Solve Family History Mysteries with DNA Strategies the Pros Use

Learn how to solve family history mysteries using DNA Strategies the Pros Use. In this video I'll demonstrate how to use the same strategies professional genealogists are using to find missing ancestors, parents and solve crimes. Also covered is how ethnicity estimates work and how DNA cousin matches are used to resolve unknown parents, adoption cases, foundlings, solve crimes, and prove lineage.
Additionally, we explore the various DNA companies such as AncestryDNA, FamilyTreeDNA, 23andMe and MyHeritage. I review the differences between autosomal DNA, Y-DNA and mitochondrial DNA and which companies do which tests.
In this video you can learn how to use DNA in combination with a good research question that you’re trying to resolve. I go step by step through the process of solving your family history mystery.
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[angieroberts]

Love the tip about the cousin level being equal to the # of Gs of grandparent for most common recent ancestor! Example: 1st cousin (1) = grandparents (1 G), 2nd cousin (2) = great grandparents (2 Gs) for most common ancestors. This helps so much!!!

[tjwhite]

I had almost exactly this very situation happen on my maternal side. TWICE. Not only did I use DNA cousin matching (supplemented by targeted historical research) to determine that my Mom had a different biological father, but I also found that the same thing had happened some 40 years earlier with HER Mom as well. The result being that 75% of my Mom's tree is now totally new to us. We're still dealing with the emotional fallout. ... But what I want to stress here is that I have been exceedingly CAREFUL and RIGOROUS. And that the evidence, IMO, is both compelling and incontrovertible. I'll be happy to explain the details if asked. (And BTW, I'm no novice when it comes to analyzing genetic science. I figured all of this out entirely on my own, without the aid of any helpful videos or articles.)

[MsCybervamp]

Only a third of the way through and I can tell I will want to rewatch it regularly. Such a beautiful presentation. Apart from the really superb information, can I just mention that, esthetically, I LOVE the slightly grey background! Such a small thing, but when people have those stark white backgrounds in videos, I have to adjust my brightness down a great deal to not be blinded. This video is so easy on my eyes and I can focus on the details I need. Did you use PowerPoint? Side note: I looked up your photography and I was immersed in your landscapes. There is no doubt you should have been and still should be taking all the photos you can. Your eye is impeccable.

[boogerglob]

Watching from Oregon. My Son purchased me an Ancestry test kit for my birthday, March 2018, and when I received the results. I started to dig, and filled out the first few generations on my parents then I began to working primarily on my Mothers side of the family tree. I spent several months searching and filling out the tree. Then I hit a wall. I was burnt out and decided to take a couple months off. Plus I am no genealogist, so I was basically learning by doing... I am glad I found you. Going to view several of you videos before I start up again... I have also noticed Ancestry has added new features so I need to look them over too... Thank you for your video...

[languay]

Aloha from Hawaii. I was able to use DNA matches to determine who one set of great grandparents were. Fortunately, my GGF was an Ohio Quaker who descended from Virginia Quakers. That gave me loads of information. I recently confirmed my theory when I got my grandfather's death certificate. Happy dance!

[Oriel]

Hi Connie, Thank you very much for your very informative videos. Now that I'm retired and have more time I decided to recommence my family search. I was adopted in 1955 and know very little about my family. I was able to find my mother's name and that she had put 3 children up for adoption - a shock! So, back in 2001, I put a message out asking if anyone recognised my mother's rather unusual name... a few years later my half-brother got in touch. I was too busy to carry out further research but I've now begun again and am finding your videos a great help. I'm eagerly awaiting my DNA test results at the moment. Thanks again for your great videos - with kind regards from Kathy - West Sussex, UK

[steflee]

Thank you so much for this great video. Southeast Texas checking in!
My brother and I are trying to find out if we are infact related to the Lee's of Virginia. We were both born to the same Lee father and so far everything we've grown up knowing about our ancestry and line of parentage has been spot on with a few surprises. It has been exhausting trying to find the exact line that doesn't lead us to the male that didn't sire male heirs. The Y-DNA test is the next test to help make that connection. It's a little expensive but it is necessary.

[Resurrected]

Thank you for this very informative video. I'm researching for a friend who was subject of a private adoption between her adoptive parents and their MD. Other than her birth certificate I've been able to find no adoption records from the early 1960s but this may help me move forward. Watching from Staffordshire, UK.

Have a wonderful new year.

[susanhunterguise]

Good hints. I’m in Canada and researching Ireland, England, Scotland, and North America for my relatives. My relatives didn’t have large families (think 2 or 3 children) until great-great grandparents! Thankfully I found a 3rd cousin who is a genealogy nerd (like me) and we filled in a lot of gaps in one family!

[ksgadams]

Watching from Paducah, Kentucky. I'm glad I found your videos on YouTube, you are very helpful. Thanks for doing these to help us figure it out!

[janicetaylor]

Thankyou so much. I found this really informative.

[lizhaydon]

Thank you. This is so timely. Step grandson's father is unknown. Now I have a better process.

[jeansvacation]

Thanks for sharing it is going to help me with the family tree I am working on thanks again

[willyoung]

Great insight Connie and i like your suttelty in the suprise! One which i have just found out from Ancestry that i have a close cousin with a 25% match 😄WRONG😄😄😄 Turns out through contacting the tree owner and a bit of WW2 research my father was a busy man apart from blowing the shit out of Germany he was fraternising with the female locals and producing unknown to him my step brother.😄Sadly 70 years to late I find him in a care home in OZ with early demensia.As yet unable to contact him to let him know who his late father is. Perhaps you should make them aware 25% can mean step family.
Keep up the great work
Regards
Will

[abrowne]

I found this to be a great video explained in detail - espcially like the segment about finding an parents of adoptive, foundling etc. Also I can personally vouch for testing with multiple companies as I originally tested with myheritage, and when I tested my ancestry I was blown away to find parents who forgot they did a test in 2016. BTW I live in Australia but my parents are from Europe, and as an extra twist my parents lived in in USA for 35 years before moving back to Europe.

[briandechant]

Thank you, listening from Atlanta! Glad I can see the video, it’s helpful!

[helenhunter]

Watching from St Paul MN. Thanks for the discussion.

[dianaellison]

I've watched this video a couple of times now and have told a couple of people to watch it as well. A second cousin and I have 2 Ancestry DNA 3rd cousin matches, neither of whom have trees and don't answer messages, that we can't place in our trees. We know they are on my maternal side and her paternal side. I'm hoping this video will help place them. Love all of your videos that I've watched! I'm going to recolor code my matches.

[phyllislawtoncosentino]

I'm watching in New Orleans. My Churchill line lived in North Carolina in the 18th century. I'll check out your other series to help answer some questions. Thanks for your video. Your graphics help illustrate your topic for better understanding.

[wbdntug]

From Melbourne Australia. Great show Connie