African American Ancestry DNA Results SHOCKER!!!

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[@cherna2245]

I just got my ancestery DNA back yesterday I am so excited I am 96% African 36% Nigerian....I can't type it all on here but I am so happy to know where my DNA make up the part of my family history and plus I have like 314 close relatives third or fourth cousins this is so amazing.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Keisha J I understand the joy that you feel. 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾. It is an awesome feeling and I hope that others will experience the same. Let your journey begin 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾.

[@leboyemichael4733]

Keisha J wow 96% African wow u African American? Very nice

[@TheRazorTongue]

Congratulations that's rare!

[@anyaw340]

@@leboyemichael4733 There are even some African Americans who are 100% African. I took the test and have a few DNA matches who are 100% African. It's rare, but it happens. People who have high African DNA percentages usually descend from enslaved people who lived in a part of the US known as the Low Country (coastal islands of South Carolina and Georgia). White people owned plantations and had slaves in the Low Country, but they usually didn't live there because they couldn't tolerate the tropical climate. So the enslaved people there were usually left alone and typically weren't raped as often as most other enslaved people in the rest of the South.

[@leboyemichael4733]

Oh k cool

[@quisharice4484]

Wow!!! 34% of your African ancestry is in Nigeria?! That's a great portion of your ancestry!! My highest is Benin/Togo at 29%. This is amazing, congrats on your discovery!!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you so much Quisha! I'm amazed and eager to find out more about the culture and may even plan a trip to West Africa. Thanks for your support. I'm still geeked. :-)

[@leboyemichael4733]

Quisha Rice yup she lucky 34%

[@YuusufAkorede]

You look Yoruba. I believe you are. I am Yoruba and have met a few cousins thru this. Big Ups brother, welcome back home👍

[@aw8119]

Your enthusiasm is priceless! Keep up the excellent work my Brother.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Anthony Williams Much appreciated 👍🏾

[@vegasimplant9219]

Ancestry has me at 34% Ivory coast/Ghana. And another DNA test site has me at 34.7% Nigerian. So after reading the break down, I'm going with Nigerian. I hope more of us do this as well. Even though we were born here in the USA, we (African Americans) know where are roots are. Or any nationality. I love to cook and am now learning some Nigerian dishes. Stay Blessed All.

[@abiolaagusto8708]

This is beautiful. Naija ganggggggg 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬. I wouldn’t say welcome to the family because to me all of you have been part of the family from day one

[@sprig6043]

Feeling this brah!!! Love from the U.K.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Much appreciated

[@FortheBudgies]

This gives me goosebumps. Thanks for sharing your experience. It's so easy for us to take for granted knowing our ancestry. Hearing your experience shows me my privilege and makes me more appreciative.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Absolutely! Thanks for commenting and thanks for your support.

[@amosculbreth5308]

great video brother , watching your video inspired me to get the test .

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Much appreciated Amos! Let me know what your results are when they arrive. I'm still feeling great about my results.

[@aprilaugustine7832]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing. Pretty cool!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thanks April

[@DollyDomDom]

Such a beautiful story I love it so happy for you!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Bebe Lisee Thank you very much 😎

[@SoFrolushes]

I enjoy watching these videos. My highest was Ivory Coast/Ghana

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+SoFrolushes very nice 👍🏾. I appreciate your comment.

[@selendriamuganogo7077]

SoFrolushes mine too 31%

[@LenaAysu]

Lol we have the same last name. It’s funny because Patterson’s are so proud there has been times I’ve crossed paths with a few and they all believe we are related. Loved the video I’m definitely looking forward to getting mine done as well.

[@joantrotter3005]

That gave me chills when you said his response! Doesn't happen often ☺

[@rmsmith8098]

Great results video! You are such a good communicator and the story about meeting the man from Nigeria just added to the whole thing. Well done!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Rebecca Smith Thank you for the compliment. Its kind of funny, once upon a time (back in my high school days lol) talking with so much animation was frowned on as a negative trait. Now I'm focused on nurturing what is natural to me. LOL. +Rebecca Smith Thank you for leaving a comment and I really appreciate your support.

