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- Tue Jul 23, 2019 2:51 am
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Blessed
- Replies: 1
- Views: 19369
Re: Blessed
Happy for you. I completely agree with your assessment of DNA Consultants as compared to other “mainstream” dna testing companies. In my Melungeon report I have: Melungeon (n=40) at number 1 Native American - Lumbee (n=106) at number 3 US Cherokee admixed (n=62) at number 9 Blessings to you in your ...
- Mon Jul 22, 2019 7:07 pm
- Forum: Native American
- Topic: Mulatto Classification of Indians and other related Laws
- Replies: 2
- Views: 25463
Re: Mulatto Classification of Indians and other related Laws
I have found the last name Chavis in one of my North carolina lines.
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:37 pm
- Forum: Rare Genes from History
- Topic: 5 Rare Genes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20575
Re: 5 Rare Genes
Marcia, I have had my mother mtdna tested here. I think I may do the rare genes for her to try and narrow down what rare genes I may have that she has. My father is no longer living so thats not an option for me. I had thought the Europa gene would show up in my results but did not. Thank you for yo...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 11:09 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Rhineland Palatine yDna
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18510
Rhineland Palatine yDna
I have spent the last few years researching my paternal line and am at a brick wall at my earliest known paternal ancestor. Michael Swink b. 1725 Palatinate d. 1781 Rowan Co. North Carolina. Our family genealogist has spent the last 40 or so years researching the Swink, Swank, and Schwenk lines of P...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:55 pm
- Forum: Romani
- Topic: Chroniclers Reveal Who and Why in India
- Replies: 1
- Views: 31129
Re: Chroniclers Reveal Who and Why in India
This is most interesting. Thank you for sharing this. I do have Scinti on my Rare Genes results. What I also find interesting with this article is the mention of Nepal as I come up with small amounts of Indo Tibetan on Gedmatch calculators.
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 2:23 pm
- Forum: Jewish
- Topic: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History
- Replies: 7
- Views: 30960
Re: Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History
I too have found many Quakers in a couple of my lines on my fathers side. I have a Lydia Veatch b 1784 Maryland married to a Levi Jones in my lines. This Veatch line seems to go back as far as I can find to Scotland 1500’s to a Malcom Vietch Muirdean. I see variances in the Veatch name in Scotland 1...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 1:02 am
- Forum: Romani
- Topic: American Roma Surnames
- Replies: 3
- Views: 28463
Re: American Roma Surnames
Thank you for sharing this surname list. I have more than a handful of these in my tree. However one is of particular interest for me. I have Scinti in my rare genes and Slovakia in my Mega Popultions. My mothers mother was born a Rawlings born in Barton Co., Missouri. I can only trace the Rawlings ...
- Sun Jul 21, 2019 12:59 am
- Forum: Rare Genes from History
- Topic: 5 Rare Genes
- Replies: 2
- Views: 20575
5 Rare Genes
I received my Rare Genes results the other day. I was a little surprised. But after researching into my family trees, genetic testing, family pictures, as well as the results from my Melungeon test it all seems to make sense. I received: Scythian Thuya Akhenaten Khoisan Sinti It appears I received o...
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 2:08 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Viking DNA?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 28290
Re: Viking DNA?
Very interesting thought on the “false positive”. As myheritage and 23andme give me 14% Scandinavian. And in my Gedmatch proprtion on Eurogenes K36 I show a large porportion of Finnoscandian across almost all of my chromosomes.
- Sat Jun 29, 2019 1:42 am
- Forum: Cherokee
- Topic: Gedmatch matches....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 23263
Re: Gedmatch matches....
I would like to share my Gedmatch kits with you. It may help to clear up some of the cloudiness in my lines. christopherswink8@gmail.com