My Ancestry DNA Results
Oh, hey!!
I know what you’re thinking! Two blog posts in one week?! Yep. I finally got the motivation to sit down and type! And get ready, because I have another post (maybe two) coming up on Friday!
Today I wanted to share my Ancestry DNA results! We got the results back about two weeks ago, after having sent our samples in early January. I’m assuming the lab was busy with lots of Christmas DNA tests, so it took a bit longer than usual.
Like many people who take these tests, I had a general idea of what to expect.
We’ve always known my dad’s side to be Irish. I remember my dad having newspaper scraps that mentioned his great grandparents coming from Ireland. I used Ancestry at some point to put together a family tree that led that side back to Ireland. Plus, earlier this year, my aunt (dad’s sister) did 23 and Me, which showed her to be 98.6% Northwestern European.
And well, my mom. She emigrated from Cuba, so that was easy. She’s on the darker side with thick coarse hair, so I’ve always assumed there was some African influence there. I was actually surprised by how much African showed up! Almost 20%! I wasn’t expecting Cuba to show up in the test results, because who knows how long my family has been there, but interestingly enough, the results showed a migration to Cuba in the 1750s.
John’s dad was also from Cuba, but his test didn’t show a Cuban migration. His mom’s side did show a migration to Puerto Rico though!
Here’s a looooong break down featuring everything below Mali in the image above!
So, from the looks of it, Dad = Irish European, while Mom = Spanish + African = Cuban. Just about what I expected!
That being said, I actually preferred my aunt’s 23 and Me results. They seemed to be broken down and explained a little better. Ancestry says they have the most DNA samples and accurate results though.