[@t.m.3769]

Great video!!!!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@naomibisasa1115]

Love this, every brother needs to do this, culture is our identity without it were lost. Congrats

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you Naomi. I 100% agree with your statement. I appreciate you and I appreciate your support. Thanks for watching.

[@cynthiaclark8707]

Great Video, and DNA Results.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Much appreciated. Thanks for watching.

[@organicqueen4794]

I'm happy for ya !!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Organic Queen Thank you 😊

[@missezdrkchocolate6379]

mine was ghana and Nigeria

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Miss Ezdrkchocolate Woot Woot 💪🏿. Congrats

[@CassieMedel]

awesome!!! I ordered mine but waiting for them be arriving. I know my family is from Mexico but I did some studies family in both side mom and dad. I hit jackpot on mom's side more than dad side. As far, I knew that we are part of Native Concho Indiana in Mexico. I'm pretty sure maybe Spanish since I am light brown skin but my grandpa believe we are part of German and France because of history time happened in Mexico State. It's a lot study after I watched so many "who do think you are?" show for some tips and pieces of advice. Huge helpful!! tho. I can't wait to find out more when DNA come and everything. I am only doing this for my mom. She want find her lost cousin that she never met. Her mom's family side is very mysterious. So, hopeful we reunition some family. aahh!! exciting.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

That is so cool. It is an awesome feeling to know that there is more to you than you've ever imagined. For me, it has definitely brought me closer to people outside of my normal circle and I love every minute of it. Let me know how yours turns out.

[@cassandrasellersm.a.8719]

The Summer is Now, Congratulations to you on your New found knowledge of your lineage! 🎉. My 2 highest percentages of Africa is 27% Cameroon/ Congo and 19% Mali..I do have 13% Nigeria. Yayyyy! Enjoy the Journey of this discovery and find out information about your tribes that you are connected to through your DNA. This will help you even further in your Research! Thank you for sharing this Magnificent Moment in your life with us! 🌹🎉🙋

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

I really appreciate your support Cassandra. Though I'm excited, this journey is just beginning ;-). I can't describe the feeling of knowing "more". But I will say that it is an awesome feeling. Thanks for your support.

[@mariescurlshairmaskconquer328]

Im from Puerto Rico dark skin and i got 64% African the highest was cameroon congo bantu people whit a 37% and i found out that 4% percent Italian an 2% Ireland and scotland very surprised crazy results!! 😁

[@cariocabassa]

U ain't dark skin...

[@briank624]

Bantu cousin

[@dreamflite]

I sure did enjoy this video! Congrats! You're part Nigerian? I could kind of tell. You know it's possible to tell which tribe you are from by just looking at facial structure. You definitely look Nigerian from the Yoruba tribe. The Yorubas are situated in the Western part of Nigeria and many lived by the coastal region of Lagos where many were captured and sold of into slavery. Some ended up in South America (Brazil) where they still retained the language and customs till today. I'm interested in knowing about the results of your African Ancestry. All the best.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you so much for watching the video and educating me. My journey to learn has led me to visiting Senegal last year. The trip was awesome and the people treated me like family. After reading your comment, I'm curious about visiting either the Western part of Nigeria or Brazil (I've been wanting to learn spanish). And wow...Yoruba...I'm definitely looking up the Yoruba tribe. Very exciting. Thank you so much for commenting.

[@dreamflite]

@@RufusPattersonPodcast That's so good to know. Im glad you didn't feed into the lie of Africans not liking African Americans. That's a big White Supremacy lie to keep us divided. We in the Continent admire the African American for the amazing strides you guys have made despite everything that has been done. We both need to be more global in our outlook and travel more. God bless you, Brother. Peace 👍

[@IBDish]

don't forget to visit the motherland soon. we will cook you some african food. much love. Am from Ghana.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Hey...did you just promise to make me some authentic African food??? If so, I will come :-). Thanks for showing love.

