Ancestry/Genealogy

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2. I know quite a bit via family lore (paternal)

Mon Feb 18, 2019, 12:37 PM

Feb 2019

My father was related to Niall of Nine Hostages (Irish). I always knew this as did he.

I bear a birth mark that is of his family dated back to an individual that was alive in the late 1500s.

So that makes me 1/2 Irish at least.

Seems my mother (who was adopted) was also of Niall of Nine Hostages (surname).

My record was changed showing I am more British Isles than Irish!

My very German grandmother is now only ~15% rather than 100%.

Too many questions w/no answers.

I feel like tossing the whole thing frankly and no, I did not renew my ancestry.com account when it expired!

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DNAeXplained - Genetic Genealogy [View all] CountAllVotes Feb 2019 OP

Interesting.. luvs2sing Feb 2019 #1

I know quite a bit via family lore (paternal) CountAllVotes Feb 2019 #2

For what it's worth, each one of the companies that tests DNA PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #3

What are your thoughts on 23andMe on privacy for their data? Sylvere Feb 2019 #5

I'm under the impression they don't share their information. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2019 #6

I pretty much disregard this part of the results The Genealogist Feb 2019 #4

When I first got my results radical noodle Mar 2019 #7

Maybe so! CountAllVotes Mar 2019 #8

That's a bit old now, Ancestry's updated estimates seem to be a *little* better Spider Jerusalem Mar 2019 #9