My Ancestry DNA Results! (Jamaican Edition)

[@elizabeth-7064]

I'm Jamaican and would so love to do this. Cause its just harder for me to trace my roots.

[@sheastar05]

If it's something you want to do, you should go for it. I had fun with the process. People forget that Jamaica is very diverse. I say "Go for it!"

[@porusgal1]

+Elizabeth Lizzy Why do you feel it is harder to trace. I am tracing mine right now. (from Jamaica)

[@chideraawah1368]

my mum mum was jamaican and her dad was Igbo/Nigerian tribe and they had my mum and she married my dad whos igbo what does that make me

[@elizabeth-7064]

manchester barrett That's amazing. Are you tracing it by yourself or you're doing the test. Like I don't know where to start. Should I be like tell me your parents ethnicities and go all the way down. Like I don't know how to nor where to begin

[@chideraawah1368]

Elizabeth Lizzy I only have a liitle Jamaican in me

[@BlackKen302]

More blacks should use this so they can stop saying they have Native American in them..

[@DGBartzAFC]

Kennedy Linder i did this test and have a native american trace. very minute tho >1%

[@BlackKen302]

dorian bartley Mines had the same.. I'm 12% european and 85% african.. I was told I have native american B.S...

[@DGBartzAFC]

Native american in the test terms is not exclusively north america it covers north,central and south america and the indiginoous people of the caribbean islands. (Arawaks tainos etc)

[@clairedaniels1877]

Kennedy Linder It's not our fault we were lied to. Blame the great great grands.....

[@BlackKen302]

Claire Daniels I agree

[@pelumaad331]

You have to remember that when the slave trade was operating there was no Nigeria.You can upload your results to other sites that will break them down in terms of ethnicity....granted, based on DNA data obtained contemporaneously. I came up 60% West African and 38% British Isles according to ancestry.com. Further analysis gave me my West African ethnic heritage....Fang, Fante, Nzima, Mina and Mandenkan....which I REALLY wanted to know. I also discovered I have no Native American ancestry...which did come as a surprise. It is my opinion that black Americans should be offered free DNA analysis as reparations for our suppressed identities....

[@HouseOfGoddess]

Pelu Maad which site did you upload your dna to?

[@freedom_is_gold6747]

nice have you further ivestigated in to your heritage or read about it?

[@gloriasimon697]

there was Nigeria back then.only that it wasn't named Nigeria.her dna is a match to people living in current Nigeria.how hard is that

[@BAghz00]

@@gloriasimon697 there wasn’t Nigeria… it was just a large chunk of West Africa with major ethnic groups such as Yoruba/Igbo

[@gloriasimon697]

@@BAghz00 there was Nigeria Madame only that it wasn't named Nigerian.all the tribes in current Nigerian was in existence at the time.you not gonna tell me about my country.ill tell you.dna was traced to the people currently living in Nigeria or Cameroon means thats where your ancestor was taken from.a tribe in current Nigerian.how hard or difficult is that to understand.all west Africans werent scattered together.we all had our land what ever name it was called my all tribes in current Nigeria.existed prior to transatlantic slave trade.the oyo empire.the benin in Nigeria empire.the biafras that the igbos in Nigeria.the igala kingdom.the hausa and fulani kingdom etc. thats in current Nigeria were in existence prior to the transatlantic slave trade.mschewww

[@DemiCampbell]

Both my parents are Jamaican. I need to do this! Thanks for the video!

[@sheastar05]

It's very enlightening, I say go for it! Thanks for watching.

[@mikeaman2008]

Welcome to the Nigerian family my Sistah !

[@sheastar05]

Thanks!

[@sheastar05]

Based on recent updates made by the company my Nigerian percentage went alllllll the way down.

[@childofyah5763]

@@sheastar05 that’s because these tests aren’t not accurate at all

[@lashandaedwards1220]

i like her hair

[@sheastar05]

Why, thank you!

[@asanteakan70]

Akans and Igbos had the most affect on Jamaicans culture. They were usually paired with each other. We must not use the modern country names it confuses the situation. Also the Ghana/Ivory Coast results are fishy because the groups ppl from sierra Leon in it.

[@chambersunited8469]

i hope mine says Ghana i connect with them more.

[@johnbhughes3419]

Cool results I love the Caribbean accent my highest African county was Nigeria as well

[@sheastar05]

+Bijon Hughes aww thank you my Nija brother.

[@johnbhughes3419]

+Shea Mc check out my videos I uploaded my raw dna into gedmatch to get even more in depth result for free

[@bluejay9968]

I just posted my results. Your results are cool man :)

[@sheastar05]

Mine changed, have yours?

[@557Deola]

I love your initial reaction, its too funny! lol I was born and raised in Nigeria, but found out I am 98% west African and 2% from southern region.

