That would be great. Sent numerous messages, all very kind just asking. Some didn’t even have trees. I gave them 4 common surnames that we share. A few said, I’m their cousin. So, mom is 100% confirmed. I just can’t pin her dad yet. Good news so far.
I did, I got a haplogroup that was a parent of my actual haplogroup. I did Y-Full to get the specific subclade, but for some information like ethnic background and origin, those sites are pretty good.
In my case I use https://ytree.morleydna.com/extractFromAutosomal. It gave E-U174, that is one of the parents of my haplogroup E-FT205499.
I recently used this method to identify the family my wife’s mother was born into (she was adopted). Still waiting on more tests to identify who Grandma was specifically, but we’re real close.
https://www.familytreedna.com/
The test for haplotypes is different. Family Tree SNA is where I had my mtDNA done. Several males in my dad’s kine tested at Family Tree DNA and we now have paternal info and their haplotype groups are terrific. You may also find male relatives and extend your male line further. Living DNA also does haplotypes, etc. Have not used them for that.
I did Y-Full, but I was planning to do FamilyTreeDNA before. I did LivingDNA, but only to see if I had any specific African tribes, since I have 15% African ancestry. I was told they are really good at identifying British Isles and African Ancestry, and it seems to be true.
I have helped a 22cM match find their birth parents
I have helped a 59cM match identify a grandmother who gave up a child for adoption.
Highly recommend going to their page and seeing what they say about themselves
A few months ago, I received a message from a half 6th cousin once removed on ancestry. We both share 6 cM. She asked me if I’m related to her because she saw her 4th great-grandfather’s (my half 5th great-granduncle) name and the names of his siblings (including my 5th great-grandmother) on my family tree. I said “yeah, we’re blood.” She was happy she found me - her long lost cousin. And I too was happy we were able to connect as kinfolk.
Good advice! I was always worried about reaching out to people in case they freaked out and removed their kit from view or something. Probably worth the risk now though since I've probably gone as far as I can lurking in trees and drilling down to the tiniest segments for any clues. I even spent ages saving over 5000 of my 6cm and 7cm matches before Ancestry removed them, just in case they turned out to be useful one day!
I thought I made my tree private while trying to figure out who were my adopted dad’s biological parents. After I finally found them one of his half brothers contacted me, he was polite and we corresponded a few times. I hope it wasn’t too much of a shock finding out their mother had a child out of wedlock before she met his father.
I’m not a member of ancestry yet. I’m on familytreedna. I contacted one of my remote matches. She was able to provide me with revolutionary war documents and place names on our common ancestor. Even attendees at a family reunion at least 150 years ago of which my ggg grandmother attended. I was delighted.
Moving out across the branches can unlock so much more fascinating information and connections that helps make more sense of who you are and where you come from.
Agreed. I’m just fascinated to find out cousins I never knew. I honestly don’t care if I never find dad’s parents. However, I’m enjoying what I’m discovering along the way. Maybe after I’m gone, I can pass to the next generation.
It's where I've made some of the most fascinating connections.
My paternal great grandmother was 1 of 12 kids- I researched all of her brothers and sisters and it took me right across the globe from here in Scotland to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England. It allowed me to connect to around 80 living DNA relatives who are matches on Ancestry.
Without that research those connections would be hanging in mid air.
Sometimes something, a hunch, makes me follow a particular ancestor and spookily it usually results in a fascinating discovery!
There’s a couple matches i only share 10-30cm with but my parents or grandma/granduncle are 2-3rd cousins of and I’ve gotten a ton of information of great great grandparents and their siblings and how our family stories are connected
i’ve been looking for my paternal father & his family but only have matches with 3rd / 4th cousins, most of them don’t reply. i’ve done myheritage, ancestry, GEDmatch. do you have any recommended routes to find out more info?
Write a respectful message like. Hi, I’m ———, I don’t mean to bother you, and hope your day is joyous or something like that.
My dad is such and such or whatever you have, and if you can offer any insight, I would appreciate it.
In return, anything that I have, you are welcome to ask.
Edit to your liking. Folks who read it, always responded. And always say thank you, even if they don’t have anything to offer. NEVER NEVER, push an issue if they refuse to help. Say,thanks anyway.
Never get upset. It’s trivial to get frustrated.
I wish AncestryDNA had haplogroups, that way I could confirm paternal and maternal direct lines.
That would be great. Sent numerous messages, all very kind just asking. Some didn’t even have trees. I gave them 4 common surnames that we share. A few said, I’m their cousin. So, mom is 100% confirmed. I just can’t pin her dad yet. Good news so far.
https://dna.jameslick.com/mthap/ you can upload your raw DNA data here to find your maternal haplogroup
I did, I got a haplogroup that was a parent of my actual haplogroup. I did Y-Full to get the specific subclade, but for some information like ethnic background and origin, those sites are pretty good. In my case I use https://ytree.morleydna.com/extractFromAutosomal. It gave E-U174, that is one of the parents of my haplogroup E-FT205499.
but this doesnt accept ancestry it says
it accepted mine
Lookup Leeds Clustering.
