In October, AncestryDNA added a new feature building off its SideView Chart. It can now sort your matches into maternal and paternal sides of your tree. It’s taken me awhile to play with the feature and these are my impressions. First off, this is what SideView looks like. I’m fortunate that my parents had very…
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A Couple Questions About AncestryDNA’s Common Ancestor Feature
When AncestryDNA announced that they had unveiled new features, I couldn’t wait to go to AncestryLab and activate them. Common Ancestors is the one I’m most excited about. Now that I’ve used it for a couple of weeks, I have a couple about how it works. Maybe someone knows the answers. Where Does AncestryDNA Get…
What I Like About FTDNA, MyHeritageDNA, and AncestryDNA DNA Testing Companies
I don’t know how many times I’ve been asked “Which DNA testing is the best? Which one should I use?” My answer would be all of them! The more DNA testing pools you are in, the better chance that you will find new cousins. The more thoughtful answer to the question is it depends. What…
Antonio Pacheco Really Is My Great Great Uncle
Antonio Pacheco has confounded me for a long time. Of the eight children of Jacintho Pacheco and Anna Jacinta de Mello, he is the only one I could not find a baptismal record for. Records may be missing, but DNA doesn’t lie. Antonio is my great great uncle. Questions About His Birth I’ve checked multiple…
My First Look at AncestryDNA
I originally tested with FTDNA in 2014. Then, I uploaded my files to MyHeritageDNA, GEDMatch, and LivingDNA. Recently, a cousin sent me an AncestryDNA kit. I’m almost everywhere! Or, at least, my DNA is. These are my impression of AncestryDNA after my results went live 30 September 2018. There are So Many People in AncestryDNA…