AncestryDNA | You Received Your Results. Now What? Part 1 | Ancestry 

So True 😂

Hahahaaa so true!

Just found out my bio dad looks like an affair baby.

@@misstasha me too and the children look down their nose me.

I did a dna test and I think my maternal grandfather is not my biological grandfather. 😓

Maybe get everyone to spit in the same tube and it will come back with dna matches for Everyone 😁

@@finlay1702 The Dna will be screwed up

They have discounted deals….

enjoy being in a government database

FallenAngel 333 youre in one from the day youre born

@@Skysthelimit212 lol

wont your kids results just be the same as yours's and your husbands? unless you adopted or one of you has been playing around lol.

@@WhatisAPaladin Not really. Each child receives a random 50% of each parent's DNA. Once each of those 50% pieces combine it creates a unique DNA pattern and no two siblings (even of twins) is exactly the same.

Its more random and not this organized.

I created my Ancestry tree because I took the DNA test. I would not have bothered otherwise since I already have an entire website dedicated to my genealogy.

I don't understand the need for secrecy. I have several trees on Ancestry, some public and some private because they are working trees that others wouldn't find useful. I also have submitted my tree to several other websites. I know researching ancestors is easier when you have help.

Yes Sharee, esp. as people can choose to keep any individual - dead as well as living - private. Despite my brick-wall being recent (c1900) and multiple DNA tests, beginning to despair I'll get the info I need. Sad to have to conclude many people are just plain selfish.

Sorry you believe it to be selfish, but I keep mine private. If someone reaches out to me, I decide what I share. I do this because ~15/16 years ago (when the research was much more difficult than now due to record availability), my tree was taken and published as someone else's work. In addition, that person combined my very detailed, documented work product and added a bunch of incorrect information, invalidating much of my hard work. Also, back then much of the information sold came from trees done by individuals, and I thought (and think) that was just plain wrong.

I understand who that must have made you feel, back then. But that's in the past and this is now. There are so many people who are seeking family so they can know their own personal history. I am trying to help my husband find his birth parents. I've found his birth mother, who was already deceased when I found her but we were able to connect with his half brother and half sisters and it's been wonderful. I'm still seeking his birth father. The odds are that his birth father is deceased as well. My point, and I do have one, is that many of his matches have hidden trees or no trees. It would be so much help to me if I could sift through the hints and matches and find his father. So while you had a bad thing happen to you years ago, you are in a position to help someone like myself, who is hitting brick walls over and over again.

It certainly is, and odd since presumably a major reason for taking the test is to find out about these links. Guess some are just 'doing their DNA' on a whim.

Nothing involving humans won't be a mess. Facing that fact has been a great help to me.

I originally tested my DNA on a whim but decided to start a tree. I eagerly followed every leaf hint only to realize I had duplicates I had to clean up. I have been a little haphazard, going from one branch to another, not really knowing where to focus. II'm sure my tree have glaring errors. I kept my tree public so I can get info from other people's public trees. Anyway, I hope people are patient with my messy tree.

Like me, I am adopted with zero information as it was a private adoption. Still interested in whatever I find can find out, but will have no family tree information to offer.

