Using AncestryDNA For your Genealogical Research Robert E. Wells Jr.

About Me Robert E. Wells Jr. Family ties to Gaston/Lincoln, Cleveland, Yadkin/Surry, Cumberland and York County. Started genealogy journey in 2010 Started Genealogy to disprove family stories. Had first DNA test May 2010.

Questions Who has Tested? Who wants to Test? Who has no interest, and why?

Why should I Test Help break down Brick Walls. Determine true Biological family lines. Validate your research. Identifying a Misattributed Parentage Event

Who should I Test Yourself Parents, aunts, uncles, grandparents Siblings(if above is not available) Cousins(if above is not available)

DNA Advantages DNA is not a Magic Wand DNA is just another Genealogical Tool. Complements your Research Burned Courthouses or burned churches do not affect DNA. DNA is not subjected to incorrect documents DNA is not subjected to incorrect stories

What is DNA?

Base Pairs

Types of DNA Y-Chromosome X-Chromosome Autosomal Mitochondrial

Y-DNA Males only Comes from fathers direct line. Deep ancestry for thousands of years 12 25 37 67 111 Big-Y

Mitochondrial DNA Males or Females Comes from mothers direct line. Only females pass Mitochondrial DNA. Deep Ancestry for up to thirty thousand years Not very useful for Genealogical research. Exact match share common ancestor within 22 generations(about 550 years).

Y X and Mtdna Inheritance

Autosomal Males or Females Test all 23 pairs of Chromosomes Good for around seven to eight generations Helps to verify family biological lines. Ethnicity Estimates

AtDNA Inheritance

DNA Companies Ancestry Family Tree DNA 23 and Me My Heritage DNA Land Living DNA National Geographic Genographic

Ancestry DNA Pros Family Trees linked to DNA profile Access to Public Records Shared Matches Interface is user friendly Raw DNA Data Download Share Matches with other users Ethnicity Estimates Cons Does not have Match data download Does not have Chromosome Browser

Family Tree DNA Pros Does All Tests Chromosome Browser Match data Download Raw Data Download DNA Transfer from other Companies Cons Ethnicity Estimates are flawed Trees are not very useful and hard to navigate No access to Public Records Interface is not user friendly FamilyTreeDNA is not in the Web Site business

FamilyTreeDNA Ethnicity

FamilyTreeDNA Ethnicity

23 and Me Pros Cons Allows linking to Family Trees Health Information Ethnicity Estimates Chromosome Browser Raw Data Download Cons User must be logged in to see their Family Tree No access to Public Records

MyHeritage Pros Family Trees Access to Records Ethnicity Estimates Cons New to DNA = Small Database Trees are hard to navigate

DNA Land Pros Provides Matches Has Chromosome Browser Ethnicity Estimates Free Upload Cons No Family Trees or Public records

Living DNA Offers Y-DNA, mtDNA, and Autosomual in one test Ethnicity Estimates Offer 80 World Regions Claims 21 Regions in Britton and Ireland? Will offer matches in the future.

National Geographic Traces migration paths going back thousands of years Ethnicity Estimates Compare DNA with 60 regions of the World Finds Neanderthal Ancestry 834,322 people in Database

Database Numbers

Why Ancestry DNA Larger Database = More matches More Family Trees Access to records Internal messaging system Better to focus on one system.

AncestryDNA Basics Ethnicity Estimate Genetic Communities Settings Share DNA matches Download Raw DNA Data View another Test DNA Circles

AncestryDNA Matches Know your Family Tree Do not make assumptions about Ancestry, follow the DNA trail. If you are afraid of Skeletons don’t go into the DNA Closet.

What are Centimorgans A measurement of the amount of Shared DNA One Centimorgan equals about 1 million base pairs

Match Basics Sorting matches Shared Matches Hints New Matches Starred Matches Mother/Father Genetic Communities Search Notes

Working your Matches Sorting Matches Shared Matches Hints New Matches Relation, Date, Hints, New, Starred Shared Matches Make plenty of Notes. Sorting Hints Examine quality of trees. Determine if there is more than one common ancestor. Make notes of shared matches New Matches See most recent matches Starred Matches Mark matches as important Mark as unread so they continue to appear in your new matches

Working your Matches Mother/Father Genetic Communities Search Shared matches less than 20cM do not appear in the list. Genetic Communities Filters by shared Communities. Search Search by Surname or Location

Match Strategies Look for what you already know. People you have collaborated with. Known relatives. If none of these apply look at closest matches. Make Notes of shared matches once you have determined relationship Determine reference matches Matches that have been verified, look for them in list of shared matches. Create Family Groups Group your family lines by grandparents, great grandparents etc…, and location Look for matches with spouses.

What I have Discovered Found my true Male line Proved that Second Great Grandmother had child by sisters husband. Proved Great Uncle, William Thornburg, fathered child while he was hiding from the Law. Proved last name of a Third Great Grandmother. Uncle Donald related to my Wife.

