tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post9169825648371258724..comments2024-03-29T11:29:56.764-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: My DNA and MeJungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-7727381567850334532018-02-23T14:05:54.034-05:002018-02-23T14:05:54.034-05:00When I visited Edinburgh in Scotland, I noticed th...When I visited Edinburgh in Scotland, I noticed that many Scottish people looked Scandinavian. I remember that my father who is half Scottish looked very Scandinavian. A friend from Norway asked me if my father was Norwegian.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-46643440251234338372018-02-23T14:04:32.613-05:002018-02-23T14:04:32.613-05:00one of my ancestors went to Kentucky ? with Squire...one of my ancestors went to Kentucky ? with Squire Boone, one of the Boone brothers.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-61760901619580111212018-02-23T11:40:34.560-05:002018-02-23T11:40:34.560-05:00Debs, I find DNA to be fascinating. I just signed...Debs, I find DNA to be fascinating. I just signed up for 23andme DNA test for ancestry And health. It would be interesting to find out! Did your 23andme DNA test show why you like or dislike certain foods? I love cilantro and I know some people do not like cilantro. I did have the ancestry DNA test and national geographic geno project dna test. Through NatGeo, I found out that my haplogroup is L something. I need to look at my natgeo again. The ancestry DNA showed that I am 5 percent Dutch and 38 percent Great Britain. I have 2 percent Irish and 2 percent Iberian Peninsula. My mom had her DNA tested too and the most surprising thing was the 2 percent Irish. I remembered that my grandfather's grandfather looked like George Bernard Shaw, the Irish playwright, even though my 2x great grandfather was born near the Black Sea! <br /><br />And I looked at public family trees on ancestry. This has not been confirmed yet, though it looks like my immigrant ancestor, who shares my last name, came from Durham, England and his ancestor came to Yorkshire from Dundee, Scotland in 1375???<br /><br />Besides the DNA, sometimes you can tell that there is a family connection through facial features. A member of JFK's cabinet was a cousin of my grandmother's. Though I talked to him once on the phone, I never met him. Now I wish I had. I found a photo of him and he looks like a nephew of my grandmother's. My grandmother's great granddaughter and the presidential advisor has the same eyebrows and the eyes are similar.<br /><br />When I was at Malice Domestic in 2016, someone noticed that I had the same last name as one of the authors and asked if we were related. I said maybe 9th cousins? The author looked like my grandfather, though my grandfather was only 39 when he died. <br /><br />Debs, your last name Crombie made me think of the actress Annette Crombie. She was in an episode of Midsomer Murders about a family that owned a relish factory.<br /><br />My cousins inherited our grandfather's curly hair. <br /><br />Great post!<br /><br />Diana<br /><br />Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07764234701385787238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-14264858395203643092018-02-21T20:12:19.182-05:002018-02-21T20:12:19.182-05:00Ordered one! Ordered one! Denise Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790883493798517829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-30978703801149742722018-02-21T19:03:41.773-05:002018-02-21T19:03:41.773-05:00My sister got hers done and no Native American pop...My sister got hers done and no Native American popped in hers, either, even though I have genealogy records that show our grandmother's great grandma was half Cherokee. My hubs thought he was German and Hungarian, turns out he's neither..nearly half British.Kristin Schadlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177443284748293638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-5764603570703579402018-02-21T18:57:26.253-05:002018-02-21T18:57:26.253-05:00I had mine tested through National Geographic Geno...I had mine tested through National Geographic Genome Project. As far as I knew, all my near ancestors were from Ireland, but I thought there might be some surprises. There weren't. I was 98% Irish, 2% other British Isles (this was near ancestry, 10,000 years down). But Nat Geo does mitochondrial DNA also. My earliest maternal ancestor (100,000 years down) came from the area north of Lake Victoria, near the present day Kenya. Maybe that is why I started reading about that area when I was in high school. Peg W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17301164992031133640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38178995488098533142018-02-21T18:10:42.348-05:002018-02-21T18:10:42.348-05:00Oh, I am sure you are right about the Viking; of c...Oh, I am sure you are right about the Viking; of course according to Bernard Cornwell, they were Danes in peace time and Vikings when looting! <br />I will look into that book; there is another interesting book I plan to read called 'It's All Relative: Adventures Up and Down the World's Family Tree' by A. J. JacobsCara Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525911219059860364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-20584886701891309542018-02-21T17:48:25.281-05:002018-02-21T17:48:25.281-05:00Cara, that's so interesting. And what do you w...Cara, that's so interesting. And what do you want to bet your hubby has a Viking in that Irish/Scottish/Northern European line somewhere?