[@IBDish]

The Summer Is Now yes my brother. Lol

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Woohoo! I need to plan a trip. :-)

[@mikeaskme3530]

Ty you for your post.

[@Norcomboy]

Cool bro....our results were fairly similar I got 74% African and 22% European. Our highest African and Euro regions were the same too. I got 33% Nigeria and 12% Great Britain. Cool results man.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

That does sound like my results...cousin!?!? :-) If we are family...let me borrow a few thousand cousin! Kidding. How do you feel about your results? What caused you to do the test? Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@lbrown5733]

+RUFUS--- HEY, RUFUS, CONGRATS!!! HOWEVER, I'M 32% NIGERIAN, AND I HEARD YOU MENTION CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD. I'M FROM FREDERICK, MARYLAND.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thanks +L Brown. And congrats on your results. Hey...I know where Frederick MD. You are about an hour away. Please let me know if there are any type of African festivals going on in your area. I may just pop up :-). Thanks for your support.

[@marifroggy]

This is beautiful!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you :-)

[@teressakloss7998]

wow! that is amazing!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Much appreciated :-) I feel the same way.

[@ItsmeNiecey]

My native American showed on my ancestry DNA test. My results are 80% african 18% European 1% Asian 1%native American My largest region in Africa is from Cameroon 🇨🇲

[@steveboy7302]

so almost no native american cool

[@historyonthego]

Lol, why do all African American think they have Native American lol

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

🤣. I think it’s because we were taught via tv that Africans didn’t have long hair so if we see anyone in the fam with long hair we believe it’s a Native American 🤣. I know better now that I went to Senegal. There are plenty of Africans with natural long hair. Thanks for watching. Please sub 👌🏾

[@historyonthego]

@@RufusPattersonPodcast In Senegal and those regions, you have the Arab and Berber admixtures for over 1000 years of trade and settlement plus nomadic life. To be honest I can’t say if any West African without admixture had long hair. Our hair is according to our environment usually.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

@@historyonthego Ah! That definitely clears it up. You have my wheels turning (in a positive way). The question of why our DNA doesn't show traces from those areas? Thoughts? You are giving me a lot to talk about at the next family reunion (lol). Thanks.

[@jeffmorse645]

I love watching folks do their DNA reveals. Its really interesting to me to see how our ancestors migrated here from all over. I even found an adopted first cousin on Ancestry DNA! We got together and figure out she's the daughter of my dad's oldest brother. He was out traveling around working here and there when he was 18 and got a girl pregnant and then passed away many years without even knowing about her. She does have two half sisters though that are really excited to get to know her (they tested and confirmed it). So yeah, those DNA relatives can be really interesting! Oh, and I'm 98% European, but even I have a tiny bit of Nigerian DNA according to the test (less than one percent). 1% Native American too. Guess that's typical for a person of white Southern background.

[@1ballerina]

Have you clicked on the circles with the plus symbols inside of them to see the details on the rest of the African, Asian, European, and Pacific Islander? I didn't see them expanded in the video but wanted to make sure you knew so that you could see those details. Cool results!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Oh my goodness!!!!! No, I didn't know until now. Wow, dang, wow, dang, wow!!!! Thank you so much! I'm running late for work and finding out this new info is not helping LOL. I'm learning so much and have been so focused on learning about the cultures of my ancestors that I didn't utilize the tools given through Ancestry.com. Thank 1ballerina for sharing. Your comment is appreciated. I am still geeked after hearing the results days ago LOL.

[@1ballerina]

You're welcome!

[@Afrocentric85]

I'm thinking about getting my DNA Ancestry testing soon.? Do I look Nigerian, Ghanaian, or Etc?

[@goheine]

Congratulations Rufus on your Ancestry DNA results!!! PS I'm 2% Nigerian!!! 😊😄

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you 730 Mŷ :-). 2% Nigerian. Don't leave us so curious...lol. What are the rest of your percentages? Please do share :-)

[@goheine]

I'm 4% Senegal, 2% Africa North, 1% Mali,

[@goheine]

Watch my Ancestry DNA video Rufus. ☺

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Just checked it out. First let me say "thank you for your service". Nice video. I think its cool how Ancestry breaks down the areas and gives us a brief history of each area. Believe it or not, you and I have a lot of similarities in our results. I've been pinged several times for not expanding my results. Uploading the part two tomorrow. Check it out because I'm mentioning everyone that has commented here. Thanks for your support.

