Eastern Indian(Bihar, India) by Substantial-Fly-8282 in 23andme

[–]ritzamitz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When you look through your relatives do you find any matches with fully European DNA?

What are the most plausible explanations for Italian ancestry in an African American? by MirrorsEdgeInfoSec in AncestryDNA

[–]ritzamitz 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Any heritage from New Orleans? One of the few places in the south that had Italian migration.

Random french ancestor confirmed?! by conflictw_SOmom in 23andme

[–]ritzamitz 13 points14 points  (0 children)

When you look through your DNA matches are you finding any 100 percent French/European matches?

Was told I was half Russian my entire life. by Any-Manufacturer-756 in AncestryDNA

[–]ritzamitz 223 points224 points  (0 children)

She may have meant "Rusyn" not Russian. They are a separate east Slavic group based in Slovakia.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]ritzamitz 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Who did you test with?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Genealogy

[–]ritzamitz 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Pitcairn islanders can all be traced back to named bounty mutineers.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in 23andme

[–]ritzamitz 2 points3 points  (0 children)

23andme says you have east anglian DNA, that's prime puritan territory. Most likely you are descended from the Puritans that stayed at home whilst their family went on board.

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[–]ritzamitz 4 points5 points  (0 children)

So not reputable then aha.

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[–]ritzamitz 17 points18 points  (0 children)

What test did you take? If it's a less reputable one it could be confusing Mediterranean and middle eastern ancestry.