I am trying solve the mystery of why my DNA and my dad's DNA do not match anyone with his surname on any database! Meanwhile, he matches with a lot of people I have no paper trail for. There is apparently an NPE somewhere in the line, I think maybe 2-3 generations back.
So, I have submitted my dad's Y results to ysearch.org to narrow things down. He did a 29 marker test with ancestry. After browsing the forums here, I submitted a search for matches on ysearch with a max distance of 1 and matching at least 20 markers. (There are no matches at 0 distance).
I got five results, with four surnames, three of which have been popping up quite frequently on my FTDNA matches.
I guess my questions are:
How closely are these people likely related to my dad?
What would you do next? It seems that I have been pointed in the directions of some surnames, but I am not quite sure where to go from there.
Should I spring for him to do a more comprehensive test at FTDNA? If so, which package should I run on him?
Thanks for any advice. I have a lot of experience with paper genealogy, but have only recently added DNA to the mix (to my consternation, in this case!)
So, I have submitted my dad's Y results to ysearch.org to narrow things down. He did a 29 marker test with ancestry. After browsing the forums here, I submitted a search for matches on ysearch with a max distance of 1 and matching at least 20 markers. (There are no matches at 0 distance).
I got five results, with four surnames, three of which have been popping up quite frequently on my FTDNA matches.
I guess my questions are:
How closely are these people likely related to my dad?
What would you do next? It seems that I have been pointed in the directions of some surnames, but I am not quite sure where to go from there.
Should I spring for him to do a more comprehensive test at FTDNA? If so, which package should I run on him?
Thanks for any advice. I have a lot of experience with paper genealogy, but have only recently added DNA to the mix (to my consternation, in this case!)
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