tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post4951334476289552231..comments2024-01-02T18:05:01.960-06:00Comments on rush-family-news: Ancestry DNA Test ResultsRushd Ladyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13361713720158269624noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post-36115509400011690522022-03-29T14:07:13.756-05:002022-03-29T14:07:13.756-05:00Har! Har! Yes, and it's amazing how many Boone...Har! Har! Yes, and it's amazing how many Boones I DNA matched on Ancestry. It's aggravating though, is most of them don't have trees, so I don't know which Boone I'm matching to. Are they descending from Elmaza's children? Hubby said I could have an unknown Boone ancestor on my tree somewhere. ??? Who knows!!Rushd Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13361713720158269624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post-21711143908610410692022-03-27T22:18:07.141-05:002022-03-27T22:18:07.141-05:00What was really funny when we all went through it ...What was really funny when we all went through it was how Scandinavian we all were for a while according to Ancestry . . . didn't matter who you were, Ancestry had you with really a lot of Scandinavian . . . a lot . . . at least among people i knew . . . it was so funny . . . in my recent generations, i really am not Scandinavian . . . not, not, not . . . bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419661919296805735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post-77566107088169389812022-03-27T22:09:04.599-05:002022-03-27T22:09:04.599-05:00Norway and Sweden have a line drawn between them, ...Norway and Sweden have a line drawn between them, but people who have babies don't always stay within the lines . . . genes don't much care about nation-states, and as lines go back they get closer and closer in Scandinavia to one 'family.' I have 6% Finnish in my heritage . . depending on which compay is testing . . . but in Finland are a whole lot of Swedes, sort of dependingbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419661919296805735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post-60641933887895525042018-08-06T12:20:14.074-05:002018-08-06T12:20:14.074-05:00Remember that the ethnicity results are just '...Remember that the ethnicity results are just 'fun' and should not be taken as really accurate. The three major testing companies will give you three different views, not consistent ones, and they will be based on the sampling they have done in various areas in the world . . . sampling that improves as time goes on. The value of the tests is in finding cousins with segments that match bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01419661919296805735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-849805165018066479.post-58648795087417450772018-06-29T18:23:01.444-05:002018-06-29T18:23:01.444-05:00Just thought I'd add that surprises abound suc...Just thought I'd add that surprises abound such as surprise family members. I would suggest caution if you cannot keep an open mind about your ancestors and family. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06220946524483224042noreply@blogger.com