[@goheine]

You are welcome sir! You're right we have a lot in common. Very interesting! ☺

[@isiomaamma9869]

i believe you, because some of them do look at you and could tell you who you look like

[@theroxie360]

Hey Cousin ❤️❤️

[@IkesLionsDen]

check out some Naija music you will be hooked!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

I had never heard of Naija Music until now. The movement is huge and thats a good thing. Who are your favorite artist?

[@princessCaribou1]

what about GED match, have you tried that and also did you find any Nigerian relatives?

[@goula2005]

You look Igbo.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

The guy from Tmobile told me the same thing. I hope its true because I've been researching the Igbo language and learning as much as possible about Nigeria. If not, no worries...I'm still excited haha. Thanks @goula2005. Your comment is appreciated.

[@goula2005]

The Summer Is Now igblo land is near Cameroon so it's a possibility. My results were only 25% Nigerian 20% Ivory Coast/Ghana which are my highest two. I have one brother who looks Igbo and the other looks Yoruba. Nigeria is cool place to learn about. Food is good too.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Wow. I dig that. I'm still trying to figure out the different cultures and languages. Seems like sooooo many. lol. I've been looking online for African festivals or gatherings near dc. Hoping to mingle and learn. I didn't even think about the food. Humm...looked it up and seems they are known for the Bread. Gonna try and find a spot to grab some food tomorrow. goula2005 have you visited Africa? You have a nice even mix of Nigerian and Ghana. Nice.

[@goula2005]

The Summer Is Now not yet. I'm married to a Nigerian Yoruba man so it feels like I'm there already lol. I'm kidding. He wants to go in January for a visit, and I haven't even gotten my passport or plane ticket yet. I'm a procrastinator. I may catch the trip at another time. I want to go to Ghana, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa as well.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+goula2005 That is so cool. Wow. Please keep me posted on your trip because I may use your experience to guide my decisions 👍🏾. I recently visited Kuwait, Dubai & Germany. If I would've known about my DNA a little earlier, I would've flown to Nigeria. I'm looking forward to meeting Nigerians here in DC. Don't forget to let me know about your trip. And if you don't hurry up and get that Passport we are going to have an issue lol. 😜😜.

[@michaelmichael8314]

I've noticed most African Americans have Nigerian as their top African country since the latest update. My overall African is between 37-38% (depending on which DNA ancestry site I go off of)and my Nigerian has gone from 0% to 18%. It's either that the people who were sold into slavery in this region make up the bulk of the people taken to America, or that ancestry.com need more samples from African communities

[@vicky_uche8349]

I wanna do African Ancestry as well one day but I can only do my moms side my dad never had any sons and I haven't met my family on my dad side but I do know Iam Igbo on my dad side so I do have a answer. It would be interesting to see what ethnic my mom side is I hope its one in Nigeria.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Vicky_ Uche83 you bring up some good points. I've received so many tips and information on using AncestryDNA that I may need to upload an updated video today. Thanks for commenting.

[@angellucasta6852]

it seems that the ones that dont claim indian are the one that are for some reason.

[@patrickpedro6458]

my brother, love you

[@mikeLgriebel]

Cool. I watch a lot of DNA-videos.

[@mikeLgriebel]

You mentioned slimming, losing weight. I hopped on the ketogenic diet which is a variation of low carb high fat. It changed my life. I have no idea if it's something for you, but look it up.

[@yasminiaessabba4185]

So cute 😊

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+yasminia essabba much appreciated 😎

[@veritasjustice7878]

Dude DNA matches for his cousins are fyre!!!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Ha! I definitely agree! :-) . Thanks for your support!

