I have been researching mine and my husband’s family history and used Ancestry for several years. I did their DNA test and found it to be valid as it showed strong relationships with other family members who had completed it (first cousins and uncle).
Through the use of this DNA process, I was able to connect with two distant cousins. I found that one of those had a great-grandmother who was sister to my great-grandmother. The other one had a great-great grandfather who was brother to our great-grandmothers. We had all hit some dead ends in our searches for the mother and father of those particular ancestor siblings. Through working together, we were able to make some more definitive finds and determinations about our heritage.
Another distant relative was able to find her birth father, who happened to be the son of my first cousin. Once she contacted him (she lived in Ca. & he lived in NC), he was open to meeting her. They have since met and visited one another in both states. The resemblance of this young lady to her deceased grandmother (my cousin) is uncanny. There was definitely no denying that she is a member of our family.
For me, the use of the DNA & what I have learned has been truly fascinating and worthwhile. I have many DNA matches that show on my profile but have not had a need to contact any others for any reasons so far.
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