical or science background. But I have watched a lot of Dateline and also stayed at a Holiday Inn more than a few times.

But all things serious, I read these tests are only as accurate as the pool of DNA they are working from. Generally speaking, people of European ancestry tend to have a large pool of their DNA accounted for to make more accurate and specific determinations. Those of Asian/African/Native American ancestry, on the other hand, are less likely to have such a cache of DNA to work off of, which in turn impacts the level of specificity and accuracy.

My personal opinion, while I very much value my culture and ancestry, as it is part of my identity in some regards, it isn't anything that makes me special or deserving as some of these "white nationalist" believe. It's a participation trophy, we all get one, of varying colors, shapes, and sizes. Woo hoo.

 

I see no need. I told my daughter she was Heinz 57 when she took the test. A mix of European countries, a mix of ethnic groups, African, Hispanic, Polish, Dutch, Irish and American Indian. She found out I was telling her the truth - we are all mutts no pedigree here.

 

I thought about doing it, but I don't want my DNA in the hands of a private company.

 

Back in the 90's IBM partnered with a company to conduct DNA analysis and research. They opened up the program free of charge to all IBM employees. Didn't take it then and I'm not taking it now for very reason you stated. Health and insurance love this type of data.

 

The government loves it too.

 

You afraid they’ll make more of you someday? Sorry to say, but there’s probably a mosquito, frozen forever in amber, near your abode that has exactly what they’re looking for to start a whole park of gator_lawyer clones. You might as well give it up willingly.

 

CEO of 23andMe is Anne Wojcicki (sends all data to China). CEO of YouTube is Susan Wojcicki (Big Tech censorship).
Bioweapons are made from DNA.

 

No, I'm worried they'll turn it over to the government, who will discover that I'm the Zodiac Killer.

 

My dad had more that a few murderers in two branches of his family tree. Cap and Jonsie Hatfield were grandaddys 1st cousins. Devil Anse was his uncle. My great grandmother had 3 sisters married to Hatfields. She was also a 2nd cousin of Sheriff Don Chaffin of the West Virginia coal mine wars.. Sheriff Chaffin shot a few folks too. Took a bullet himself once. Some pretty interesting people in the West Va side of the family. Governor Henry D Hatfield was another of grandpas cousins.

 

I have chosen not to have kids, and it’s interesting to think that my specific DNA line will just stop, after making it this far. Stardust no more.

Also, my ancestry was a bore. 99.9% Northern European white.

 

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