I purchased two DNA tests from Ancestry and the closest "match" was from a person 150 years ago who was a complete stranger to all of my 12 family trees. Has anyone found a substantial number of persons that "completed" their family trees as they are advertised as? David From: Brenta <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 10:00 AM Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Genealogy They can range from about $100 to about $400 depending on how many markers are tested Brenta Sent from my iPhone On Feb 28, 2012, at 8:13 AM, Madaline Preston <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Can anyone give "guesstimates" as to the costs of these tests? > M > > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 8:04 AM, Joanne Thorne <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > >> Bill and Ladies, >> Have been reading these DNA posts. I am so interested and >> I must admit it all gives me a big headache. I am so totally >> uninformed and find it all very confusing when trying to learn >> what to expect. Some of you who have had the testing done >> seem so excited and I wonder exactly what I will know, after I >> have a test, that I do not know now? I do not know of anyone >> in my family that has been tested. >> Subscribing to another site is not something I wish to do right >> now. Can anyone recommend a book that would help? >> Thank you. >> Joanne Yeager Thorne >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Davidson" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 5:49 PM >> Subject: Re: [VA-ROOTS] Genealogy >> >> >> Doris, >>> >>> In addition to the "male Y chromosome test" that is "representative" of a >>> male (only) DNA donor, his father, his father's father, his father's >>> father's father, etc., there is also a "female test" (the mtDNA test) that >>> is "representative" of a male or a female donor, his/her mother, his/her >>> mother's mother, his/her mother's mother's mother, etc. (note: each of >>> those women will typically have had a different "birth last name" as well >>> as a different "married last name," so using this test presents an extra >>> "research challenge" for that reason). There is now a third test that >>> anyone (male or female) can take, and it will show DNA "matches" to any >>> "biological cousins" who also took that test....male or female and >>> irrespective of their surnames....who share a common ancestor within about >>> 4 or so "generations back" (this test apparently gets a little unreliable >>> back beyond 4 generations or so). Using this test also presents an extra >>> "research challenge," since you will probably get matches to some surnames >>> that you never knew had any connection to your family (the same could also >>> be true, of course, with the above mtDNA test). As this third test becomes >>> more popular, the "odds" of finding many "matches" will continue to >>> increase. Family Tree DNA calls this last/third test the "Family Finder" >>> test. I used Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) for my Y chromosome test. That is the >>> same company that National Geographic uses for DNA testing, and I can >>> highly recommend them. >>> >>> Bill D. >>> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >>> at >>> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >>> >> >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions >> at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/**archives/va-roots.html<http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html> >> > > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html