Megan Morgan : I am still relatively new to this but via a very valuable site called GENES REUNITED a pandora's box of information came flooding back to me. Genres Reunited is primarily for people with English, Scottish and Welsh ancestry; and no doubt covers Norman, Irish, Huguenot and various European strands. It costs €23.00/year and each member puts up their tree; regardless of size. You, the newbie, put in a name of one of your ancestors and IF another member has the same name you can request to see their tree. I put in my great grandmother's name and before I knew it I was back to my newly discovered 5th great grandmother ! [She was on c.12 other trees] And via my 4th great grandmother zooming back many more generations. They all had the same slightly unusual first name which helped - the 2nd to the 5th; as does a living second cousin. On other records I discovered the parents of this 5th great grandmother. Also, via the help of another member of Genes Reunited I came across a man from Belfast who teaches courses in DNA research. He said, 'I can assure you that it would be worth your while to transfer your ancestry DNA results to Family Tree DNA as that is where the vast majority of people test over here (Great Britain and Ireland), very few use Ancestry. You will then find far more people with Irish ancestry who you will match.' + 'Download the raw data from Ancestry just go to this link: www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer and register with your name and email address. Then attach the raw data file you have saved to your computer and it will upload. Within a few hours you will have your top matches on FTDNA, probabaly around 800. They can't give you your full list (I have over 5,000) as the ancestry test isn't totally compatible. However the ones you get should hopefully give you a better chance to connect to your Irish side. [You being a Morgan will no doubt have Scottish heritage and probably Antrim/Northern Irish] It is also a good idea to upload your results to Gedmatch, as there may be somebody who has uploaded there who could be useful as well. 'My Heritage' is another site you can upload to if you want.' Below are the two documents showing you how to add a simple tree and ancestral surnames that allows the system to highlight common surnames for you.' Document 1 of 2 [without images] FAMILY FINDER - ADDING A FAMILY TREE It is important to build (or import) a simple family tree on your account. To start with, all you need to do is adNow that you have downloaded the raw data from Ancestry just go to this link: www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer and register with your name and email address. Then attach the raw data file you have saved to your computer and it will upload. Within a few hours you will have your top matches on FTDNA, probably c.800. They can't give you your full list (I have over 5,000) as the ancestry test isn't totally compatible. However the ones you get should hopefully give you a better chance to connect to your Irish side. Now that you mentioned Gedmatch it would be a good idea to upload there too as there may be somebody who has uploaded there who could be useful as well. 'My Heritage' is another site you can upload to if you want. You may need to Google any questions you may have regarding FTDNA. I have attached two documents showing you how to add a simple tree and ancestral surnames that allows the system to highlight common surnames for you.d the names of your direct ancestors. Add their names, dates, and places of birth and death if you can. The tree is integrated into the matching system so when you start to confirm matches with others you do this by extending the tree down the branch that leads you to be able to add your new relation to your tree. The tree can be accessed through your homepage. To start with you will see the only person on the tree is the person who tested. To add someone you click on the circle and you get two options. Click on ‘add relationship’ and select father or mother etc. To add to what you have already entered or correct a mistake click ‘view profile’ and then ‘edit’. Once you have selected the relation you want to add and clicked ‘confirm you will be taken to the next screen : When adding someone you will see that there are two buttons at the top for living or deceased and for male or female. For each person you add to the tree you should ensure that the correct button has been pressed for each of these choices - if it is highlighted blue you have selected it. Enter the information and click save. Then you can repeat the above steps to add more people to your tree. It is important that you connect everyone to your tree properly as otherwise some functions may not work properly further down the track. Beware when deleting people also - if you delete someone through which others are connected to the main person (whose tree it is), deleting this one person may delete others too. You will get a warning if this is about to happen so take care! Document 2 [without image attached] FAMILY FINDER - ADDING ANCESTRAL SURNAMES The most important think to do when you take a family finder test is to add the ancestral surnames for the person who has tested (whether that is you or somebody else). Ancestral surnames are the surnames of all direct ancestors - such as the surnames of the person's grandparents, great grandparents etc. Add as many as you know. Beside each surname put the place that you know they lived FURTHEST BACK. This place should be in full, not abbreviated. Don’t forget that your matches will find this information useful and the people who you match will live all around the world so it’s better to say “Broughshane, County Antrim, Northern Ireland” rather than simply ‘Broughshane’ or ‘Ballycarry’ as they probably won’t know where those places are. To add these names log into your account and click on 'manage personal information' which is on the left of the screen (below your name + address details). Next select the 'genealogy' tab and click on 'surnames'. Look at the picture below - you add the names and locations at the right of the screen and they appear alphabetically on the left side. You can amend as necessary. Once you have these entered you will be able to see if any of your matches have any ancestors of the same surname as any surnames you have in common will appear in bold on your matches page.

No. Each child inherits 50% of their DNA from their father and 50% of their DNA from their mother. They can not inherit anything their parent did not pass on to them, which means the parent had to have it and it came from THEIR parents.

