Another update to AncestryDNA's results

Ancestry released another update to their AncestryDNA results, now using an additional 13000 reference samples. I wrote about my previous results back in October 2013, and it is really cool to see the differences. Some of the results were disappointing - I've lost my 17% Iberian Peninsula. This doesn't take away my Mexican heritage on my Granny's side of the tree, but it is a bit odd. They did increase my Native American to 5%. And now I have France at 5% and 1% Nigeria which is new.

Updated AncestryDNA results, 12 Sep 2018.

I still have the migrations from Northwest Mexico & California, Sonora and Southern Arizona in the results. 1% Sweden is a bit of a surprise too.

Now to compare with the other results I administer in the family. My Dad's results changed to be 87% England, Wales & Northern Europe, and 13% Ireland and Scotland. This makes sense. Previously Ancestry showed 10% Iberian Peninsula for him, which made no sense at all.

My sister's results were really fascinating compared to mine. While her Iberian Peninsula went away, they now show 2% Basque, which is very cool and fits with the Vasquez and Suastegui names in our family tree. She shows 2% Sweden as well, and a big increase in England, Wales and Northwestern Europe (now at 67%). The other big surprise is seeing 1% Cameroon, Congo and Southern Bantu peoples.

Updated AncestryDNA results for L.J.

My Mom's results changed too. She's now at 58% England, Wales & Northwestern Europe, which makes sense. Her France result went to 10%. Iberian Peninsula dropped from 11% to 1%, but she also showed up as 1% Basque. Italy showed up as 1% and Sardinia was added as 1%. Like my sister, she had a trace amount of Cameroon, Congo and Southern Bantu. Italy and Sardinia is odd, but perhaps this is the original home of the Campuzano family.

Updated AncestryDNA results for B.J.

It is interesting to compare my Mom with her sisters' results. One Aunt's percentages for Native American went up to 14%, and her Spain result is now 8%. Her Basque result is 1%.

The result for Nigeria vs Cameroon, Congo and Southern Bantu is interesting too. These areas are close together. Perhaps this region is the original home for the mother of Elizabeth Key (see my post from February 2012). According to an article on the Historic Jamestown website, the first African slaves were brought to Jamestown in 1619. They were from Angola, perhaps taken from the Kongo or Ndongo kingdoms. We do not know for certain if Elizabeth's mother was among that first group. Another article from the Washington Post in 2006 notes that "Virginia's first Africans spoke Bantu languages called Kimbundu and Kikongo," and this is a fascinating match to the Cameroon, Congo and Southern Bantu DNA results appearing for my sister and Mom.