Susan, Thanks for posting this. My husband swears he has Am. Indian ancestors. His DNA shows none and I do not know his maternal DNA line past his GG grandmother. I guess he might be right after all. Darn!!
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 26, 2018, at 6:18 AM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yes…it’s pretty small amount Cheri. Dave is less than 2% but I know for sure > his great-great-great grandmother was full Native American, the daughter of a > Lakota Sioux Chief…..Crow Feather:) I have found paper on this….so I guess > it does wash out:( > > thanks, > > Susan Vargas Murphy >> On Mar 24, 2018, at 9:13 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It depends on the definition of "small." Trace amounts are just that - they >> make for cocktail party talk. To me, anything under 3% is questionable, as >> the ethnicity estimates have quite a way to go still. If you've got the >> ancestor documented, than it could be picking it up as "noise." Usually, the >> Nat.Amer. ancestor needs to be 100% Nat. Am. and needs to be your parent, >> grand, great, or 2-great. Otherwise, it washes out. People of South American >> and Central American descent who still marry within their culture will show >> it in good amounts. That's probably a Brazilian's screen shot that I >> captured, from someone who has been there many generations, so the Native >> gets mixed with the Native from the spouse. Cheri >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:33 PM, 'Susan Murphy' via Azores Genealogy >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi Cheri! >>> >>> My husband has a little of that New World and he has a small amount of >>> Native American ancestry.... I thought maybe that is where it came from? >>> Does that sound right to you? >>> >>> Susan >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 22, 2018, at 2:38 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> People with "New World" get this on their map under their My Origins tab >>>> (ethnicity ESTIMATES): >>>> <image.png> >>>> >>>> I see it with the Brazilians and people who are part Mexican or part South >>>> American. Cheri >>>> >>>> >>>> Cheri Mello >>>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >>>> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>>> >>>>> On Thu, Mar 22, 2018 at 2:29 PM, 'Vivian Christy' via Azores Genealogy >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> Hi Cheri, I was asked the question about the break down on FTDNA where >>>>> they tell you what percentage of nationality you have in your DNA. >>>>> >>>>> So if someone has New World in that break down what does that mean???? >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Vivian Silva Christy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. > 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.