If you are on a laptop or desktop computer, the SETTINGS button is on the top right hand side of your DNA Homepage.

Sorry to hear that.

@@UltraHylia Huh?

Same here... I reached out to the granddaughter and she stopped returning my messages

Some of these genetic categories aren't accurate down to the specific country. The Scandinavian group covers Norway, Sweden and Denmark. This is why you have to pair the DNA with the historical research.

@@Maoilios12 More people in those two areas need to that the test to marrow it down. Also - This might not be the case but families went between these two countries constantly. Back and forth.

The latest uodate gets down toScotland, Ireland. I have 0 Irish but Scottish went up 9 to 14%

How will my DNA results work if I am adopted? I do have my birth parents listed in my Ancestry tree.

I'm confused about that too.

Thanks for the feedback, kerijl. I have it on my list to make an updated version of this video. (~Crista)

I’m having a very hard time with it too. Could you take it step by step ? Originally when I got the email I just followed it to my ethnicity part. But I am having a hard time getting back there and finding all my matches. I do sometimes but not every time.

You can have Spanish ancestors (way back) and still not have inherited any pieces of their DNA. If that's the case, you can claim Spanish ancestry.

sofia o how did you get that ? to help me understand mine please

Is it possible that Sofia physical features were influenced by her "potential" Spanish ancestry? Even after many years. Sometimes Filipinos look Latino(a).

I think this is too far back to show up. It works up to about 7 generations.

@@alexcoss2027 interesting. I'm German, native, Irish and I guess Indian. But I always got mistaken for being like Puerto Rican all my life. I definitely have to save up and try this out on my youngest daughter and I.

Same. My results were quite boring :/

Be glad your more pure than other people

@@masonmccarty8551 why

Did you got your result ?

Did you get it ?

Jorge Sise-Ochoa did you find out who your dad was

Francine g Harris

Open up to the match's page. Then click on the little "i" in the header to see exactly how much DNA you share. That will give you an idea if you are 1st cousins or 1st cousin 1x removed, etc. Does your adopted cousin have any "non-identifying information" from their adoption paperwork - things like how old birth mom was at the time, etc.? Finally, check to see what SHARED MATCHES you have in common with this individual. Can you tell, based on what you know about your own family tree, if those shared matches are on your dad's side or your mom's side? Use that information to determine which one of your aunts/uncles or cousins is likely this person's birth parent. Please reach out if you need more guidance. (Crista)

You usually get a e mail link where you can send that person a message through Ancestry DNA. My children have learned of a 2nd cousin (paternal grandmother link) they would never have known about if not for Ancestry DNA testing. Got a message from a woman who was uncertain about her heritage ( abortion escapee ending with unofficial adoption case). After talking with her, felt certain that the story her biological mother had told her was true, and she was the daughter of my children's great uncle, which means she was their father's 1st cousin, and my children her are her 1st cousins once removed. Although we couldn't deliver any heroes for her. at least she knew enough to believe that her biological father learned of her existence when she was about 7 years old, and could believe what she was told his response was: He didn't want to interrupt her life, but he did want his daughter to know that she was conceived by 2 people who were in love and not the product of a one night stand or rape. She didn't learn that she wasn't the biological child of the couple who raised her until she was 12 years old. Her father's unusual nickname "Toot" was what moved her to communicate with my son.

The waiting is the hardest part. Hang in there. You'll have your results soon.

So did you get them and what did they show?

did u get them

@@emmalouise6431 Yeah I have done a couple more since then too, I have videos on my channel of my results.

@@OpinionatedChicken59 why did you do more?

Each DNA test is run through the ethnicity estimate process 40 separate times. The number you receive is an average of those 40 runs. If you click on your Scandinavian result, you will see the full range. I would venture to guess that your Scandinavian results are actually higher than 6%.

I am ,half German,half Welsh.but my tests came back 10 percent Scandinavian,how? The vikings were in Wales 1000 years ago,lol,thats how.Its fascinating,(:

@guss whu You should have it done.Its not that expensive.