<br /><br />I just ordered the Rutherford book that Ann Mason mentioned, and I would definitely recommend 23andMe.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-84219346413361901582018-02-21T17:29:40.991-05:002018-02-21T17:29:40.991-05:00My husband and I took Ancestry tests a year ago, a...My husband and I took Ancestry tests a year ago, and I gave them to our children this past December. I was HOPING for Scottish/Irish/English, but no dice - 87% Eastern European Jewish; I did not know that Jewish was going to come back as an ancestry group, lol. My spouse IS Irish/Scottish/Northern European, which we knew, as his family has been traced back to the 1300's. or so<br />Reading the detailed results of your test makes me want to try 23andme next!Cara Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00525911219059860364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-56213431988040240132018-02-21T17:09:50.216-05:002018-02-21T17:09:50.216-05:00Jay, that is hysterical! And Jim, too. SO perfect...Jay, that is hysterical! And Jim, too. SO perfect.Hank Phillippi Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07630366214207785339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-23284247160141253102018-02-21T14:26:04.458-05:002018-02-21T14:26:04.458-05:00Kathy, you should definitely get your husband to d...Kathy, you should definitely get your husband to do it, too, so that your kids will have their paternal DNA. I hope my brother will do it, as my dad is gone. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-85115445054313955262018-02-21T14:18:43.758-05:002018-02-21T14:18:43.758-05:00I find these DNA tests are fascinating, and I'...I find these DNA tests are fascinating, and I'm thinking of doing one soon. My sister-in-law gave my husband, her brother, one for Christmas, but he said I could use it, as he wasn't going to. I know lots about my family since my mother did so much research on my father's side, the Boone side, of the family. And, she didn't just send spit off in a tube. This was in the 60s and 70s, and she visited court houses and did the leg work. I already know that we come from the Daniel Boone Boones, directly through his brother Edward, and that they came from Stoke Canon, England, where two of my many times great grandparents are buried and the cemetery markers still standing. Stoke Canon is about five miles from Exeter. I am determined to get to England to see Stoke Canon. Also, there is Indian ancestry, as my father's grandmother supposedly had Daddy's mother with a Native American, which was considered a definite no-no at that time. He would never talk about it, but my older sister did some digging and thought she had the information right. There are certain physical traits of Native American ancestry that have come through our family. I know that my mother did so much research because of the Daniel Boone connection, but I do with I knew more about my ancestry on her side of the family. About all I know is that her father looks eerily similar to Edgar Allan Poe. My mother and what I can tell from pictures had lighter coloring than my father's side. <br /><br />Debs, you sure had your British connection proved. I think the other lesser percentages are so interesting, too. That's one of the elements I'm interested in, since I already know where a large percent will come from. The more I think about it, I want my husband to do the testing, too, so our kids will know that side, too. Kathy Reelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004247271452356577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-29988736034482246852018-02-21T14:12:05.140-05:002018-02-21T14:12:05.140-05:00Jay, that is hysterical! (And I had to dig you out...Jay, that is hysterical! (And I had to dig you out of the spam folder, lol.)Jungle Red Writershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-22149016956439403512018-02-21T14:06:25.585-05:002018-02-21T14:06:25.585-05:00Jim, speaking of funny stories, my cousin's 5 ...Jim, speaking of funny stories, my cousin's 5 year old is a living quote machine. This past week, his mother dropped some eggs on the ground as she brought in groceries. She said "Oh My God, S@@T, F***, Sonuvab***h!" The five year old looked at his sister and said, "Mom must really be mad...she said "Oh My God".Jay Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11409350742317719903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-4425487154591406082018-02-21T13:34:41.922-05:002018-02-21T13:34:41.922-05:00Jenn, that is so interesting! How many generations...Jenn, that is so interesting! How many generations back?