So I ordered one of those DNA/Genetic tests... - Page 12

butterfly123 · ‎06-27-2013

Some of the tests are on sale now for Father’s Day.

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@Jackhound Mom wrote:
Hi,

I really enjoyed this thread! Can anyone let me know how much these tests cost and how long you have to wait for your results? Our former president used my line about being a mutt. That is and has been my answer when asked about my heritage. Actually 7 of my dad's family came over from England and two of the 7 brothers had the same first name. How confusing must that have been?

@Jackhound Mom There are Father's Day sales going on which is why I jumped in. I got 23andMe with medical information for $148 including shipping. They are running a 30% off sale.

If you just want the ethnicity, I've seen Ancestry DNA is on sale for only $69. Not sure what 23andMe's version is at with the 30% off. You may want to check.

AussieLuvr · ‎01-28-2016

Most of the testing sites run sales for mother's day, father's day, and some of the major holidays.

A Y test will follow your paternal line. A mitochondrial test will follow your maternal line. An autosomal test is general and follows both.

I recommend FTDNA. Once you send your sample (you wipe the inside of your cheek with a Q top they send in the kit and break it off into a small vial with preservative fluid in it) you can always "upgrade" and order more tests. The more comprehensive they are the more expensive they are.

The average kits these days test with 67 markers. When my parents did the National Geographic test that was one of the first to come on the market, they tested with 12 markers. They will no doubt become more detailed with time.

What they will NEVER do, though, is provide a person with a ready-made family tree. Yes, they provide close matches and you can try contacting them through the testing website. But if you have no family tree and the "cousin" has no tree, there is simply no way for you to truly know how you are connected. That comes with research and patience - and time. At least for now.

Good luck!!

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@AussieLuvr wrote:
@151949

You are correct. You have to be able to PROVE that you have a patriot (DAR term) in your ancestry in order to join.

I am in the process of joining. To do so, I have to provide a birth, death and marriage certificate for each person in my family tree that takes me back to (in my case) my 4X great grandfather, who fought in the Revolutionary War.

It is easily done if you know where to go to get these certificates. It isn't free; different states in the US typically charge between $15 and $25 per certificate. Once in a while you find the actual certificates online but not always; I may find out from ancestry.com that great great grandparents were born, married or died on a specific date in a specific place. But that does not fulfill DAR's requirement of an actual certificate.

Would I need those despite that my grandmother was already a member and obviously her ancestors are also my ancestors?

Isobel Archer · ‎04-04-2015

@151949 wrote:
@FuzzyFace wrote:
@itsmagic wrote:
After my friend found out her father was not her biological father through one of these tests, I’m now not surprised by the disclaimers.

No surprises for me though when I did one.
how did she react when she found out? was it some deep, dark family secret?
How could she "find out her father wasn't her real father?" All they are telling you is the area of the world your ancestors came from. Certainly not enough to determine if someone was your real parent.
For Heaven's sake my Mom was of half German and half Italian decent.Her father actually was an imigrant from Italy. And yet when my DNA test came back -- I'm only 5% Italian and 8% German. Does that mean she's not my mother? Well I'm the spittin' image of her so I am darn sure she is. The information from your DNA goes back many many generations so who knows what those old folks got up to a long time ago. Back centuries ago those countries were constantly invading each other and the men would be gone for years and years. You think they didn't spread around their DNA? I'm sure they did.

No they do DNA matches if you agree. This is how my DH found out he had additional first cousins. His uncle had been friendly with their mom and fathered two children with her. Actually DH already knew this as their mom had confided in his mom, but the cousins didn't know until they were matched - as siblings - with his other children - and as first counsins to DH and his siblings and other first cousins.

Cakers3 · ‎06-17-2015

@Laura14 wrote:
@Cakers3 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@CinNC wrote:
I have several relatives in my family who do geneology but my brother decided to take a test when his wife did...figured no surprises.

Found out that either my maternal grandfather or great-grandfather had an "illegitimate" daughter that we never knew about. My brother was contacted by one of the her grandchildren.

My sister's family was stunned by the fact that they were significantly Irish. They are long-time members of the DAR, and many of their known ancestors are German and Mennonite/Amish. Apparently the older members of the family were horrified by this news....my adult neice's comment was "Weird, archaic racisms die super hard apparently"
I had a similar experience - my grandmother was a member of the DAR and her mother's family had for many generations belonged to the mennonite church. On her father's side his family was from Coburg, Germany and was only in the US 2 generations above my Grandmother. They were also Mennonite. However, when I got my DNA tested I was only 8% german. My grandfather was 100% Italian and had immigrated to the US as a child from northern Italy - but I'm only 5% Italian. Now my Dad is 100% Irish - his parents immigrated to the US from Galway, and, yes, on my DNA I am 75% Celtic - Irish and/or Welsh.
I wonder how accurate these tests are. I have small % of dna from all over Europe but I bet - in all the generations my family was in the USA - esp the Germans who were here since something like 1720 - they mixed it up with some non germans.

I guess I need to trade in my leiderhosen for a kilt!
@151949I never bought that commercial.

I don't understand how your results showed so little Italian since you have posted a lot about being Italian and how your family ate Italian food, including how you all ate bread and olive oil.

I understand people can have some variance but if one is brought up speaking, dancing, eating, dressing, etc. as one ethnic group then I'm pretty sure the leiderhosen guy is just a come on commercial.
@Cakers3 I won't speak for her but Northern Italy is a hodgepodge and also the home of many blonde hair blue eyed Italians. Depending on where up there you come from, you could be Italian but your ancestry could actually be across the border. Especially if you are close to the eastern border which change hands and became part of Yugoslavia after the war.

@Laura14 I understand that-I've already mentioned the fluctuations of borders- but it wasn't the point of my post.

"" Compassion is a verb."-Thich Nhat Hanh

Laura14 · ‎06-09-2014

@Cakers3 I am not going to apologize for trying to be helpful. Just move on if you're not interested in what I had to say.

CLEM · ‎03-09-2010

@Laura14 I find all that so interesting and wonder what will be revealed to me once I get my results back. I am still waiting for my kit and I understand it will take about 8 weeks at least.

I came here from Germany in the 60s and am pretty sure I know everything, but who knows.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@CLEM wrote:
@Laura14 I find all that so interesting and wonder what will be revealed to me once I get my results back. I am still waiting for my kit and I understand it will take about 8 weeks at least.

I came here from Germany in the 60s and am pretty sure I know everything, but who knows.

I think you will be very surprised - way back Germany was not a united country and all those barons were constantly taking off to war somewhere & when they go they take their dna with them.I wouldn't be at all surprised to hear your celtic or baltic or eastern mediterrain or who knows what. After you get over the surprise you'll find it quite interesting.

quietly7 · ‎12-16-2017

@151949

The DAR allows you to purchase applications and supporting documentation of other DAR members in order to assist you with completing your own application. If you are interested in joining, you would be able to purchase a copy of your grandmother’s application and any supporting documentation that may have been included; the cost to you would be no more than $30. You can do this online and the documents would be available for immediate download to your computer. The only thing left for you to do would be to prove your relationship to your grandmother.

Starting with yourself, you would provide a copy of your birth certificate. Next you would include a copy of your parents’ marriage certificate, and then, depending on whether the patriot ancestor is through your maternal line or your paternal line, you would enclose a copy of that parent’s birth certificate. That birth certificate would have your grandmother’s name, and you would have then proven the relationship to your grandmother.