Ancestry not very accurate then is it?

The mail man is Scandinavian. But you know that, don't you.

We're glad to hear that! While you wait you might be interested in this article that details what to expect from your results: support.ancestry.com/s/article/What-to-Expect-from-AncestryDNA We also wanted to mention that you'll be able to track your sample once the test is activated: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Activating-an-AncestryDNA-Test We're excited for the DNA journey you're about to begin!

Debbie, Just want to clarify a couple of things. You do NOT need an Ancestry subscription to build a family tree on Ancestry. You also do NOT need an Ancestry subscription to send messages to your DNA Matches. The Ancestry subscription is required if you want access to our 20 billion+ historical records or the 100 million+ family trees on the site.

Ancestry omg Thanks for saying this cause I just Ordered my DNA 🧬 Kit to find my Biological father And I thought I have to do the Subcribition

Thanks for the suggestion, Terri. It is on the calendar to be republished in January.

Haha good one. Turkic (or Celtic or whatever) as nothing to do with purity.

Yeah, well I'm 100% Irish.

AncestryDNA does not provide kit numbers. There is an activation code on the tube and with your kit that you use before you submit it. But, if your kit has been activated, you simply login to Ancestry using the same email address you used to activate the kit and you can access your kit status and results there.

My recent DNA update did break parts of my test down to countries, even what section of that country (eastern, western, northern, or southern). I was pretty impressed. Hoping for more updates in the future.

Identical twins will have the same DNA.

hi

Debbie Schupp Is dutch not german? Germany in german is Deutschland

@@Cloud-wl8lp If you're Dutch, you're from the Netherlands

Sylvia J I am a bit like you, in that I am generally UK with a bit of Scandinavia and a bit of France/ Germany. I think it is simply that we have inherited fairly static genes. They can’t break it down any further because they don’t have enough samples available at a detailed level for our part of the world. As an American company I think it was probably originally geared up to help Americans discover their ethnic mix. There are huge swathes of the world where no data is available.

@@itsjudystube7439 thanks :) I sent them a Facebook message yesterday & they said exactly what you said and that Irish & Scottish people's DNA is so similar that it's impossible to break down. I'm just kinda Peed off I'm just Irish 😂😂😂 was hoping there was something else mixed in, but Ancestry said my estimate could change in the future when they have more information. :)

@@sylvj9606 I wouldn't be upset, it sounds lovely to know who you are, mine came back and I barely recognised it.

My whole life my dads side said they were Cherokee. I grew up loving that side of me. It didn’t show up in my results 😭

Stephanie - Do you know who your biological parents are or is that what you are trying to discover?

I knew quite a bit of my own ancestry before my DNA test. The test confirmed a lot of what I already knew. So for me it was quite accurate. I just received an update on my DNA, something I didn't expect, and Ancestry had actually honed the results down to certain corners of countries instead of larger regions as it had first given me in the initial test. I'm quite impressed, and looking forward to more updates from them.

We each get 50% of our DNA from our mother and 50% from our father. If your mother has more of a certain ethnicity than her mother, then it likely came from her father.

But I am not showing 50% from my grandmother to my mother but only 36%. .... 2%Scandinavian, 28% Europe East, 2%Europe West, 2% Great Britain,

AncestryDNA runs the ethnicity test 40 different times. What you are looking at is an average. If you click on each one, you will see the full range.

Hi Mon, thanks for watching. We are glad to see that you found this video helpful!

Hi Darlene, thanks so much for stopping by, we would be more than happy to pass on some information to you about this. If you would like to change your name as it shows in your family tree on Ancestry, the link below will let you know how you can do this: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Editing-Names-Birthdates-and-Living-Statuses-in-a-Tree?language=en_US If you would like to update the name that shows on your Ancestry account, the link below will let you know how you can do this as well: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Updating-Your-Name-on-Your-Ancestry-Account?language=en_US We hope this helps!