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82116932540062248372018-02-21T13:29:11.238-05:002018-02-21T13:29:11.238-05:00I adopted one of my sons. No secret about how he ...I adopted one of my sons. No secret about how he joined the family. He loves that he has a higher % Irish DNA than either his dad or his wife. Thanks to the agency we used when we adopted him, we have always had information about his biological parents and a few years back I made contact with his bio mother. My son has met them and his bio brothers and sister. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04999332283594460301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-83149221358502275142018-02-21T13:03:42.203-05:002018-02-21T13:03:42.203-05:00It is fascinating, Debs. Hub and I gave the Family...It is fascinating, Debs. Hub and I gave the FamilyTree DNA kits to each other for out 50th birthdays last year. So interesting. The biggest surprises were that he is Turkish and I am Israeli. Neither of us had a clue. Jenn McKinlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214926031147370862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-835763085781873412018-02-21T12:39:32.485-05:002018-02-21T12:39:32.485-05:00I might consider doing it for the medical informat...I might consider doing it for the medical information. Although I'm in excellent health and have no diseases that I know of, relatives on both sides of my family (and both parents had lots of siblings) have had various sorts of auto-immune disorders, including my two youngest siblings. On my dad's side of the family there have been lots of spine problems, which I DID get, but these are nuisances compared to what some of my relatives have had to deal with. <br /><br />There are many colorful stories about my dad's relatives going back generations, and I'm not really sure how much I want to know!<br /><br />My adult niece who was adopted from Korea told me that she thinks of herself as part Korean, part Italian.<br /><br />DebRo Deb Romanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650858888197217258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-36419378169504456672018-02-21T12:09:44.622-05:002018-02-21T12:09:44.622-05:00Great idea, Ann.Great idea, Ann.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-90283989151265006132018-02-21T12:01:24.700-05:002018-02-21T12:01:24.700-05:00Julia, in that case, maybe my Cherokee ancestor wi...Julia, in that case, maybe my Cherokee ancestor will show up one of these days. My grandmother, the one who said she had Cherokee blood, was very fair and heavily freckled. The freckling is apparently a known marker, like red hair or detached earlobes, because my test shows that I don't have it.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-38784558322737820082018-02-21T11:57:18.463-05:002018-02-21T11:57:18.463-05:00Diane, ask Deb to check for a deal. Sometimes memb...Diane, ask Deb to check for a deal. Sometimes members can get you a discount. Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14187856103924954287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-13410519234621392762018-02-21T11:55:42.363-05:002018-02-21T11:55:42.363-05:00Hi Peter! Yes, those Vikings got around, didn'...Hi Peter! Yes, those Vikings got around, didn't they?Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-63117118088278121012018-02-21T11:50:17.028-05:002018-02-21T11:50:17.028-05:00I think there were three main things prompting me ...I think there were three main things prompting me to look into this; interest in the science, a desire to know if there was any ancestral/biological connection to my fascination with Britain, and because all of those people who show up on my DNA profile had STORIES. Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-82793486406842251662018-02-21T11:45:35.859-05:002018-02-21T11:45:35.859-05:00Denise, my hubby read lots of reviews before he bo...Denise, my hubby read lots of reviews before he bought it for me, and he thought 23andMe looked the best. I've certainly been impressed so far, and as Ann mentioned, the information keeps coming in.Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-50033538330384268192018-02-21T11:43:23.916-05:002018-02-21T11:43:23.916-05:00Jim, so funny! She'll appreciate that story wh...Jim, so funny! She'll appreciate that story when she grows up!Deborah Crombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16988750789088153601noreply@blogger.com