DNA Genealogy

**Dram** · 18th December 11, 07:06 PM

Originally Posted by cck

I suspect the National Geographic was more interested in the migration patterns. You will receive information on the percentage of DNA's similar to yours found in nations around the world.

You are correct, the National Geographic test is looking at human migration patterns over the last 100,000 years or so.

**Dram** · 13th February 12, 09:53 AM

Anyone get their results yet?

**RAF** · 13th February 12, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Dram

Anyone get their results yet?

Not yet.
In fact I got an email last week that said there was a "delay" in obtaining my test results. It was a bit vague, but it did mention two possible causes. 1. An overwhelming number of tests submitted created a backlog. and 2. They may need to retest my samples and/or have me re-submit.
To get this email at about the time that I was expecting the results was more than a little disappointing (after waiting more than two months.)

I haven't heard anything else since, but am hoping to get results soon.

**Dram** · 13th February 12, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by RAF

Not yet.
In fact I got an email last week that said there was a "delay" in obtaining my test results. It was a bit vague, but it did mention two possible causes. 1. An overwhelming number of tests submitted created a backlog. and 2. They may need to retest my samples and/or have me re-submit.
To get this email at about the time that I was expecting the results was more than a little disappointing (after waiting more than two months.)

I haven't heard anything else since, but am hoping to get results soon.

Sorry to hear that. I can completely understand your disappointment.

I doubt your samples need to be retested...I would imagine it's a combination of the high number of test samples and the rumor I heard about them expanding their labratory. FTDNA has always been on top of things, and I am actuallly a bit suprised that they didn't take care of this differently.

I do hope you get your results sooner than later. I know they are definitely testing as I've recieved about 4 new matches over the last two weeks, so hang in there!

**WVHighlander** · 13th February 12, 10:27 AM

It has been just shy of a month for me, so I will start expecting my results sometime after this week. I gotta say I am a bit excited. I hope it helps me with my paternal tree!!

**Dram** · 13th February 12, 10:45 AM

Originally Posted by WVHighlander

It has been just shy of a month for me, so I will start expecting my results sometime after this week. I gotta say I am a bit excited. I hope it helps me with my paternal tree!!

I hope it helps as well. Interestingly, I took an autosomal test and got two distant matches to some folks from Skye, and one place I am not famliar with: Benbecula?

It's interesting because I havnt been able to figure out exactly where my Scots ancestors came from. Unfortunatley, the two matches represent a distant past...perhaps even a past well beyond a paper trail. Nevertheless, It's very interesting. My matches indicate that at some point in time some of my Scots ancestors came from the Highlands/Islands (probably tenuous...may never know).

**WVHighlander** · 26th February 12, 08:44 PM

I am still waiting on my 37 marker results but I have my 12 back. Family DNA gives you a "best guess" and its looking like I am going to be a R1b1a2 with the short hand of RM-269. This would put my ancestors in the Western Ireland/Western Scotland/Northern England area at the preliminary.

If anyone can shed light on this I would be much obliged.

**Dram** · 26th February 12, 10:00 PM

Originally Posted by WVHighlander

I am still waiting on my 37 marker results but I have my 12 back. Family DNA gives you a "best guess" and its looking like I am going to be a R1b1a2 with the short hand of RM-269. This would put my ancestors in the Western Ireland/Western Scotland/Northern England area at the preliminary.

If anyone can shed light on this I would be much obliged.

Glad to hear you got your results. I am also R1b1a2 M-269. You are correct this signature has its highest frequency in the Celtic countries primarily.

Have you gotten any matches that match your surnmame at 12 markers...also did you join a surname project?

**WVHighlander** · 26th February 12, 10:33 PM

Yes for both. However, the Cochrans that matched me were fewer than I thought there would be. I have emailed them all and heard back from 2 who do not share any immediate (read 5-6 generations) relatives with me.

**Dram** · 26th February 12, 10:58 PM

As I've mentioned before, I actually have more matches with a surname other than the one I "should" match so you having matches with a project with fewer members is actually pretty good...my surname project is Jones so you can imagine how many participants there are and I only match six if I recall correctly.