Now that is not quite true, My DNA proved conclusively that I am not the viking I believed I was and for that matter not the Scott Either. Turns out that we are Irish and there are at least 16 of us who were not at all known to each other and who are spread around the world, who submitted the DNA for testing. Since then we have come close to verifying the relationships on paper .
Now to be clear this was YDNA, ( male line) and it has taken years to get this far. I do not know about the other companies but FTDNA has been fantastic, But it only takes one boat full of Asians to land in Norway and propogate and the gene pool is now fuzzy as all get out. I wear my Kilt and cowboy boots, and carry my Shillelagh with pride under my Horn bearing stetson. Ian On Mon, Jan 22, 2018 at 12:26 AM, CE WOOD <wood...@msn.com> wrote: > The popular DNA tests match you with people who have similar DNA live NOW! > > > They do NOT match you with the place from which your DNA may have > originated! > > > This misconception is fostered by the sites that are deluding you. > > > > CE > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on > behalf of Cathy Pinner <genea...@gmail.com> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2018 6:30 PM > *To:* Legacy User Group > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test > > The least valid part of a DNA test is the ethnicity estimate. > > Load your results to GedMatch. They have a number of different options > for calculating your ethnicity - but that's just for fun. > > The real results are the matches you have with other people. > Understanding those results takes patience as there's a learning curve. > I know I've barely started on that. The value is being able to see > significant matches to other people and thus after further research > being able to confirm or disprove your research with DNA. > > There are lots of webinars on understanding DNA and the various test > results. > If you're going to capitalise on the investment you've made in getting > your DNA tested, then you should invest in learning how to use the results. > > There are various discussions on how people are using Legacy to track > matches including this one from Michele in the Legacy blog. > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnews. > legacyfamilytree.com%2Flegacy_news%2F2017%2F08%2Fhow-i-use- > hashtags-to-track-my-dna-matches.html&data=02%7C01%7C% > 7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata=Nd0T9Sq5TVBcjWVH7pwI% > 2B48qwXspEKQSdkyNmsXwin8%3D&reserved=0 > > Cathy > > > > CE WOOD <mailto:wood...@msn.com <wood...@msn.com>> > > Monday, 22 January 2018 10:06 AM > > > > You are absolutely correct. Ask any geneticist! It is incredibly > > complicated. If you research your family, research DNA testing! > > > > > > The whole premise is flawed, to say nothing of the total lack of > > privacy concerning your results. Those may well affect your ability to > > obtain medical insurance and even employment. There is NO privacy. The > > results are a joke, as well documented, both here and elsewhere, BUT > > they may impact your whole life and those of your descendants because > > the false results are available the highest bidder. > > > > > > By the way, I have a bridge to sell you..... > > > > > > CE > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* LegacyUserGroup <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com> on > > behalf of Edward Fenn <edwardf...@xtra.co.nz> > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2018 3:09 PM > > *To:* 'Legacy User Group' > > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test > > > > This little flurry of erroneous DNA results reinforces my view that > > the current obsession with DNA as a genealogy tool serves more the > > commercial profiting from a quite recent and important scientific > > discovery, than adding any certainty to our family tree. > > > > Edward > > > > *From:*LegacyUserGroup > > [mailto:legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com > <legacyusergroup-boun...@legacyusers.com>] *On Behalf Of *Ward > > Walker > > *Sent:* Monday, 22 January 2018 10:19 a.m. > > *To:* Legacy User Group > > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test > > > > Agree, and you can create events or notes to document specific matches > > or triangulations that you might find (as you could with Y-DNA matches). > > > > I think that the broad ethnic background tests are still a bit of a > > black art. Different companies produce different results. And how far > > back do you go? If a British ancestor has ancestors that originally > > came from Normandy in the 11th century, is that British or NW Europe? > > My Italian ancestry is partly shown as Iberian and Greek, even though > > those people came to Italy several hundred years ago. > > > > Ward > > > > *From:*Jerry Case > > > > *Sent:*Sunday, January 21, 2018 3:46 PM > > > > *To:*legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > > <mailto:legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > <legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com>> > > > > *Subject:*Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test > > > > Kevin - > > This has been discussed before and, as I remember, the answer is that > > the autosomal results are too massive to include in Legacy. Plus, they > > would be difficult to interpret in Legacy. Putting the lengthy raw > > results into Legacy would swell the files unacceptably. > > Jerry Case > > On 1/21/2018 11:31 AM, Kevin Ferguson wrote: > > > > -- > > > > /Visit the Genealogical Society of South Whidbey Island/ > > *https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > www.gsswi.