Cheri, Thank you for helping to make the Family Finder DNA test clear. You have explained it very well. Dave
On 8/1/13, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Just so the wrong impression isn't being made here.... > > I initially ordered a DNA test on my dad back in December of 2005. The > only type of DNA tests available at that time were Y-DNA and mtDNA. I did > Y-DNA 37 marker (the most markers at that time) on my dad for his > Portuguese line (he's half). I got the results back in January of 2006. > Although he had a zillion 12 marker matches (more anthropological in > nature) and some 25 marker matches, he had none at the 37 marker level. > Not knowing how many thousands of families settled the Azores and how long > it will take to find a male descendant from each family to test, I knew > it'll take a while to make matches on this ONE line. Yes, Y-DNA is only > the one line: my dad's father's father's father's line (top of my dad's > pedigree). > > Autosomal DNA (Family Finder) was around in 2005/2006, but it's uses were > not well known or well refined. It took the geneticists some time to work > it all out. It finally became available for consumers to purchase in the > spring of 2010. I sat on the fence and watched what happened with other > admins and DNA junkies first. Then I ordered additional DNA testing on my > dad - Family Finder. > > His results came in on February 16, 2011. As I mentioned, my dad is half > Portuguese. So it wasn't too hard to tell his American half from his > Portuguese half. His "American" matches had surnames like Bolton, Damron, > Daugherty, and Smith. His Portuguese matches had surnames like Mello, > Souza, Medeiros, Oliveira, etc. > > Today is August 1, 2013. About 2.5 years after I first ordered Family > Finder on my dad and the piece are really falling into place. Yes, Shirley > Allegre and I figured out our connection on paper years ago. So when she > tested her DNA, it made sense. But what to do with those who were stuck in > the late 1800s or early 1900s and couldn't go back any further? So as the > Family Finder portion of the Azores DNA project builds (now at 242 people > testing), it's really starting to come together. Not only am I able to > piece together the outside of the jigsaw puzzle, but I'm filling in the > insides. And I'm starting to pull in my dad's matches who are stuck in the > late 1800s or early 1900s! These matches are going to have some lopsided > trees for awhile, but at least they are starting to get somewhere! > > -- > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, > Achada > > -- > 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. > > > -- 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.
