Sorry I hit sent to quick. dont do ancestry they just got in the game. do the Autosomal test. There are several good DNA groups on Facebook that will help you understand DNA etc.
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On Jul 9, 2013, at 5:04 PM, Dusty Smith <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Tks for your response below. I have found a male descendent and now
> struggle with who to use to get his DNA checked for ETHNIC background. My
> genelogical Smith connections could come later - as we have been struggling
> to prove American Indian Ancestry for about 50 yrs. My "Indian" heritage
> has been searched and searched but we really only have family record and
> verbal accounts - as these people lived in the hills and avoided govt
> agencies of any sort. I'm told the choice is between 23 and me and
> Ancestry. The donor of the DNA is 87 and it doesn't matter to him at all if
> the DNA is kept or not - he won't be here to know the difference, so the
> storage of the material, etc. is of little importance, unless of course we
> can think of some other way to use it.
>
> Trying to understand ANY of the info about what to test for with DNA is
> EXTREMELY difficult!
>
> Dusty Smith Erickson
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Cynthia McDaniel
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 9:13 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: DNA Criteria
>
> Go up to your father's father and then look for other male descendants of
> your grandfather. If that also doesn't work, go up another level and then
> down.
>
> Cynthia McDaniel
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history.
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dusty Smith
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 2:29 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VA-ROOTS] DNA Criteria
>
> So for myself - I'd just swab me - but since my brother has died and I have
> no livings parents or parental sibs, can my sisters son be used? I'm
> guessing no because he descends from my father through his mother (non-x)
> and adds in his own fathers dna?
>
> Tks
>
> Dusty
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Research and writing about Virginia genealogy and family history. [
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]> mailto:[log in to unmask]] On
> Behalf Of [log in to unmask]
>
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 5:37 AM
>
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Subject: Re: Best DNA test and Criteria
>
> Paula:
>
> The answer is . . . "it depends."
>
> Which company(ies) you test with and which test(s) you order depend upon
> your individual needs/interests.
>
> The best companies are FamilyTreeDNA.com and 23andMe.com.
>
> If you want to track a direct male yDNA line (father's father's father,
> etc.), you need to recruit a male relative to test for that line. If he is
> not a genealogist, you may need to pay for it. Test at least 37 markers at
> FamilyTreeDNA (FTDNA). Anything less than 37 markers is anthropologic
> information.
>
> If you want to track your direct female line (mother's mother's mother,
> etc.), you can order the complete mitochondrial (mtDNA)test at FTDNA. You
> may or may not derive any immediate genealogical help from it. If you are
> curious about the anthropologic information, see Bryan Sykes's book _The
> Seven Daughters of Eve_.
>
> Both FTDNA (Family Finder) and 23andMe (Relative Finder) do autosomal
>
> (atDNA) testing of the non-sex chromosomes for several generations back from
> you. 23andMe includes some yDNA (in males only), mtDNA, and xDNA testing as
> part of the package, as well as medical information (risks for various
> diseases, medication sensitivities). Autosomal DNA can help you find living
> cousins with whom to collaborate on your mutual research problems. Hence the
> value of the surnames and place names for use in sorting the matches to
> determine how you are related. FTDNA and 23andMe provide tools to help in
> analysis.
>
> The X chromosome (xDNA) test can be quite interesting. The two X chromosomes
> (one from each parent) are scrambled (recombined) in females.
>
> The Genetic Genealogist blog a few years ago provided charts to show the
> directions the X takes and which ancestral positions did not provide any X.
>
> There are blogs which explain the different tests and how to interpret
>
> results:
>
> DNA eXplained (Roberta Estes)
>
> The Legal Genealogist (Judy Russell)
>
> The Genetic Genealogist (Blaine Bettinger) Your Genetic Genealogist (CeCe
> Moore)
>
> Some blogs also explain how to transfer data from 23andMe to GEDmatch.com
>
> (free) and FTDNA (for a fee). This is another way to maximize the number of
> potential matches, since different people tend to test at different
> companies.
>
> Some people test at more than one company. I tested myself at 23andMe
> because I wanted the medical information and the xDNA result. I tested a
> male relative for my paternal grandfather's yDNA line and another male
> relative for my maternal grandfather's yDNA line. I also tested one of the
> men for minimal mtDNA. I am transferring data as appropriate to FTDNA and to
> GEDmatch when it accepts data again. I administer the test results for the 2
> men, and they can remain anonymous.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> --Ida Skarson McCormick, [log in to unmask], Seattle Member of the Seattle
> Genealogical Society's DNA Interest Group
>
> -------------------
>
> Paula Dennison wrote 6-7-13:
>
> I am interested in the what the Best DNA Ancestry tests are that are on the
> market. <snip> Perhaps you know of a specialist in this area of DNA Ancestry
> testing or site that could give me information.
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