DNA Testing
"We all grow up with the weight of history on us. Our ancestors dwell in the attics of our brains as they do in the spiraling chains of knowledge hidden in every cell of our bodies." Quote by Shirley Abbott
Click this link to learn about how DNA helped me solve the Charles Mellott Mystery.
Are you a potential match and wondering how we might be connected? Please check out my pedigree:
My Paternal Grandparents: Mellott Branch [Colonial American and Danish] & Belanger Branch [French Canadian]
My Maternal Grandparents: Fleming Branch [Scottish] & Burdek (Burdyniuk) Branch [Ukrainian]
My GEDmatch DNA ID is T054462 and my gedcom ID is 4587804.
My Tests
My Y-DNA Details:
Y-Chromosome DNA Test with 46 Markers
Test Provider: Ancestry DNA
Test Results Received: October 10, 2008
Halpogroup: G2a - The Caucasus Mountaineers
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Y-Chromosome DNA Test with 37 Markers
Test Provider: Family Tree DNA
Test Results Received: April 24, 2015
Halpogroup: G-M201
Y-DNA - Ancestral Origins: France (Exact Match)
Y-DNA Project:
My mtDNA Details:
<<Future Testing>>
Ethnic Makeup: European 96% & Middle Eastern 3%
European Breakdown: British Isles 31%, Scandinavia 28%, Western and Central Europe 28%, Eastern Europe 8%, & Finland and Northern Siberia 1%
Middle Eastern Breakdown: Asia Minor 3%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T054462
My X-DNA Inheritance Chart:
My Parents Tests
My Mom's Autosomal DNA Details:
Test Provider: Family Tree DNA
Test Results Received: October 2, 2015
Ethnic Makeup: European 100%
European Breakdown: Eastern, Western & Central Europe 100%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T488675
My Dad's Y-DNA Details:
Halpogroup: G-M201 assumed from my test.
My Parent's Other DNA Details:
<<Future Testing>>
Ethnic Makeup: European 94% & Middle Eastern 6%
European Breakdown: Scandinavia 39%, British Isles 37%, & Southern Europe 18%
Middle Eastern Breakdown: Asia Minor 6%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T475912
My Dad's X-DNA Inheritance Chart:
My Grandparents Tests
My Paternal Grandmother's Autosomal DNA Details:
Test Provider: Family Tree DNA
Test Results Received: July 31, 2015
Ethnic Makeup: European 100%
European Breakdown: Southern Europe 54%, Scandinavia 33%, & British Isles 14%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T895876
My Paternal Grandfather's Autosomal DNA Details:
GEDmatch DNA ID is PT475912P1 phased kit created from phasing my dad and my grandmother.
My Paternal Grandfather's Y-DNA Details:
Halpogroup: G-M201 assumed from my test.
My Maternal Grandfather's Autosomal DNA Details:
Test Provider: Family Tree DNA
Test Results Received: October 2, 2015
European 96%, Jewish Diaspora 7% & Middle Eastern 2%
European Breakdown: British Isles 76% & Scandinavia 16%
Jewish Diaspora Breakdown: Ashkenazi Diaspora 7%
Middle Eastern Breakdown: Asia Minor 2%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T838450
My Maternal Grandmother's Autosomal DNA Details:
Test Provider: Family Tree DNA
Test Results Received: October 2, 2015
Ethnic Makeup: European 100%
European Breakdown: Eastern, Western & Central Europe 100%
GEDmatch DNA ID is T309228
If you are a match for any of the above test please contact me at: denny647@gmail.com; I would love to find out how we are related.
X-DNA Inheritance Chart – Male Template from: http://www.genealogyjunkie.net/downloads.html
Population Clusters in myOrigins
https://www.familytreedna.com/learn/ftdna/myorigins-population-clusters/
Note about comparing test results between Ancestry DNA Y-DNA and Family Tree DNA Y-DNA:
Four values are different despite being named the same:
DYS441 Ancestry - 1 = FTDNA
DYS442 Ancestry - 5 = FTDNA
Y-GATA-A10 Ancestry - 2 = FTDNA
Y-GATA-H4 Ancestry - 1 = FTDNA
Other Testing:
I also did a DNA test with the Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation, they did free testing as part of their research. I received an email from them on May 29, 2009 saying that they received my participation kit and it has been submitted it for analysis. SMGF was acquired by Ancestry in March 2012. They have discontinued updates and there last post says that there last ever update was July 2012 and it: "includes all of the Y-chromosome and mtDNA haplotypes that were generated by SMGF over the course of its operations. Please note that if any of SMGF's DNA samples were not tested for Y or mtDNA markers, they will not be included in the online databases." My results were not included, so this is a dead end.
Other Interesting DNA Information:
- Videos explaining the different types of DNA
- What are the possible relationships for a Family Finder match?
- Autosomal DNA Statistics
- Identical By Descent
- We Are All Related
- Genome Mate Triangulation
- No (DNA) Bullying
- What Else Can I Do With My DNA Test results?
- Finding Father - Nicely outlines the difference between the 3 different types of DNA tests out there for genealogy.
- Autosomal DNA does not include the Y-DNA or mt-DNA test.Source: http://ancestryforums.custhelp.com/posts/6d34511925
- Shared cM - This is the sum of the autosomal DNA, given in centiMorgans (cM), that me and my genetic match share.Source: FamilyTreeDNA