John S. Wells Father was Joseph Thornburg Proven with Y and Autosomual DNA and paper trail.

John S. Wells Paper Trail Family Bible list father as Lawson Wells Obituary list father as Lawson Wells 1900 census list father as Lawson Wells Listed as step child in step fathers obituary.

John S. Wells DNA Trail Y-DNA matched Thornburg Family Father Matches known descendents of Joseph Thornburg RichardWilliams - son William 56cM William Hallman(W.H.) - son Daniel 55cM Krmit510 - son Joseph Larkin 27.6cM David Dameron - daughter Margaret 62cM Summey DNA matches searched to eliminate Joseph Thornburg’s sons.

Joseph Thornburg cM William Hallman Richard Williams Krmit510 David Dameron Robert Wells Jr 19.6 55 12.5 30 Robert Wells Sr 56 27.6 62 David Wells 147 122 28.2 81 Paul Wells 112 91 20.2 16.8 Donald Wells 156 38 107

Mary Camp True father was in question Had child by sisters husband.

Mary Camp Paper Trail Father was killed 27 June 1862 at battle of Gaines Mill. Death Certificate reports birth year as 1865 1870 Census reports 1862 1880 Census reports 1864 1900 Census reports August 1865 1910 reports 1865 1920 reports 1866

Mary Camp cM T.P. (Abner Sr.) Qumela1 (Joseph Camp) Bcru1959 Kuhlkat56 Robert Wells Jr 39(14.8) belong to mother side 27.8 12.0 Robert Wells Sr 20.7 27.4 34 David Wells 11.2 10.4 19.8 27.2 Paul Wells 11.3 27.3 7.4 26.3 Donald Wells 33 14.3 31 47

Josephine Wells Thornburg story passed down to family. Three descendents do not match Thornburg DNA. Matches McCullough family of York and Chester Counties in South Carolina. Matches families of spouses. William McCullough was husband of mothers sister William McCullough worked at Joseph Thornburg’s Distillery William McCullough arrested with Joseph Thornburg in 1885 in Yorkville South Carolina.

McCullough-Camp cM Victoria Gaston Jo Foxx John Faile(Half Sibling) Robert Wells Jr. 120 42 108 Robert Wells Sr. 148 38 127 David Wells 170 71 166 Paul Wells 55 28.5 103 Donald Wells 210 125 175 2nd Cousin Compare Jskidmore52990 (Skidmore) Lindsalou77 (Yount) Robert Wells Sr. 425 293 David Wells 297 Paul Wells 366 178 Donald Wells 257 332

William Thornburg 62 81 16.8 107 Shot a man 30 June 1888. Known to be in Gaston County in 16 August 1888, Sheriff afraid to arrest. Reward put out for him and twin brother 9 Sep, 1888. Daughter Margaret Selena Thornburg is conceived around December 1888. Doubt William is father. Known to have been in Missouri after 1888 Arrives in Montana in late 1894 David Dameron Descendent of Margaret Thornburg Robert Wells Sr. 62 David Wells 81 Paul Wells 16.8 Donald Wells 107

Jenkins or Summit Martha Elizabeth Summit Thornburg listed as Martha Jenkins on many trees No reliable paper trail for her maiden name. Buried in Jenkins family cemetery. Listed in fathers will as Martha Droneburger. Many DNA matches pointing back to Summit/Sammet family. Evidence convinced owner of FindAGrave record to change last name.

Johannes Frantz Sammet cM A.P. Lisa Daniels Iclarke142 Robert Wells Sr. 29.5 16.2 David Wells 49 18.5 21.2 Paul Wells 22.3 15.6 Donald Wells 50 21.7 23.6

Uncle Donald matches my wife My great grand mother was Sally Yount from Catawba County. My wife’s grandmother was Lucille Yount, family was from Catawba County Both lines have the surname Whisenhunt. Our common ancestor Hans George Yount, shared 7th great grandfather Wife, my father and I do not share any DNA segments.

Uncle Donald matches my wife

Advanced Topics and DNA Tools Test ID/Match ID trick. GedMatch.com Triangulation DNA GEDComm Chrome Ancestry DNA Helper. Microsoft Excel Microsoft Access Microsoft Outlook

Martin-Glenn-Hopper DNA Analysis GedMatch Example Martin-Glenn-Hopper DNA Analysis

Family Tree of David Dubose

Family Tree of Robert Wells Jr. from Mother Patricia Williams

Family Tree of Robert Wells Jr from father Robert Wells Sr.

Family Tree of Brenda Boheler

GedMatch Chromosome Browser for David DuBose, Robert Wells Sr, Robert Wells Jr, Patricia Williams from Brenda Boheler

GedMatch Chromosome Browser Brenda Boheler , Patricia Williams Shared X-Chromosome Data.

Contact Robert Wells Jr. Email: rwellsgenealogy@yahoo.com Website: www.genealogydnacoach.com