As others noted, DNA testing prices change, promotions come and go. I suppose the real questions are 1. How much will DNA testing (ad matching) help my genealogical research? and 2, Will the results be worth the money and time? It's important to recognize that the type of DNA test offered by Ancestry is autosomal. This type of test has a wide range but a narrow time scope. It can find cousins related to you through lots of great-=aunts and uncles. But they will be fairly recent. You say you're presently stuck at 1803. I'm guessing that's four or five generations back. It's getting near the limit of autosomal DNA for matching. You will also have the effort of interpreting the matches on your "match list". Ancestry will estimate the degree of cousinhood typically associated with the shared amount of DNA. You'll have to figure where they fit on your tree; that is, which of your great-great-grandparents are shared with your match. (Ancestry does offer some features to make it easier.) -rt_/) Date: Tue, 15 May 2018 07:26:34 +1200 From: Shirley Brown <essanjay37@gmail.com> Subject: [LAN] DNA testing . To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <CAO8tNkYKLRbLKoFnVT+0OAzoP4m_HFJv3Pd83CfZvhPRRUuBtA@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" I have rejoined after a couple of years . There was a scheme being run then where by one could have a free DNA test , sponsered by I think Ancestry and these results were grouped . The idea I suppose to find where exactly !!! we might fit in , My grgrandfather David PIERCE had two sibblings who went to the States , mar and settled there . But our line is Lancashire , UK . I am stuck at 1803 . Anyone remember that ??? it was not a full marker test . Shirley