Debbie, Your husband's R-M269 is not helpful for genealogy. However, you know where he falls on the tree of mankind.
Look at your husband's Y-DNA matches. He's got 4 decent ones (Genetic Distance of 1 or 2). Three out of the 4 people have trees and the one missing a tree is managed by the same person as match #2. Look at the trees at the Y-DNA line and compare to yours. Then email the people if you find the match :) Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 3:39 PM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca < [email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Cheri, for the info. My husband’s Y-37 turned out to be the most > common, R-M269. I haven’t figured out how it is helpful, yet. > > > FTDNA got my husband’s locations correct, too. Azores, São Miguel and > Madeira. It also listed Guyana as a diaspora possibility, but not São > Paulo Brazil— maybe they weren’t there long enough to establish a line > there. I was sorry locations weren’t listed a year ago when I was totally > lost, lol. But it would have ruined the satisfaction of finding São Roque > on São Miguel, I guess. > > Debbie Shepherd Mendonca > > > > On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 2:35 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There's DNA tests and then there are components to the DNA tests. The DNA >> tests aren't too hard to differentiate: >> >> 23 and Me: Autosomal only. >> AncestryDNA: Autosomal only. >> Family Tree DNA (FTDNA): Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Autosomal DNA. >> Living DNA: Autosomal only. >> My Heritage: Autosomal only. >> >> All companies offer autosomal. Only FTDNA offers Y-DNA and mtDNA (out of >> the major DNA companies for genealogy, that is). >> >> Y-DNA traces a man's strict paternal line (his father's father's father's >> father line) back in time. Only this one line. To get into a genealogy time >> frame, one needs to purchase 37, 67, or 111 markers. There's also Big Y-700 >> which can place you on the tree of mankind. It's more anthropological in >> nature. It is beyond the paper trail. They hope is to connect beyond the >> paper trail and meet where surnames left off. I've seen lots of talk with >> new branches discovered for the tree of mankind. I haven't seen a genealogy >> success story yet with Big Y. >> >> mtDNA traces anyone's strict maternal line (their mother's mother's >> mother's mother line) back in time. Only this one line. To get into a >> genealogy time frame, one needs to purchase the Full Mitochondrial Sequence >> test. Once the database reaches critical mass, about half of the matches >> may be in a genealogical time frame. It is best used in conjunction with >> another researcher in trying to prove a line. It's a little harder to use >> on its own. It can be played off of the autosomal (Family Finder) in some >> cases. >> >> Autosomal DNA (FTDNA calls this its Family Finder test). This test covers >> the DNA of ALL ancestral lines back about 200 years before the birth of the >> testee. So if one was born in 1950, for example, that person has DNA in >> them back to 1750. You can get matches across all lines with this test. If >> I'm not mistaken, only 23 and Me, FTDNA, and My Heritage have the X >> matching component. All companies do have an ethnicity ESTIMATE as one >> component to their autosomal test. They run your DNA against their >> population samples - all of which are woefully inadequate. They've only >> begun to touch the surface of this part of the DNA. And no, the companies >> aren't going to share their population samples. Major car manufactures >> don't share their carburetors. One cannot put a Honda carburetor into a >> Ford car. It doesn't work that way. They each develop their own and so it >> is with the population samples for DNA. >> >> So use the ethnicity ESTIMATES as cocktail party conversation this >> holiday season while you toast with a nice glass of vinho! >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 1:47 PM E. Sharp <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> The difference of DNA tests between FTDNA and Ancestry is impossible to >>> understand. I traced a line very carefully. One brother used FTDNA, his >>> sister used Ancestry. FTDNA results came out very closely to my research >>> to the 1500’s Portuguese, Italian, Croatian and English. Ancestry says >>> mostly French....I have found no French thus far in this family???????? Go >>> figure. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Nov 26, 2019, at 11:03 AM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Rob W, >>> >>> There is no way to give you any advise without me looking at your DNA >>> page on FTDNA. I would be a lot of guesses and nothing concrete. >>> >>> 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. >>> >>> >>> ================== >>> >>> My guess is that "Du Coyte" may be "do Couto." >>> >>> After you join the Azores DNA Project, I can tell you more. Otherwise, >>> it's just some wild guesses. >>> 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 Tue, Nov 26, 2019 at 10:57 AM Rob Whaite <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi >>>> >>>> One of my 2nd Great Grandfather's came to South Australia in 1848. >>>> Unfortunately most shipping lists of the time have"not survived" to >>>> use the official term.There are some Newspaper reports but they are >>>> notoriously unreliable and misspellings abound. >>>> He was born about 1808 and went by the name of Joseph Josephs which >>>> unfortunately was not his real name. His real name was supposed to be Du >>>> Coyte or something similar >>>> When one of his daughter's died the obituary said that her father >>>> fought in the Crimean war which is impossible of course because he was >>>> already in Australia before that war began. >>>> He may have fought in the Portuguese civil war as he would have been >>>> old enough. >>>> >>>> He probably came to Australia via England. Very hard to find a name >>>> when you don't know what name to look for? He was however Portuguese and >>>> spoke very poor English. >>>> >>>> I have had my DNA tested with Ancestry and uploaded my info To "My >>>> Heritage" FTDNA,Living DNA and Gedmatch. >>>> Ancestry does not recognize my Portuguese ancestry although it did >>>> originally, however "My Heritage" does!! >>>> >>>> I have been checking my Portugal matches on Ancestry and over 90% of >>>> them have an ancestor from the Azores within 3-4 generations. I don't know >>>> how common that is in the overall Portuguese population?? >>>> I do know that Joseph was suppose to have come from an island and had a >>>> brother that went to South America,Brazil?? >>>> >>>> I know this is a bit long winded but do you think it is reasonable to >>>> assume that Joseph came from the Azores? 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