Yes, I believe I posted that link to Roberta Estes' article. Ancestry tests about half the family markers. FTDNA has the most family markers compared with AncestryDNA and 23 and Me. I do not know about My Heritage.
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Jan 7, 2018 at 2:27 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]. >>> 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. 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