Marsha, I agree with your assessment that DNA results are only as good as the populations of those tested, and as suggested by others, the UK database is not yet well developed. My own ancestry DNA results seem to bear this out. My ancestry DNA results show England and Wales (Northern England & the Midlands - East Midlands / Yorkshire & Pennines) 91%. Whilst this supports my known strong connections to Lancashire (predominantly south Manchester), eastern Cheshire/Staffordshire and the three Ridings of Yorkshire, it does not reflect my paternal male line which traces back to at least 1711 exclusively in the Medway area of Kent and the East End of London. I am pleased to say, however, that I have had two positive contacts from 3rd cousins with identified common ancestors in south Manchester and the West Riding of Yorkshire. Regards Richard Harris Cayman Islands -----Original Message----- From: M. Stringer <stringer@mstringer.net> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2018 3:31 PM To: lancsgen@rootsweb.com; M. Stringer <stringer@mstringer.net> Subject: [LAN] Re: Genealogy Advancement Through DNA Test Results Hi, I tested with both FTDNA and Ancestry and am fairly challenged with DNA researching. I 'think' that the origins sections refer back to ancient origins, so not necessarily reflective of our more recent histories - and not always obviously helpful. Also, the results are based on the populations of those tested, thus a low percentage can mean not many from a particular area have tested. Also, different companies interpret results differently. For me, each grandparent immigrated to the USA from a different country, thus I anticipated abt 25% each for England, Ireland, Italy and Portugal (Azores). The origins results are not so balanced. Particularly low Italian showing via Ancestry, higher via FTDNA - likely because fewer participants from Italy. As various populations increase participation, the percentages should change. FYI, FTDNA is having a summer sale - with their FamilyFinder autosomal test currently at $59. Not sure if there would be a further discount if testing via one of the projects? Re Trees Before testing, I was happy to share with identified 'rellies' about shared lines, but never posted any public tree. As with DNA we have 'answers' (matches), but don't know the connections, I created a limited/direct line tree for the FTDNA site. I've more recently posted a direct line tree on Ancestry. Marsha Stringer stringer@mstringer.net --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com