[@realradiant1r69]

I went to Westchester high school with someone named Rufus Patterson. Did you go to Westchester high school?

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Hi. Sorry, not me. Thanks for watching.

[@edmundodsoa]

Hey bro, not sure if someone mention it, but india is part of asia so there is you part india

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Much appreciated. Definitely looking into this. Thanks family.

[@vicky_uche8349]

Cool results my results are 10%Ivorycoast/Ghana as will 64%Nigeria and 12% Cameroon/Congo I was geeked as well oh and 93% Africa.My mom is African American and my dad is Nigerian but he died ago time ago before I ever got to visit Nigeria.Best wishes on your journey and awesome video.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Vicky_ Uche83 sorry to hear about your father. And you never know...you and I might be cousins 👍🏾. Though I'm still excited, i find myself a bit confused as to what to do next. Family has pointed out that several of the people shown on my computer are definitely related to me but I don't know how to connect with actual family in Africa. I guess my first step will be the African DNA test. It will tell me what modern day tribes I'm genetically related. What are your next steps? Nice to meet you.

[@vicky_uche8349]

+The Summer Is Now Nice to meet you too you can upload your ancestry dna results to Gedmatch and find more African match its free and you can find out what tribes you belong to the most.I haven't done it yet but thats what alot of ppl do.

[@vicky_uche8349]

+The Summer Is NowI understand I have alot of cousins on ancestry that use they real names but they haven't logged to Ancestry in a few months or years its so annoying lol.

[@kuldoxy5637]

Oh! So sorry about ur father.

[@vicky_uche8349]

Kuldoxy Just now seeing your comment thank you.

[@macbenzo1677]

I used africanancestry.com they send you documentation certificates information on what area and what tribe carries your Geno match. It’s wonderful. Mine came back Ghana the Ashanti people, with pics of the people today etc.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thats cool. Haven't confirmed but I was told African Ancestry organizes trips for people to visit Africa. Is that true.

[@historyonthego]

Nice bro

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you 💪🏾

[@historyonthego]

Love the way you connected, I work with a whole of Nigerians here in England. Because you have Cameroon you could be of Igbo people who live in on that side of Nigeria South East. 750,000 Igbo were enslaved toward the last part of trade. A lot went to America, and the Caribbean. A lot of Yoruba are in Brazil.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

@@historyonthego Thank you friend. I’m excited to say that I have an African Ancestry test here with me. I plan on taking it this weekend. A video upload will follow once the results arrive. I do have questions for you 👌🏾. Heading over to your channel to ask my questions. BTW great content on your channel. I like the direction you are taking. Talk to u soon

[@historyonthego]

Bless

[@brianmoody81]

I got my results. I’m 73% African, 23% Western European, 2.6% Iberian Peninsula, and 1.1% South-Eastern Asia. 😩. I thought I would’ve been more African than that.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

The results catch most people off guard. Curious, has anyone in your family ever mentioned Spanish speaking relatives?

[@brianmoody81]

The Summer Is Now my dad told me that his dad had/has Dominican relatives but I’m not sure how true it is but i guess that’s the only link to Spanish speaking relatives as I can think of.

[@Derellrassy87]

@@brianmoody81 its european language so its is insignificant

[@crenshawgrinder2515]

Can you do a follow-up?

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

I'm super excited to say that a follow-up is coming this summer. Thanks for watching. Please subscribe.

[@wanzueni]

those bones and muscle structure has its origin in west africa,the kenyan,somalianand ethiopian men who ran dont have such strcucture...a tip from an african insider,east african noses and faces are also very different with westafrican noses

[@isiomaamma9869]

'i'm sure you have cousins in the Caribbean as well

[@LorraineTalley1]

When you click on a cousin be sure to click on the '?' To see how many centimorgans you share

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

That is a cool feature. Didn't even know that it existed. The chart definitely makes it easier to see how I am related to someone. Definitely cool when trying to connect with someone. Thanks Lorraine and please share any additional features or tips that you may have. This journey is exciting. Thanks again.

