Yep, my dad mostly rolled over to Central Europe too. I'm aware of the French and Flemish influence, but it doesn't seem like it should be that high. I can't find the white paper on it either. Like I said, call them ESTIMATES. Seems like they are going a step backward, into "cocktail party conversation" instead of a step forward into science. I'll post the White Paper when I find it or when it's released.
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 8:13 AM, MaryAnn Santos <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't think this is accurate - based on this new version I have > absolutely no Portuguese. I find that very hard to believe - both of my > parents were Portuguese. My mother's family from São Miguel, Açores goes > back to the late 1500s. My father is from Moimenta da Beira area of > Portugal. I can trace back only to the early 1800s. > > MaryAnn > > [image: Inline image 1] > > On Tue, Apr 4, 2017 at 10:46 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> (Cross posted to Azores, Madeira, IslandRoutes) >> >> For those who have tested with Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), it appears that >> they have released their new ethnicity ESTIMATES. This is version 3 of this >> interesting tool. >> >> Since it's brand new, I'll just start with looking at my family. The >> Portuguese was clustered into Southern Europe, a big purple swath from >> Portugal to Spain to Italy then Greece. Good news! They've split the >> western part (Spain and Portugal) into Iberian and the eastern part (Italy >> and Greece) into Southeast Europe. My dad, 50% Portuguese is now 12% >> Iberian and 13% Southeast Europe! His British Isles (the other 50%) is >> gone! I guess the key word is they are still ESTIMATES. >> >> It'll be interesting to see what others get! Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA >> Admin (volunteer) >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> -- >> 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]. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > *MaryAnn Santos* > Senior Advisement and Student Affairs Administrator > Department of Art and Art Professions > NYU/Steinhardt > 212.998.5702 <(212)%20998-5702> > [email protected] > > Follow us at > > *Twitter / @NYUart <https://twitter.com/NYUart>Instagram / @nyuart > <http://instagram.com/nyuart>* > *Facebook / NYU Art Department > <https://www.facebook.com/pages/NYU-Art-Department/53833145389>* > > -- > 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]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. > -- 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]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