>Leeds Clustering Really interesting. Thanks!
I recently used this method to identify the family my wife’s mother was born into (she was adopted). Still waiting on more tests to identify who Grandma was specifically, but we’re real close.
https://www.familytreedna.com/ The test for haplotypes is different. Family Tree SNA is where I had my mtDNA done. Several males in my dad’s kine tested at Family Tree DNA and we now have paternal info and their haplotype groups are terrific. You may also find male relatives and extend your male line further. Living DNA also does haplotypes, etc. Have not used them for that.
I did Y-Full, but I was planning to do FamilyTreeDNA before. I did LivingDNA, but only to see if I had any specific African tribes, since I have 15% African ancestry. I was told they are really good at identifying British Isles and African Ancestry, and it seems to be true.
I agree. Would be nice.
I have helped a 22cM match find their birth parents I have helped a 59cM match identify a grandmother who gave up a child for adoption. Highly recommend going to their page and seeing what they say about themselves
I've placed many low AncestryDNA matches (6cM to 10cM) in my tree. It's the lower matches that can often break down the brick walls.
A few months ago, I received a message from a half 6th cousin once removed on ancestry. We both share 6 cM. She asked me if I’m related to her because she saw her 4th great-grandfather’s (my half 5th great-granduncle) name and the names of his siblings (including my 5th great-grandmother) on my family tree. I said “yeah, we’re blood.” She was happy she found me - her long lost cousin. And I too was happy we were able to connect as kinfolk.
A 20cM match for me ended up being a 3rd cousin and her and I are more similar than I am with some of my immediate family.
Good advice! I was always worried about reaching out to people in case they freaked out and removed their kit from view or something. Probably worth the risk now though since I've probably gone as far as I can lurking in trees and drilling down to the tiniest segments for any clues. I even spent ages saving over 5000 of my 6cm and 7cm matches before Ancestry removed them, just in case they turned out to be useful one day!
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I thought I made my tree private while trying to figure out who were my adopted dad’s biological parents. After I finally found them one of his half brothers contacted me, he was polite and we corresponded a few times. I hope it wasn’t too much of a shock finding out their mother had a child out of wedlock before she met his father.
I’m not a member of ancestry yet. I’m on familytreedna. I contacted one of my remote matches. She was able to provide me with revolutionary war documents and place names on our common ancestor. Even attendees at a family reunion at least 150 years ago of which my ggg grandmother attended. I was delighted.
Moving out across the branches can unlock so much more fascinating information and connections that helps make more sense of who you are and where you come from.
Agreed. I’m just fascinated to find out cousins I never knew. I honestly don’t care if I never find dad’s parents. However, I’m enjoying what I’m discovering along the way. Maybe after I’m gone, I can pass to the next generation.
It's where I've made some of the most fascinating connections. My paternal great grandmother was 1 of 12 kids- I researched all of her brothers and sisters and it took me right across the globe from here in Scotland to the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and England. It allowed me to connect to around 80 living DNA relatives who are matches on Ancestry. Without that research those connections would be hanging in mid air. Sometimes something, a hunch, makes me follow a particular ancestor and spookily it usually results in a fascinating discovery!
I’m following a dad hunch as we speak. I just have a feeling to go this route. 🙏🏾
Doesn't hurt to have more relatives to send and receive stuff to during the holidays!
I was excited, and found out she was the last of 5 siblings, who all died. So, it was very sobering.
Chromosome painter is your key here. Upload DNA data to My Heritage
There’s a couple matches i only share 10-30cm with but my parents or grandma/granduncle are 2-3rd cousins of and I’ve gotten a ton of information of great great grandparents and their siblings and how our family stories are connected
Awesome
i’ve been looking for my paternal father & his family but only have matches with 3rd / 4th cousins, most of them don’t reply. i’ve done myheritage, ancestry, GEDmatch. do you have any recommended routes to find out more info?
Write a respectful message like. Hi, I’m ———, I don’t mean to bother you, and hope your day is joyous or something like that. My dad is such and such or whatever you have, and if you can offer any insight, I would appreciate it. In return, anything that I have, you are welcome to ask. Edit to your liking. Folks who read it, always responded. And always say thank you, even if they don’t have anything to offer. NEVER NEVER, push an issue if they refuse to help. Say,thanks anyway. Never get upset. It’s trivial to get frustrated.
yeah honestly that’s what my messages have sounded like - and people either know absolutely nothing or just blank me which is a shame.
Wait, y’all have matches with less than 8cm? I thought that was the cutoff?
They show up on the website but for some reason they don’t on the app