[@LorraineTalley1]

The Summer Is Now You are welcome.

[@carl1095]

The low confidence regions?

[@adegbolaraji9969]

Nice once welcome to naija ninja

[@feliciathomas9842]

Great results!! You should be able to find a 100% African match on your list. All of the African matches that I have are from Nigeria.

[@feliciathomas9842]

I forgot to add, I'm 15% Nigeria, while my mom is 48% Nigeria.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Felicia Thomas. Ummm...you may have just saved me $100 👍🏾. Everyone else is fired 😜. That is a great solution Felicia. I didn't think to simply check the distant cousins. Thanks. Please continue to share. Thanks again.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Felicia Thomas May I ask the rest of your DNA? It's so cool how DNA math works. Close cousins have similar yet very different DNA percentages.

[@feliciathomas9842]

You can find out quite a bit from distant cousin matches. Even though I'm African-American, I have distant cousin matches that cover Africa (mainly Nigeria as mentioned), The Caribbean, Latin America and Europe.

[@feliciathomas9842]

Sure - I'm 84% African:25% Cameroon/Congo 15% Nigeria 12% Ivory Coast/Ghana 11% Africa Southeastern Bantu 10% Senegal 7% Benin/Togo 2% Mali 1% Africa North

[@s79b30]

Bruh! I have 83% Cameroon/Congo, 4% Tanzania, 3% South Central Africa, 8% European, 2% Middle Eastern, 2% North Africa!! :-)

[@steveboy7302]

are you related to tyrone magnus

[@MegaHippychic]

I see one of my cousins listed as your 4th cousin.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

FAMILY!

[@jameswalker245]

you are more nigerian thab even 34% because majority of nigerians who take the test get benin togo and cameroon congo even some ghana all the regions of africa are in nigeria but usually top 3 are nigeria benin togo and cameroon congo. if you have any ties to dc. va, or maryland or even nc. or ky .its a strong chance you're part igbo. igbo people can be very dark or like a carmel type color maybe even with reddish undertones and igbo men from pics i've seen online tend to be able to grow those full isaac hayes rick rozay type beards. a lot of times if an igbo does not speak or have an accent you can't tell them apart by the way you have cameroonians and congolese with that look. of course don't go thinking you can stereotype people by phenotype but there's a tendency. if you look at the dude from 12years a slave both his parents came from igbo nigerians he's actually from britain, but if he rode a bus in any hood maybe before he got that roll nobody would ever suspect he was an african man he could stand on a corner with the kjv. dissing africans all day and no socalled hebrew israelite dude would even know it.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Definitely some good points. The majority of people that I've met have referred me to IGBO. Which is very cool. Doing a lot of research on the culture. As for the beard thing...thats the first that I've heard of it lol. Not saying that its wrong at all, only that its the first that I've heard it. Though...my beard does grow in full :-). Thanks for commenting.

[@kuldoxy5637]

Nice James, but in Nigeria, the Igbo's are usually lighter in complexion. However, I think he's Igbo. He looks like he is.

[@uchster9]

Honestly, i swear i knew you were Nigerian before i clicked this. LOL

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

And...umm...why didn't you tell me before I spent $100 on a DNA test!?!? Michael I'm kidding. The strange thing about it is, to date, every Nigerian that I've told my story has said the exact same thing. So cool. And the acceptance and willingness to teach me about Nigerian people has been so cool. Thanks for your support.

[@uchster9]

The Summer Is Now you're welcome brother. Nigerian's are awesome. Clearly. We the best. Lol Now, problem might be figuring out what tribe cuz there's like a LOT. Lmao!

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Michael Obiabumuo I'm researching the African DNA test. Quite a few people say it's not worth it. Advice on how I should track my tribe?

