Dear Mickey, Cheri and all, I know that lots of people have used the strategy to test at Ancestry and then transfer their results to FtDNA, as a cost saving measure, however recent Ancestry tests (since about spring of 2016) are apparently testing less genealogy markers and more health related markers. A lady (who is of Portuguese descent )has only 83 matches on her FtDNA transfer!
Please see article by Roberta Estes written just last month and decide for yourself. https://dna-explained.com/2017/12/04/testing-strategy-should-i-test-at-ancestry-and-transfer-to-family-tree-dna/ Lisa Caetano Harley researching Sao Jorge Avila, Gabriel, Azevedo, Sousa, Moraes researching Pico Azevedo On Friday, January 5, 2018 at 9:40:19 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Sorry, I'm not clear. I should have asked where you tested your DNA. > > You can most likely transfer to Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) and it's free. If > you want to see their ethnicity ESTIMATES or utilize any of FTDNA's tools, > it's $19 USD. Every company has different ethnicity ESTIMATES. I don't put > too much weight on them. It's still too early in that part of the DNA > science. You can read Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, explanation > here: https://goo.gl/7FYEcj > > To transfer to FTDNA, make your FTDNA account: > https://www.familytreedna.com/autosomal-transfer > > Then download your raw data from Ancestry (or find it on your computer - > it's the same file you uploaded to GedMatch). Upload your raw data to FTDNA. > > After you get your matches, join the Azores DNA Project on FTDNA (with the > previous directions I sent). Hope to see you soon in the project! Cheri > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:59 PM, Mickey Blue <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Thank you Cheri, I have found family researchers to be a friendly and >> generous bunch of people. With regards the culture and customs of the time >> many things can go unchanged, even after 200 years, and I have managed to >> glean small bits of information from stories, journals, histories and ships >> logs around that time. Even a quick scan of past post can reveal much >> information. >> >> Thank you again for the great contribution you are making to this group. >> >> Warm regards. >> >> Michael >> >> On Saturday, 6 January 2018 15:39:24 UTC+11, Cheri Mello wrote: >>> >>> Hi Michael, >>> >>> The reading of the Portuguese language records and naming practices is >>> on the Azores Genweb. It's hosted on Rootsweb and Rootsweb is down for a >>> couple of weeks. >>> >>> I don't know the cultural, social, or other customs of the 1820s in the >>> Azores. Sorry. Cheri >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:00 PM, luiznoia . <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> How do you have his birthdate and place ? >>>> >>>> Eric Edgar >>>> >>>> On Jan 2, 2018 6:07 PM, "Mickey Blue" <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, I'm an Australian, descendant of Manuel Jacinto, born Sao Joao >>>>> Pico 9 December 1825, son of Manuel Jacinto De Avila and Rosa Francesca. >>>>> I >>>>> can only speak English, so I struggle with Portuguese language and naming >>>>> practices, any information in that regard would much appreciated. I'm >>>>> also >>>>> interested in history and hope, one day, to write a novel, based on my >>>>> Great great grandfather's life and times. He was charged with stealing a >>>>> Frenchman's watch in Trinidad in 1836, at 11 years of age, he was tried , >>>>> under British law, transported to Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania >>>>> Australia) after two years on prison hulks in England. It is a tale of >>>>> terrible hardship, survival and redemption. He had four daughters and >>>>> through them, many hundreds of direct descendants. >>>>> >>>>> Naturally I'm interested in all my family history, but also would also >>>>> love to know cultural, social and religious customs around 1820's. On his >>>>> convict records, he was listed as being from Madeira, but I know he was >>>>> born in Pico, so I think he may have arrived in Trinidad from Madeira (I >>>>> believe the British recruited workers from Madeira during the transition >>>>> from slavery to sate demands made by plantation owners for compensation). >>>>> >>>>> Kind Regards >>>>> Michael >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>> >>> >>> -- >> 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] <javascript:>. >> 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. 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