DNA

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Week   (April 23-29)

Prompt: DNA

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During the COVID shutdown, I decided to see if DNA could help me get past the "brick wall" in my husband's family history.  He used FTdna (FamilyTree) as it is the only genealogical DNA company that tests the Ydna.   Unfortunately, it hasn't helped so far.  It does seem to indicate that he is related to an Evans line in America but the documentation research is fairly iffy.  I suspect the connection is further back than what is listed in the ancestry trees.

 Even more disappointing is that when I tested, there is no Native American ethnicity in my DNA. I have documented Chickasaw ancestry, well sort of. My Uncle and Aunt have been tested now and no Native American ancestry for them either.  As you can read in one of my previous posts, the "sort of documentation" indicates my Native American ancestor would be either my 4th or 5th great grandmother. The court records are a little fuzzy and it is possible that one generation was left out in the case trying to prove Chickasaw ancestry.  If Nancy Frasier was my 4th Great Grandmother, I should be 1/32th Chickasaw. If she was my 5th Great Grandmother, I would be 1/64th Chickasaw.  Since DNA is not handed down 50/50, then it is possible that I didn't receive any of the dna from so far back.  Plus, my understanding is that ancestry.com nor any other dna company tests your complete dna. They only test parts of your dna.  It could still be hidden in me somewhere.

 I've seen a new company that is advertising that they can do a more complete dna analysis than 23andMe, ancestry.com, and FTdna.  However, I haven't seen any reviews or other information about their reliability.  More research is needed into this new company. Meanwhile, I still have hope, fading but still hope.