Thanks for stopping by, Jesse. We regret any misunderstandings and would like to provide some insights. When you look at your DNA match list you can see how much DNA you share with each match, measured in a unit called centimorgans (cm). This indicates how closely related you are. We can recommend the following article for an overview: support.ancestry.com/s/article/How-We-Measure-Relationships-between-AncestryDNA-Matches. Based on amount of shared DNA between two matches Ancestry will assign each match within a category, you can see these here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Match-Categories. Typically half siblings share around 1,300-2,200 centimorgans, placing them within the category called 'Close Family - First Cousin'. However, if a set up half siblings also have parents that are related it could be that they share more than the usual amount of DNA with each other, causing them to appear within another match category. The same may apply with other matches they can see, because if you're related to someone in more than one way the amount of DNA you share may be higher. However, it's important to also remember that DNA is randomly inherited, so the amount of shared DNA can vary. We appreciate your interest in AncestryDNA and we hope this is helpful!

Yes!

Barbara Boronda Awesome!

Douglasvile. Jews were in Sicily and Southern Italy to Rome since the time of Christ. Saint Paul preached in my ancestrial homeland of Sicily and died up the road in Rome, just as saint Peter did. As the Catholic Faith became more dominate, some of them moved further and further North to lands that were not Fully Catholic yet, the Ashkenazim Jews. Even as late as 1495, when Spain took over the Oversight of Sicily and Southern Italy, Sicily's population was about 7% Jewish. The Spanish after reconquering their Country from the Muslims expelled Jews in Spain thought to have aided the Muslims and they did the same thing in Sicily and Southern Italy. About half of the Jews in Sicily and Southern Italy converted to Catholicism and that still shows up today. With that said, all of my ancestors are from Sicily and my Ethinicity estimate was 89% Italian, 7% Caucus Region-Turkey-Armenia, 2% Scottish-Irish-English, my hypothesis, the result of the Normans who liberated Sicily from the Saracens and 2% Middle Eastern (no country defined).

I was thinking the same. How could we trust them to show us our DNA?

Hi there, Emma! Thanks so much for your questions! We're glad to help. Many of our members have found biological family with AncestryDNA as it will match you to anyone you're related to who has also taken our test. If your biological parents haven't taken the test, you would still be matched to anyone they are related to who has taken the test. We have a few articles in our support center we think are most helpful and have included them below. Should you have additional questions, do reach out to us again! We're always glad to offer our help! Finding Biological Family: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Finding-Biological-Family Discovering How You're Related: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Discovering-How-You-re-Related-to-AncestryDNA-Matches Understanding Inheritance: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Understanding-Inheritance

The ethnicity estimate is derived by running your DNA against our reference panel in 40 separate tests. You are then presented with the average of those 40 runs. (If you click on each ethnicity you will see the full range.) So, for example, in this scenario regarding Scandinavian ethnicity: -Dad is 7% -Mom is 2% -Child 2 is 10% -Child 4 is 9% If both parents passed 100% of this specific ethnicity to each of those 2 children (which it looks like they did) then the averages make sense. Interestingly enough, two of their other children (myself included) did not receive any of this particular ethnicity. That is the randomness of DNA inheritance. (Crista)

+jay54321 I think it might be better if Ancestry added a "split view" "phasing" feature like 23andme has.

Ancestry my question exactly. Was the mailman from western Europe? Lol

Maybe there are some family secrets that you haven't yet figured out. If you go into your AncestryDNA Match List, how many centimograns of DNA do you and your sister share?

Hi, Steve. Thanks for that great question. We do update and refine our results as we gather more data. So, your results may change as updates occur. We have an article about updates that we hope you'll find helpful. support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Ethnicity-Updates?language=en_US

It can take a day or two from the time the results are made available on your account for the match list to completely populate. If he still does not come up on your match list, please send an email to ASK [at] ancestry.com and I will take a look at it. ~Crista

it is possible, t urns out my sister had a different father. There was a suspicion of it. Now it is proof possitive, unfortunately she was not able to find out who he was.

Are you looking for the explanation about the AncestryDNA Match list changes made a couple of years ago? Or the changes made the look of entire Ancestry website within the last month?

