Cheri, I so apologize, but I cannot seem to wrap my brain around this DNA. I ordered the Family Finder and have received it. I have two choices. 1. I can have my mom checked, she is 96 and her father was from the Azores and her mom from Ireland. 2. I can use my own and maybe get my mom's side plus my dad's (from England). Is there an advantage to using only my mom - would I get a more accurate outcome by only looking on her side? If I do my own, what are the negatives? thank you so much, Ellen (yes, I am female - no close male relatives) I could probably find a cousin on my mom's side or a 3rd cousin on my dad's) On Friday, April 26, 2013 10:32:45 AM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote:
> Elle said: > << have a question, maybe you might know. When I send in the DNA should I > include only my Azores side or should I include the Irish side as well. If > I use my mother's DNA (she is 96) I will get her parents DNA - father from > Azores and mother from Ireland. Or should I use my own DNA to see if I can > capture my father's side as well. My father was from England.>> > > I'm going to answer this on the DNA thread, not on a thread about a > freguesia. > > I need to know which DNA test you have in mind (Y-DNA, mtDNA, or Family > Finder). But if you are asking about uploading your Gedcom, include > everything. > > If you are ordering Family Finder, you should do it for your mom. Anyone > who has access to their parents should use their parents for Family Finder. > If a sibling of your parents are alive, use them. And for the lucky few > who have access to their grandparents, use them. > > If your father is deceased and you want his Y-DNA, you are not the person > to take the DNA test as I don't think the name Elle is male. But maybe I'm > wrong and you are a man. If you are a female though, you'd have to get an > uncle or male cousin that carries your dad's surname to take a Y-DNA test. > If you were ordering Family Finder on your dad, I'd use one of his siblings > if there are any still alive (as they are the same generation). If there > is no one, then yes, you'd be the person to take the DNA test. > > Cheri Mello > Family Tree DNA Admin > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
