Ancestry DNA test kits are on sale again! Now through August 15th, you can order your DNA test kit for $69.00 instead of $99.00. Woo-hoo!
What to Expect From Your Ancestry DNA Test Results
Ancestry offers what is called an autosomal DNA test. That means it will give you a look into your father’s and mother’s sides of the family with relative accuracy for about 5 generations back. Once you have sent in your spit sample, you will be notified by email that your results are in.
Ancestry offers a Genetic Ancestry, DNA Matches, DNA Circles and much more to those who have a subscription to Ancestry. However, a subscription is not necessary for access to DNA results. Even without a subscription, you have access to the ethnicity estimate, DNA matches, genetic communities, shared matches, and the ability to contact matches.
Within the Genetic Ancestry Report is your own personal ethnicity report. Many people enjoy seeing this! The ethnicity report gives you a breakdown, based on algorithms, to show you how much of your DNA is European or Native American, Asian or Polynesian, etc. Here is a quick look at an Ancestry DNA ethnicity result for one of my family members.
Great Britain, Europe West (that’s the German coming out!) Italy, Greece….Jewish! What a rich history!
Next is your DNA matches report. DNA matches are used to find cousin connections and long lost relatives. Many adoptees have been very successful in finding their birth families using DNA matches. Here is a quick look at that report. In this example, the closest matches were 2nd and 3rd cousins. That might not sound very close, but one of those matches provided us with some new information that completely changed our family tree! Without having found this cousin, I am not sure we would have ever had a reason to go back and check this particular line.
Lastly are the DNA circles which are a way to discover other members in the Ancestry DNA community who are related to you through a specific ancestor. Here’s a look.
So what are you waiting for? Stop assuming your heritage and find out! Click the image to purchase your Ancestry DNA Kit for $69.00, now through August 15th!
The Genealogy Reporter has an affiliate relationship with Ancestry. By clicking on the links in this article, The Genealogy Reporter will receive compensation.
I’m truely convinced my dna results are wrong…
Lori, I have (on very rare occasions) heard of there being mistakes made in a DNA test. My suggestion is to contact the company you tested with and let them know why you feel the results are wrong. Some companies will allow you test again for free.
AncestryDNA is a hoax, for the poor results of your ancestry that appear to be copied from a general “replace the info form”. Also, AncestryDNA accepts and promotes in its TV ads that a woman states that “every time I am asked what my nationality is I reply: I am Hispanic”. This is absolutely wrong and shows AncestryDNA’s ignorance, as nationality is related to a specific country, and we all know that Hispanics are not citizens of any particular country. Is Ancestry DNA trying to tell us that there is a country called “Hispania” or something like that? Do not waste your money in this scam that all they want is take your money through false pretenses.
Where? What image? Wanting to order the DNA kit.
Elna, click on the picture at the bottom of this article. It is the image that says “Order Now”. If it is easier, you can also click on this link: http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-8395134-13023266
If I get this kit do I have to pay a monthly fee to join the site. I want to find out if I have relatives somewhere but I don’t want to pay a monthly fee to find out.
Hi Jamey! That’s a good question. The following statement comes from the Ancestry webpage: “A subscription is not necessary for access to DNA results, but extra DNA features are available to subscribers of any subscription level. The chart below shows which features are included with and without a subscription.” To see that chart, click on this link: https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/ka215000000TzyiAAC/AncestryDNA-with-an-Ancestry-Subscription-US-1460090085520-3160
This person must be employed by This company to be able to give so many links to help solve your problems. She is only person to have any good comments
Dear Anonymous,
Nope…I am not employed by AncestryDNA or any of the other companies either. I am however a professional genealogist who also is studying DNA and its applications to genealogical research. DNA testing is the future of genealogy, however, there are so many rumors and misunderstandings about the test and the results it gives, that it can be very frustrating to people. This is because DNA is complicated…not because it is a hoax or wrong. Now, I will say however that some DNA companies…such as Ancestry, have been somewhat misleading in their commercials. For example, when they mention “Native American” in their ads, what they really mean are Native SOUTHAMERICAN…not the U.S. Indian tribes we think of when we hear the words ‘Native Americans’. They are very forthright about this in the literature found on their website, just not in the commercials. There is a thing called ‘white papers’ that indicates who your DNA is being compared to and how many people it is being compared to. In the Native American section, it mentions a few groups of people…all who are from South American countries. So, unless you have a connection with ancestors from these South American countries, then your DNA results will not show you that your ancestors were once members of a U.S. Indian tribe. Wishing you the best, Amie
When I click on the link and it takes me to the website, it shows $79, not $69. Any idea why?
Diana, Are you in the U.S.?
Knowing some of my family tree, I took the test. Im certain it came back wrong. I know that my paternal side of the family is indeed european but, my paternal family is cherokee and the results didnt show even a trace of Native American. I have been told that they dont have enough samples to correctly test Native American. I knew this was a waste of time and money but, was hoping to get some useful info.
I just saw your ad on tv . You included the map of Ireland in your U.K. map. It’s even the same colour . Ireland is NOT part of the U.K. . Our patriots didn’t die 100 years and more for our independence for the likes of you to blatantly dismiss us like this. You need to fix that .
Hi Elizabeth! I just wanted to reach out to you and let you know that I do not work for Ancestry and they do not monitor my blog. I have an affiliate relationship with them, as do thousands of other bloggers. So, with that being said, if you would like to contact them directly about their tv ad, you can do so by going to the Ancestry home page and scrolling down and clicking on “Support Center.” Thank you!
Ancestry DNA Sucks……….a few months ago I paid $100.00 for a DNA sample. Many weeks after submission of the sample, they notified me that the sample was compromised and ask me to submit a second sample. I ask questions about recent news about who owned the DNA information. No response, so I ask for a refund. To date, nothing
Ancestry DNA sucks. Ripped me off. Do not trust them!
Michael, I am sorry your experience with Ancestry DNA has been a bad one. I have been a customer of Ancestry and Ancestry DNA for many, many years and have never had a problem, however, I know that some people have. If you are further interested in learning more about Ancestry DNA information being owned or shared with others, I would suggest reading the following article from Judy Russell,The Legal Genealogist. http://www.legalgenealogist.com/2015/07/05/ancestrydna-doings/
After being locked out of ancestrydna.com because it didn’t recognize my password, which was just reset because it didnt recognize my original password, I called customer service. I waited on hold for 47 minutes and finally gave up. I think this is a scam just to get my money. I will be asking for a refund. There are a lot of reputable companies out there but obviously, ancestry is not one of them.
Oh dear! I am very sorry to hear about your trouble! I have never had any problem with Ancestry and have been a customer for many, many years. I use it every single day. I know that their system has been very busy lately. When I have called in the past, I have had to wait a long time too. Maybe give it one more try! Wishing you the very best!
With all the negative comments I felt the need to put a couple positives. 1. I’ve been a member for many years and have rarely had problems. Those problems were generally addressed quickly,with the exception of one that did take a bit longer. 2. On the DNA, have found it to be very accurate. First, my mother did not know who her biological father was until she was in her 50’s. She finally had a name, but nothing more, other than she looked a lot like his mother. There was a lot of doubt from some of his family members. The kit proved the genetic link to his family. Second, another relative had always been told the father he was raised by was not his bio father. Even the man that raised him didn’t think he was. There was speculation and doubt. He was in his 70’s when he did the DNA kit and found that the man that raised him was in fact his bio father! With the two DNA examples, neither person that did the kits were on an Ancestry tree, so the results were solely based on the DNA.