[@uchster9]

The Summer Is Now i honestly wouldn't know how to tackle tracking your tribe exactly because there's quite a lot. If your parents have no idea or aren't around I say just learn as much about Nigeria (as a whole)as you can if you want to. There's so much diversity than you'd think in Nigeria.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Michael Obiabumuo Definitely appreciative of your advice and I plan on taking it. I'm learning as much as I can. Thanks 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@antisakaisakaiclub4332]

All human from adam

[@Dude-gx2ul]

Native American (Mexican Indian) 44 % Spain 39% Portugal 17% I'm pretty much a typical Mexican 🌮

[@23daddio]

African ancestry only deals with your mother side only. So when you get those results that’s what everyone on your mother side is from

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thanks for commenting Henry. What company would you recommend using to find out about my fathers side of the family? Much appreciated.

[@ambercoxfield207]

I used Wegene a Chinese one and I got tribes in Africa. My DNA tests are back. 74.53% African 23.22% European 1.7% Central Asian 69.80% Yoruba tribe ( Nigerian) 2.71% Bantu People of South Africa 1.32% Mbuti .69% Somalia 14.60% Hungarian 7.65% Spanish .95% German Jewish 1.7% Kirghiz

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thats a cool combination. Hungarian & Kirghiz...wow! Very cool!

[@ambercoxfield207]

The Summer Is Now Mbuti tribe are pygmies. Yeah umm I am speechless.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

:-) You must be looking over my shoulder because Im looking up Mbuti right now

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Looked your combinations up and "WOW". Do you plan on traveling or have you traveled to any of the origin countries?

[@ambercoxfield207]

The Summer Is Now I am going to save up and go to Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. Eventually go to Hungary too.

[@juliaarnold01]

Look through your DNA matches you could have relatives who never left Africa and you could meet them!!!

[@Wavecurve]

If you were in Nigeria right, people would assume you are Yoruba. Yea, you can guess a person's tribe by the way they look.

[@eddierayporter1716]

I'm 1percent Benin/Togo 🤠

[@Djoanng]

I enjoyed this video. You should go to Nigeria.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thats the plan. I'm researching different trips and attempting to communicate with distant cousins before making the leap. Videos of Nigeria, especially the funny clips or those that focus on culture, grab my attention. So cool!

[@ruthwright6247]

Thank you for sharing! I did it too ! Gedmatch.com is a good Ancestry website too

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thanks for your support Ruth. I appreciate it.

[@the_ohioplaya]

legally entertainment! not real! what dose your genealogy say! go n with your paper trail

[@GINMOONLIGHT]

:-)

[@rtsoca5560]

I am quite surprised that you got 78% African because you look more like 85% African. Are one of your grandparents mixed race?

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Not that I'm aware of. I don't know the lineage on both sides.

[@rtsoca5560]

The Summer Is Now: 20% European equals to one great grandparent that is white or you might have a few white ancestors on your mothers and fathers side. I must say that you do have Nigerian features and you are so handsome.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you very much! Much appreciated.

[@anyaw340]

@@rtsoca5560 Most African Americans have many European ancestors on all branches of their family trees, which accounts for the large European percentages. My DNA came out 30% European, but I don't have any white ancestors until the early 1800s. My parents, grandparents, great grandparents, and great great grandparents are all black. My most recent white ancestor was a white male slaveholder/Confederate soldier born in the 1830s.

[@TheObsidianOrderSector001]

No way, he is an Igbo/Cameroon Bantu.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Please explain?

[@stevenm73]

This made me smile the whole time! This is so GREAT!! You really want to go into your deep DNA, put your raw DNA up on gedmatch.com My family tree is all Amish but when I did my DNA, turns out there's a whole lot more to me than I thought. I knew about my British ancestor so when that and Ireland showed up, I'm not too shocked but the first real shocker was that I'm 14% Italian! Quite a bit of that was from Sardinia. Then I got Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, Siberia, Spain & Portugal, India, the Middle East, Caucasus. Further digging showed the Middle Eastern to be 94% Palestinian with the rest mostly caucasian and a little bit Arabia! That ain't all though. GEDmatch goes DEEP! Turns out, I also have African DNA too! I match the Saan bushmen, Bianka & Mbutu Pygmies of South Africa & something in the area of Sudan but that wasn't clear. That group was defined by several different groups of people that spoke different languages within the same language family. I would never have guessed all that. I will probably never know WHO they were or HOW all these people came together across such a vast geographic area, cultural & language boundaries, to make me, but I am PROUD & HONORED that I carry even a little bit of who each one of them was, inside me. People can lie, family trees can be wrong but DNA is the finger of GOD pointing at you! You can't have it in you unless it is passed to you from your ancestors! That's a beautiful gift I never knew I had. I hope you track down all your tribes! I'm so thrilled for you! You made my day, THANK YOU

