Hi Cheri, Thank you, yes, I am aware of the scammers out there, as I said this was more for fun. I THINK I am 100% Portuguese but who knows where my father's father came from, lol. This search is going to take me forever. What I found interesting in my results were the Asturias and Porto results. My father was born in Aljezur (in the Algarve) which a lot further north than Porto. I had never even heard of Asturias.
On Mon, 10 Jun 2019 at 12:51, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Leonor, > > Be careful with DNA testing companies. There are many newer (scammer) > companies that are popping up all over the place now. They like to play off > of the major company names, so you need to be really careful. The ones that > are used by genealogists (and are reputable) are: Family Tree DNA (FTDNA), > My Heritage, Ancestry, and 23 and Me (although they are more health > focused). Living DNA is newer, about 2 years old (and reputable). They are > based out of England. Their focus is to try to tease apart the areas of > Britain and then get into the rest of Europe. Because my dad is half > Portuguese and half British Isles stuff, I did him there. He has a whopping > 2 matches. His ethnicity (for the British subregions) is interesting. As > for his Portuguese half, they called him 23.6% Europe (South) - Iberian > Peninsula and 23.5% Europe (North and West) - France. > > As for your results from the company you posted about, they are probably > in the ballpark if you are 100% Portuguese. Many Portuguese people do get > Spain. Spain is a political border. Historically, Spain and Portugal were > part of the Iberian Peninsula and all part of the same set of people (way > back when). The companies have not yet refined it enough to tease it apart > (they may be able to and they may not. Time will tell). Many Portuguese > also get French as well. Your DNA is probably Frankish, like my dad's. If > you don't remember that period of history, looked it up in Wikipedia: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franks > > Also, many Portuguese get some African too, so your trace amounts make > sense. Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 9:03 AM Leonor Bertoni <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hello all, >> My search has taken to the do Rego Baldaia family. I have yet to find a >> reliable source of information, is anybody able to point me in the right >> direction? >> >> As an aside, when I started all of this, I was hoping to find my father's >> family, instead I am finding the most interesting information for my >> Azorean side. Being so new at research I stumble, fall, start over, it's >> all good. >> >> I have sent my DNA to more labs than I care to admit and spent more money >> than my husband will ever know! Recently I sent my DNA to EthnoGene for a >> Genetic Heritage Assessment. This comes in the form of a book (you pay >> $29US). I wasn't expecting much and I know that this type of testing is >> till new and not very reliable, but it was just for fun. I received my book >> about a week before I made the connection with the do Rego Baldaias. Last >> night as I was doing some research, I was a bit surprised. The Baldaias, >> from what I have found, come from Asturias and Porto. My results below: >> >> [image: Screen Shot 2019-05-30 at 9.57.54 AM.png] >> >> -- >> 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. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/16beac50-ca70-4525-8195-0bc56a43ff55%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/16beac50-ca70-4525-8195-0bc56a43ff55%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > 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. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FR2_86CPUvKqrCn2TUWSzwoXFi07amCN%3Dw_NNnb5seMw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_FR2_86CPUvKqrCn2TUWSzwoXFi07amCN%3Dw_NNnb5seMw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAA5D3b%3DH6sOHZe1vnQ4BTcgxxsZ1sDXNNhaLr5A%3D%3DtunFxjYZw%40mail.gmail.com.
