Hi Cecilia, You'll need to have your brother download his raw data from Ancestry and transfer it to FTDNA and My Heritage. The transfer and matching are free. The tools are $19 and $29 respectively.
FTDNA has projects. You need to join the Azores DNA Project. As a group , we can pool our sources to form pockets or clusters. Once we get the clusters going, we will be able to get a better idea of how long our DNA was in a location and help identify those with no idea where they came from. For those with fragmented DNA, we may be able to help them focus their research - they will have an idea of where to look. Also, there are tools for those in group projects. You can toggle on or off the comparing with others in the project vs. the whole FTDNA database. Also, as our endogamy starts to take shape, we will be able to get a better handle on that as well. Here are the join instructions: Log into the FTDNA page with the kit number and password. Across the top is says: myFTDNA, DNA Tests, Projects....Point at Projects. When the drop down menu appears, click "Join a project." If the Azores Islands appears on the top, click the link and scroll down to the JOIN button at the end. If the Azores Islands is not suggested, scroll down to where it says "Search by Surname" and type: azores. When Azores Islands appears, click the link and follow the directions. Thanks, Cheri Mello, Family Tree DNA Admin (volunteer), Azores DNA Project Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 6:03 PM Cecilia Lopes <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks, Cherri- > > I tested through 23andMe & Family Tree DNA, so have those two covered. I > had my brother test through Ancestry, to see what else we would pick up. I > need to play around on MyHeritage still. > > On Saturday, October 19, 2019 at 8:26:24 PM UTC-6, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Only about 20% of people from each company upload to GedMatch, to utilize >> their advanced tools. So 80% of people do NOT upload to GedMatch. So if you >> want to find 100% of your matches, you have to test or transfer to the main >> ones: Family Tree DNA, MyHeritage, AncestryDNA, and to a lesser extent, >> 23andMe. >> >> I have found the most Portuguese cousins on FamilyTree DNA. That may be >> because the company was founded in 2000 and the Azores DNA Project was >> founded in 2005, so there's some longevity there. However, my dad has one >> Portuguese 1st cousin on Ancestry and I think one 2C. On the American >> branches, I've found something with all the companies. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 11:27 PM Bill Seidler <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Cecilia, >>> >>> Welcome: I hope you find this group as helpful as I have over the past >>> several years. >>> >>> I have at least 350 years of ancestry from Ribeirinha so I thought we >>> would match. There are others on this list from Ribeirinha that I connect >>> with in several ways in very tangled trees. I did check GEDMATCH (my kit >>> is T775218). There are many kits that match both you and I but >>> surprisingly, we do not match each other. >>> >>> My ancestral names in Ribeirinha are Dutra, Vaz Dinis, Evangelho, and >>> Rocha (among many others). They are mostly from Feteira and some of these >>> lines cross between Ribeirinha and Porto Judeu parishes. >>> >>> Good luck on your search. >>> >>> Bill Seidler >>> >>> On Friday, October 18, 2019 at 7:49:26 PM UTC-7, Cecilia Lopes wrote: >>>> >>>> Hello all, >>>> >>>> New to this group, and researching my lineage (both parents from >>>> Terceira) in regards to the family names in subject line. >>>> >>>> Is anyone here on GedMatch? My GedMatch number: RE1276480 >>>> <https://www.gedmatch.com/OneToMany0Tier2.php?kit_num=RE1276480> >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> Cecilia (Ferreira) Lopes >>>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/4218a321-e25c-44eb-a6f3-c363ef7711e2%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/4218a321-e25c-44eb-a6f3-c363ef7711e2%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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5295e5bf-e92d-4a18-91c8-7fdf72e0aec7%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5295e5bf-e92d-4a18-91c8-7fdf72e0aec7%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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