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

This is AWESOME! You put what many people feel and think into words and WOW...great points! I've read this at least 3 times and I get excited with each read. "Enjoy you! Enjoy Life! Enjoy Fitness!" - TheSummerIsNow

[@manderinbanks3797]

its more of a joy if you are not a lighter skin i told an African i was African he looked at me like i was crazy i had to explain my light skin to him too funny he told me i could see the Asian in your color what the hell last time ill rep my African to an African don't waste you r money o the African one its the same

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+tom banks I'm a light completion too. The camera makes me seem a few tones darker. Lol. Though the situation is truly serious I make fun because I've met several completions of African and I can only hope that the person was kidding. If not, I wouldn't let it bring you down because we all know the feelings/thoughts of one person don't speak for all. Please note the positive comments here. Tom, you are amongst people with similar interests. Thank you for you comment and I look forward to hearing about future encounters.

[@manderinbanks3797]

OkAY THANK YOU FOR THE RESPONSE BUT NOT COMPARED TO ME BUT I GET IT

[@zabzahh]

Their are naturally light Africans don’t pretend to be so unique it’s more common than you know

[@steveboy7302]

+Dont Atmeheauxs lighter not light as in european white

[@sulaimaanahmad]

welcome home brother...i'm yoruba. 😊

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

Thank you, Yoruba. :-) Its comments like yours that make this an awesome experience. I really appreciate your comment.

[@steveboy7302]

no native lol

[@seedofabrahamandrewprice8039]

Our Ancestors were Hebrews, Read Deuteronomy 28 verse 15 on down. We are God Chosen People. From the Kingdom of Judah which was off the coast of Guinea (formerly known as the slave coast) which was the resettlement from the exile from Israel in 70AD. We are the descendants of the Tribe of Judah, The Mighty Men of Valor! Google it and KZbin it my brother!

[@justicekeyes]

WTF?

[@weareafrican]

It's crazy how we both have the same percentage of African and I'm 4 shades lighter.....

[@SalmanKhan-hn4ov]

oh shocker, black man whose ancestry is 78% African.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

That's one way to look at it. LOL.

[@vicky_uche8349]

I wanna do African Ancestry as well one day but I can only do my moms side my dad never had any sons and I haven't met my family on my dad side but I do know Iam Igbo on my dad side so I do have a answer. It would be interesting to see what ethnic my mom side is I hope its one in Nigeria.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Vicky_ Uche83 lol. You answered my question. You seem as excited as me. 😜. We need AncestryDNA to coordinate an organized trip for for a lot of us to fly to Africa to explore, chat and possibly meet, identified, distant relatives. Thoughts?

[@vicky_uche8349]

+The Summer Is Now That would be so dope I already have a passport Iam just trying find a guide I was thinking about going on a tour there are a few agencies that do that like this organization called Africa for the Africans they go to Ghana twice a year I believe but not to Nigeria sadly but there is alot out there you can do.I just want to be able to do my own thing which is why Iam personally am looking for a guide.I have had some distant cousins contact on Ancestry they are pretty nice too.I haven't had any extremely close cousins email yet but one of my cousins that I know personally took the test but I dont see her that often.

[@RufusPattersonPodcast]

+Vicky_ Uche83 humm...I'm looking up that Africa for Africans tour. That might be a good starting point for me. I've only made contact with the 2nd cousins and I already know them lol. I wish you luck on your journey to discover. Please keep me posted. 👍🏾

[@vicky_uche8349]

+The Summer Is Now I will and I subbed to your channel .