What test tells you what % of Native a person is

[rdegnen]

Native american Tests

Consider these 2 tests; ancestrybydna.com and dnaconsultants.com

[Yaffa]

Thanks! I need to take the family finder test!!

Just keep in mind that with this test you may not get matches or few matches. I have no Mexico matches. Most of my family is Colonial American and that's where all my matches are are family Finder.

[Yaffa]

Jose means Joseph.
Juan means John.

Thanks for correcting me. I thought I wrote Juan

[deniseneufeld]

Thanks! I need to take the family finder test!!

[k.o.gran]

please ignore this post.

[rainbow]

Family Tree DNA's main page has Family Finder/Population Finder.
Population Finder has the percentages.

http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/family-finder.aspx

I haven't done the PF test.

My 17% (about 1/6) Native American comes from the AncestryByDNA test (originally by DNAPrint Genomics) that is now done by DNA Diagnostics Center.

My 00.00% Asian was from 23andme. 23andme puts any and all Native American ancestry into the "Asia" category. They recently changed my 00.00 to 00.14, which is less than one percent.

[rainbow]

Jose means Joseph.
Juan means John.

Most popular first name given was Jose ( John) or Maria (Mary) sometimes just listed as MA on records.

[Yaffa]

What is PF?

Population Finder is the % part of the Family Finder Test. Family Finder matches you up with cousins that share the same DNA as you have inherited from your ancestors. The PF part of the test is % although the test does not tell you which % goes to what ancestor. You need paper for that

If you have Spanish names look to the Catholic Church for records

[Brunetmj]

Family Finder/Population finder

It's a test offerered here at ftdna

[deniseneufeld]

What is PF?

[deniseneufeld]

Yes on my maternal line the great (great) grandmothers married spanish men.

Try to find Catholic Church records in your area. Given your location Im guessing your ancestors have Spanish names? If so the Spaniards gave people a few names. Most popular first name given was Jose ( John) or Maria (Mary) sometimes just listed as MA on records. Then they would give you a middle and last name unless you had a Spaniard marry into the family to acquire a surname through marriage or birth of child. My family drops their first names after they are baptized and went by their middle names given. Its not easy to research when they drop names they were given at birth or by baptism.

[Yaffa]

23andme will give you a percentage of Asian in their ancestry painting. Since native Americans have their roots in Asia they use it as a reference. It is reasonably priced but bear in mind they charge a $9 monthly fee for one year on top of the initial testing fee. It will give you a Y an mtdna (single panel) and the admixtures per cent. Personally I am skeptical of any percent readings but others believe in then

PF is now supposed to be the same as 23andMe. Most of the % I have seen from 23andMe results are pretty much the same as PF on % from those I know who have taken both tests.

[Brunetmj]

23andme will give you a percentage of Asian in their ancestry painting. Since native Americans have their roots in Asia they use it as a reference. It is reasonably priced but bear in mind they charge a $9 monthly fee for one year on top of the initial testing fee. It will give you a Y an mtdna (single panel) and the admixtures per cent. Personally I am skeptical of any percent readings but others believe in then

[Yaffa]

I am stuck on an 1839 Maternal Grandmother because she used a few different names so I am doing more research on her before I can go any further.

Try to find Catholic Church records in your area. Given your location Im guessing your ancestors have Spanish names? If so the Spaniards gave people a few names. Most popular first name given was Jose ( John) or Maria (Mary) sometimes just listed as MA on records. Then they would give you a middle and last name unless you had a Spaniard marry into the family to acquire a surname through marriage or birth of child. My family drops their first names after they are baptized and went by their middle names given. Its not easy to research when they drop names they were given at birth or by baptism.

[deniseneufeld]

I am stuck on an 1839 Maternal Grandmother because she used a few different names so I am doing more research on her before I can go any further.