@truth_seeker
Wow!
I thought I was on this thread, but I can't find any posts from me. It may have been when I first came here, and just about lost everything I posted.
I did have my DNA spit test done by Ancestry.com. I sort of knew what my results would be because I have an original family tree that was handwritten by my grandmother on my mom's side. Interesting.
My dad's side is far more difficult, although it should be easier. I have gone back to my great grandfather through Ancestry.com.
I paid for all European, American and Newspapers for about two years, but I got lazy. I am still some sort of a member there, but they can so easily block things from you when you are in the mood to play with your ancestry.
Ancestry.com wants you to put everything you have on Facebook. I have never been a Facebook member, and probably will never be a member on that site because I just don't like that place.
I think at some point in time, I will have Ancestry.com just do the whole thing for me. It is such tedious work, but well worth it if you find something new.
I have read this whole thread, and, thank you, @Bigun for starting this thread. I might just go to one of the other places.
Oh, @Freya right now Ancestry is doing the spit DNA test for $69. It is pretty good. They tell you where your heritage is with only about 2% missing.
I am 100% Northern European. No famous anyone pops up. LOL!
@Slip18 Glad you like it! Here's some of what pops up in mine
John Cooke 10th Great Grandfather â–¼ Mayflower
Martha Wayles 1st Cousin 8 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents' Wives
Thomas Lynch 2nd Cousin 6 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Francis Cooke 11th Great Grandfather â–¼ Mayflower
Richard Warren 11th Great Grandfather â–¼ Mayflower
Stephen Hopkins 11th Great Grandfather â–¼ Mayflower
Thomas Rogers 11th Great Grandfather â–¼ Mayflower
Thomas Jefferson 2nd Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Thomas Jefferson 2nd Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents
Thomas Jefferson 3rd President of the United States 2nd Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Giles Hopkins 11th Great Uncle â–¼ Mayflower
Clarissa Cordelia Moses 4th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Women Auxiliary Leaders
John Calvin Coolidge Jr. 5th Cousin 2 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents
John R Cash 6th Cousin â–¼ Entertainers
William Shakespeare 1st Cousin 11 times removed â–¼ Authors & Poets
Carter Braxton 3rd Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Noah Webster 3rd Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Authors & Poets
John Moses Browning 4th Cousin 5 times removed â–¼ Science and Technology
Ralph Waldo Emerson 4th Cousin 5 times removed â–¼ Authors & Poets
Eliza Babcock Young 5th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Barbara Jean Bradshaw 6th Cousin 1 time removed â–¼ LDS - Women Auxiliary Leaders
Henry Samson 2nd Cousin 10 times removed â–¼ Mayflower
Robert Treat Paine 3rd Cousin 8 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
William Ellery 3rd Cousin 8 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Abraham Baldwin 4th Cousin 6 times removed â–¼ Constitution Signers
Ellen Rockwood 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Florence Nightingale 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ Science and Technology
Harriet Amelia Prichard Squire 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Lydia Farnsworth Young 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Margaret Maria Alley 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Zina Diantha Huntington 5th Cousin 4 times removed â–¼ LDS - Women Auxiliary Leaders
Samuel Osborne Barber 6th Cousin 2 times removed â–¼ Composers
Benjamin Franklin 3rd Cousin 9 times removed â–¼ Constitution Signers
Benjamin Franklin 3rd Cousin 9 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Benjamin Franklin 3rd Cousin 9 times removed â–¼ Famous Americans
Oliver Wolcott 3rd Cousin 9 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Francis Lightfoot Lee 4th Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Richard Henry Lee 4th Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
William Henry Harrison 4th Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents
William Williams 4th Cousin 7 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers
Hiram Ulysses Grant 5th Cousin 5 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents
Jesse Knight 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ LDS - BYU
Louie Emyla Shurtliff 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Lucy Bigelow Young 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets' Wives
Samuel Langhorne Clemens 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ Authors & Poets
Stephen Grover Cleveland 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ U.S. Presidents
Wilford Woodruff 6th Cousin 3 times removed â–¼ LDS - Prophets
Robert Ludlum 7th Cousin 1 time removed â–¼ Authors & Poets
Anne Boleyn 1st Cousin 14 times removed â–¼ European Royalty
Samuel Huntington 4th Cousin 8 times removed â–¼ Declaration Signers