Hi there Ron! Thanks so much for reaching out to us. We are sorry to hear you've lost the instruction pamphlet and we'd certainly like to help. If you've already provided your sample, you just need to make sure that the kit is registered online, and then return it to us in the plastic bag and return mailing box included in the kit. The steps to activate your test, if you haven't done so already, can be found here: support.ancestry.com/s/article/Activating-an-AncestryDNA-Test You'll find some further information on shipping your sample back to us here as well: support.ancestry.com/s/article/AncestryDNA-Shipping If you're having any further trouble, please don't hesitate to get in touch! If that's needed, we'll attach our contact options here for you: support.ancestry.com/s/contactsupport/dna We hope this helps, and thanks so much for joining us in your DNA journey!

The darker colored regions on your AncestryDNA map are simply showing areas where that ethnicity are most commonly concentrated. The lighter shaded areas are where they are also found.

Our scientists have written a white paper giving a detailed explanation of how we determine your ethnicity estimate with AncestryDNA. You can find it here: www.ancestry.com/dna/resource/whitePaper/AncestryDNA-Ethnicity-White-Paper.pdf

I read the referenced white paper and all its mathematical tricks trying to find a common thread to show relevance; however, the paper does not speak to or in any way answer my question: namely, the Allele counts for each of the 23 markers or 37 markers shows whether one is one step or no steps or a thousand steps away from being related to another person. The number of allele in each marker are said to determine the Hapalog group for that person. The table showing the relationship of the no of alleles counted in each marker to the Hapalog group assigned is what is not being listed. Why not? Otherwise, the failure to do so would indicate lack of a rigorous explanation of the scientific basis for the DNA testers evaluation. i have some strong direct ancestral relations going back to 1770 which show some identically and some show four to six steps of departure with the alleles only being off one or two in a few markers. In your cited paper, there is mention of tossing out of sample contamination errors and other complicating factors that caused the samples to be thrown out from your making of your table of certainty. I totally agree that no testing is 100% perfect; a statement which was refuted by one DNA testing organization. But why is there not a table made up showing how the number of alleles in each marker in its relationship with the number of alleles in each of the other markers define who the tested person is and where he came from? I know my paternal ancestors came from the German area near the Hartz mountains while my maternal ancestors were from Germany, Switzerland, the area on the French side of the Rhine near the Netherlands, the Netherlands except for a ggggfather on my paternal side (Craig) came from the Scotch Irish. How can the seventh generation from different brothers be six step removed; one with a slightly different Hapalog group? How many steps of difference does it take to change a Hapalog group identity?

The white paper does not speak to the question. I have read it and it only describes your method of sorting out results from directly related people to establish a reference table. If allele are the defining measurement means to establish relationships, it requires knowledge of how the count number of alleles in each marker defines identifying data for that sample with samples from others. All dna testers create great deal of talk about having to have matching alleles for each marker to prove identically, but you do not show what the alleles mean for each marker and which marker and the allele number for that marker affects eye color or hair color or skin color or body type or blood type or anything descriptive. Yet you have medical researchers who talk about mutation of say Chromosome 14 for example as causing some sort of medical defect or another chromosome causing a tendency for breast cancer. It makes me wonder if a bit of spoof is going on. All testing must be with defined terms and consistent methods and equipment. On one hand a tester claims the tests are 100% accurate while another tester or researcher says that there are errors which must be screened out and not just because two people use the same swab. Another table says this marker is more prone to mutation than another. Mutation is another word for change in reading.

Your white paper does not even attempt to answer the question; I must assume that you do not have a defined rationale for your classifications; because you can not answer my simple question of what allele number level for each marker determines which Hapalog group and subgroup. You list the subgroups such as I1; I2, Ia1; Ib1; Ib2, Ib2a, etc. but you can not list the counts for each marker that defines your grouping. Very disappointing!

You only got 50% of your DNA from your mom. That means that there is 50% of her DNA that you did not get. The Norway and Germany bits appear to be part of what you didn't inherit from her.

@@AncestryUS I see thank you 👍

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