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6 Signs of Misattributed Parentage in Your Genetic Family Tree 

January 4, 2023 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 4 Comments

Best DNA Testing for Genealogy Research

While DNA testing and genetic evidence are certainly useful for breaking down challenging historic brick walls, the implications of DNA testing can also hit closer to home in the modern era when it comes to research on misattributed parentage.   In cases of adoption, unknown parentage or misattributed parentage, genetic genealogy methodologies enable identification of close biological ancestors whose identities might otherwise remain unknown, and which represent immediate brick walls for any … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, DNA Research, ethnicity admixture, genetic admixture Tagged With: DNA, dna painter, DNA testing, ethnicity, genealogy, genetic genealogy, misattributed parentage, Y-DNA testing

How can DNA Solve Unknown Parentage and Break Down a Brick Wall?

April 13, 2021 by Shelbie - Researcher with Legacy Tree Genealogists 7 Comments

Great Grandfather's Funeral

One of our researchers uses her own family tree investigation as an example to explain how DNA can be used to break down brick walls, solve an unknown parentage case and uncover surprises in genealogical research. Important Female Ancestors Who are the important female ancestors you would like to honor in your life? Sometimes finding historical records about our female ancestors is not enough. Sometimes, all you can do is send in a DNA test, hoping that somehow, some way, you will find a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DNA Research, Writing a Family History Tagged With: DNA, misattributed parentage, research

Shocking Ethnicity Estimate Leads to Life-Altering Discovery

October 2, 2020 by Paul - Legacy Tree Genealogists Researcher 13 Comments

A surprising ethnicity estimate leads Tom to explore the possibility that the father who raised him was not his biological father. Sometimes, genetic genealogy test results don’t fit with what you might expect given what you know (or think you know) about your family tree. These anomalies can sometimes be explained by the way in which estimates are generated. Other times, surprising ethnicity results are instead due to cases of recent misattributed parentage. Such was the case with Tom.  We … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Adoption & Genetic Genealogy, Uncategorized Tagged With: biological father, DNA, DNA test results, ethnicity estimate, genetic genealogy, misattributed parentage

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