tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post1698703744707790644..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: I Finally Have Some DNA Circles on AncestryDNARandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-44541583025288000402015-03-14T22:49:54.934-07:002015-03-14T22:49:54.934-07:00I consider the Ancestry DNA circles to be "in...I consider the Ancestry DNA circles to be "interesting" but only moderately helpful. They are best if used as a jumping off place to contact potential matches for additional research. Two things I really wish AncestryDNA would do: 1) offer as an additional option a kit with swabs instead of a collection tube. My 84-year-old aunt tried twice but was unable to provide enough material for testing. We eventually went to Family Tree DNA which brings me to 2) provide a way to upload DNA files from Family Tree DNA and 23andme. I would really like to add my aunt's kit to my Ancestry tree but it can't be done.Teresa B Devinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01769012355521240511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-32854918179104631822015-03-14T13:33:02.095-07:002015-03-14T13:33:02.095-07:00Even with a chromosome browser I'd be hesitant...Even with a chromosome browser I'd be hesitant to use the word "proved".<br /><br />And while a chromosome browser might be useful for some problems, I see more and more people misapply what is displayed at FTDNA or gedmatch.<br /><br />That is, we have to be careful of a false sense of surety simply because we can see a graph.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380365344412698845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-4624967558599050602015-03-12T07:10:13.981-07:002015-03-12T07:10:13.981-07:00Just today, I was "kicked" out of a DNA ...Just today, I was "kicked" out of a DNA circle at AncestryDNA. The immigrant ancestor was born in a small town and then moved to a large city before immigrating to the United States. I correctly have his town of birth listed but everyone else has his last residence listed as his place of birth. Yesterday, another person was added to the DNA circle and today, I was no longer listed. <br /><br />I have been experimenting a bit with how facts are listed in my family tree - how general or specific. It makes a difference how closely your facts compare to others as to whether you are listed or "unlisted" from the DNA circle.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09377944981538537442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-76140697951404861902015-03-12T05:48:30.128-07:002015-03-12T05:48:30.128-07:00I wanted to advise using caution with the word &qu...I wanted to advise using caution with the word "proved" in your sentence "It is good to know that our lines from James Richman and Hannah Rich are essentially "proved" by the DNA matches." As you point out, Ancestry does not provide a chromosome browser to verify the matching segments, and without this segment information one cannot properly say a relationship is "proved" by the Ancestry DNA results alone.<br /><br />For example, I have a match with someone that Ancestry indicates traces back to an ancestor on my father's side of the family. When I had my parents take the Ancestry DNA test, I discovered the person actually matches my mother and not my father. Had I not been able to compare against my parents, and simply taken Ancestry's word, I would have been drawing an incorrect conclusion.<br /><br />Ancestry's circles and shared ancestor hints are nice starting points for what ancestor(s) the DNA match may trace back to, but they are not definitive by themselves, and need further checking. Categorizing these as "proof" is overstating things a bit. It's a bit akin to not having a proper source (such as a family legend) for a "fact" in your genealogy database.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com