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06% > 7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata= > SRC8aTS6WpBlP72xmUAKKfn7BBhuKpQMaCobBAY%2B6xU%3D&reserved=0 > > <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsswi.org&data=02%7C01%7C%7C46c64c62b82e49775d6e08d56124 > 89ee%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0% > 7C636521731910265867&sdata=6DM6FshK0DCzTadAUDQabsbvEahJpd > T9eD4mDM33r%2Fg%3D&reserved=0>* > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > -- > > > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com <mailto:LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > <LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com>> > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Flegacyusers.com%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo% > 2Flegacyusergroup_legacyusers.com&data=02%7C01%7C% > 7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata=6DLncJe% > 2F0FtdfuHTIoNzHt0kJ1OxwHVKOMQmSDmTDVU%3D&reserved=0 < > https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Flegacyusers.com%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo% > 2Flegacyusergroup_legacyusers.com&data=02%7C01%7C% > 7C46c64c62b82e49775d6e08d5612489ee%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521731910265867&sdata=bQW5en9ZEjrYmLpHrDxBLKzn% > 2Fc6ESIrxYBsssFMs4XQ%3D&reserved=0> > > Archives at: > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Flegacyusergroup% > 40legacyusers.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06% > 7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata= > NVHC3E5Dm5MGb6IC4P9VBOWbWh4K1gOez%2FejFNrUrGE%3D&reserved=0 > > <https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Flegacyusergroup% > 40legacyusers.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C46c64c62b82e49775d6e08d5612489ee% > 7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521731910265867&sdata= > 8U2rVTcf5pOBpQ5QrYMc06Wz6XnZr2yvldr7xLBqtIM%3D&reserved=0> > > > > Ward Walker <mailto:wnkwal...@rogers.com <wnkwal...@rogers.com>> > > Monday, 22 January 2018 5:19 AM > > Agree, and you can create events or notes to document specific matches > > or triangulations that you might find (as you could with Y-DNA matches). > > I think that the broad ethnic background tests are still a bit of a > > black art. Different companies produce different results. And how far > > back do you go? If a British ancestor has ancestors that originally > > came from Normandy in the 11th century, is that British or NW Europe? > > My Italian ancestry is partly shown as Iberian and Greek, even though > > those people came to Italy several hundred years ago. > > Ward > > *From:* Jerry Case > > *Sent:* Sunday, January 21, 2018 3:46 PM > > *To:* legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com > > *Subject:* Re: [LegacyUG] MyHeritage DNA test > > Kevin - > > This has been discussed before and, as I remember, the answer is that > > the autosomal results are too massive to include in Legacy. Plus, they > > would be difficult to interpret in Legacy. Putting the lengthy raw > > results into Legacy would swell the files unacceptably. > > Jerry Case > > On 1/21/2018 11:31 AM, Kevin Ferguson wrote: > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > -- > > > > LegacyUserGroup mailing list > > LegacyUserGroup@legacyusers.com > > To manage your subscription and unsubscribe > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Flegacyusers.com%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo% > 2Flegacyusergroup_legacyusers.com&data=02%7C01%7C% > 7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaa > aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata=6DLncJe% > 2F0FtdfuHTIoNzHt0kJ1OxwHVKOMQmSDmTDVU%3D&reserved=0 > > Archives at: > > https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url= > http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Flegacyusergroup% > 40legacyusers.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccbb6b2657e3646e1f84408d561403a06% > 7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636521850827701278&sdata= > NVHC3E5Dm5MGb6IC4P9VBOWbWh4K1gOez%2FejFNrUrGE%3D&reserved=0 > > Jerry Case <mailto:honor...@comcast.net <honor...@comcast.net>> > > Monday, 22 January 2018 4:46 AM > > Kevin - > > This has been discussed before and, as I remember, the answer is that > > the autosomal results are too massive to include in Legacy. Plus, they > > would be difficult to interpret in Legacy. Putting the lengthy raw > > results into Legacy would swell the files unacceptably. > > Jerry Case > > On 1/21/2018 11:31 AM, Kevin Ferguson wrote: > > > > > > Kevin Ferguson <mailto:kevinf2...@hotmail.com <kevinf2...@hotmail.com>> > > Monday, 22 January 2018 3:31 AM > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I have the results from a Myhertiage DNA test. I have one for myself > > and my wife. How do I go about adding this to my Legacy family tree? > > The DNA test was an autosumal test but I don't see that listed on the > > add DNA screen. > > > > > > The results are rather intriguing and I have no idea how far back the > > tests would go back to but as far as I can see the test results don't > > match the research I have (I am back to 1780). I find no North > > African, Nigerian nor Finnish connection in my direct line ancestors. > > I agree with the English portion though :). It is a little bit > > surprising not to find any Celtic markers given that my name is > > Ferguson, my paternal grandmother was MacDonald and I have documented > > proof of Scottish kin on my mother's side. It is all rather perplexing > > and I have no idea why it should be so puzzling. 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