The Old Country And My DNA Connections

 As look back over my family connections journey,  I am amazed. In my early years, I  could only assume that my ancestors came from Africa.  Majority of my ancestors were the enslaved in America.

Oh, how I wish that someone could have past where our people came to generations to generations.   Or perhaps, they didn’t know where their ancestors came from just like me.  The country where my ancestors came from was lost.

On my father’s side, oral history states that a mother and her children came to America on a ship from Africa. They were sold as the enslaved in 1843 in New Orleans. Oral history states that the family came off the coast of Nigeria.

I’m thankful that I took the DNA test.  And I’ve discovered that I’m about  ? % Nigerian.  I’m thankful for that others took their DNA as well. That’s how I’m connecting.


Here's my Living DNA results on August 18, 2022 DNA.
 

• Africa

  87.1%

  • West Africa

    79.3%
  • East Africa

    5.8%
  • South and Central Africa

    2%

• Europe

  12.9%

  • Great Britain and Ireland

    12.9%

Ethnicity estimate from my DNA results from ancestry. com are listed below. 2020

    39%   Nigeria       

   17%   Cameroon, Congo & Southern Bantu Peoples
   12%   Mali   
   10%   England, Wales & Northwestern Europe   
     9%   Ireland & Scotland       
     4%   Senegal     
     3%   Norway     
     3 %  Benin & Togo
     2%   Sweden   
      1%  Eastern Bantu Peoples 

And as of March 2023 ancestry has my DNA as 

28%   Nigeria
23%   Ivory Coast & Ghana
17%    Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples
10%   Scotland
 8%    England & Northwestern Europe
 6%    Senegal
 5%    Ireland
 2%    Wales

I have a DNA match with a person who is 99.9 % Nigerian. He says his ancestors are from the Igbo tribe in Africa.  I’ve been trying to learn more about the Igon culture.  This DNA cousins matches other’s who I match. This is awesome.

I hope that you are making discovery on the country where your ancestors came from.
The DNA test is the start for those who don’t have a clue.
Happy  Exploring!

May we  learn more about our ancestors’ culture through DNA.
May we explore, discover and share what we learn about our ancestors.

Thanks for reading.
The Old Country
God bless you.
S.A. Blakley

Week 30 (July 22-28): The Old Country And My DNA Connections

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Susan Ann Blakley