[@sheastar05]

Oh I see you watched it! Lol Yeah that initial shock was all that Nigerian, I was expecting 30% Ghana and little to no Nigeria. I believe we generally feel most of our ancestors were taken from Ghana for some reason. I've been fighting my Nigerian friend that I had no Nigerian DNA lol

[@557Deola]

+Shea Mc I don't know if you are aware that there's a place in Jamaica called Abeokuta, it has a lot of big rocks or stone mountains there. Abeokuta is the name of the city my father's family came from in Ogun State, Nigeria. I'd like to visit that place next time I go to Jamaica, I heard it's like a tourist attraction.

[@sheastar05]

Never heard of it, so I googled it, looks like a park. I only knew Nigeria has a place name Calabar, we have a high school name Calabar High. Didn't know about Abeokuta though. Interesting.

[@jylynnheads]

yup yup. many Jamaicans are nigerians

[@sheastar05]

So I see. Thanks for watching

[@241Genevieve]

+Jules Melanin Wise being half Jamaican and Nigerian its both we tend to be mostly Ghanaian and Nigerian specifically igbo nigeria.

[@chideraawah1368]

+241Genevieve Jamaicans are Igbo

[@chideraawah1368]

+Jules Melanin Wise are you pure jamaican

[@chideraawah1368]

+Jules Melanin Wise yeah I'm Igbo my mum I'd Igbo/Jamaican and she married my dad who's Igbo what those that make me but I don't know if my Jamaican grandmother is Igbo but it doesn't matter because I'm not a 100 percent igbo

[@Jasminembrown1]

Your first reaction is priceless! Very interesting results and YESSS for your hair, love!

[@sheastar05]

That was me finding out that not only did I get Nigeria but it was the highest lol I was debating everyone that it would be Ghana. I felt I had little to no Nigeria. Thanks for watching! :)

[@LowcountryThrivingwithRho]

African Ancestry tells you the dominant tribe you are from ..

[@dominicthelordkabinga]

Ms. Rho Can you transfer your Ancestry DNA to African Ancestry

[@LowcountryThrivingwithRho]

Dominic 'The Great' Kabinga I think you can

[@CheriSTJohn-mh8wz]

23 and me does also.

[@QueenAfia514]

@@CheriSTJohn-mh8wz I don't think they tell you the tribe. At least not for me.

[@TheRazorTongue]

Try sending your Raw data to GEDmatch, they can break it down by ethnic group.

[@karenchambers5850]

Your response was so adorable to watch! Congratulations :-)

[@sheastar05]

Thank you so much! & Thanks for watching!

[@557Deola]

I just showed your video to my best friend from Jamaica, she's nervous to do her DNA test, she's not sure what it'll say. lol I want her to get it done, if she does it is will record it.

[@sheastar05]

Lol One of my Jamaican friends is also getting hers done now too. I have 5 different Jamaicans result now including one that is 100% African. She can expect 0% Native American Caz I'm yet to see a Jamaican with any. If she posts it let me know!

[@1titans]

Just know that the countries in Africa are new, the borders were drawn up by Europeans. You match people in a certain region. They gave me 10% Scandinavian, but neither one of my parents had enough to give me 10%. Sometime they can't distinguish which european or which african

[@sheastar05]

I know about European borders in Africa. Did both parents show up on you profile as close matches? With all the parent/child comparisons I've seen, it always shows that the parents had more or the same % for each region the child has.

[@1titans]

Shea Mc My Parents match me, they are very good at finding relatives, I have found several that I didn't know I had that turned out to be true. My mother is heavy on the Ivory coast Ghana like me, but my dads African breakdown was different

[@mamadikamara1649]

You can be from sierra Leone, Senegal and guinea and still be connected to ancient Mali. A lot of the people migrated after the callapse of the empire. Like the mende people. Mende people are Mani people. They were a mandinka branch but became further apart after they migrated, they dyula and bambara are also ethnically mandinka but are of different names because of their profession or status.

[@sheastar05]

Cool. Thansks for checking my video out!

[@cassandrasellersm.a.8719]

Congratulations to you on your Great Results! You have 20% Cameroon/Congo and 20% Nigerian! That is Great!

[@sheastar05]

Yeah! Evenly split but the Nigerian showed up in the test a bit stronger that's why it's at the top. Thanks for watching!

[@MA-yh2ko]

I wonder if they tell what tribe in Nigeria. I like to think as a Jamaican I'm Ghanaian as well but aren't there similar tribes in both Nigeria and Ghana since neither existed as a "country" per se prior to the Atlantic slave trade.

[@soulsistag66]

Wow! Awesome results!! 81% African with 20% Nigerian and 13% Mali. My estimates include 26% Mali and 24% Nigeria. Hello, beautiful Jamaican cousin! And, Loving your natural curls :)

[@sheastar05]

Aww thanks for watching cuz! Lol

[@earphbound720]

How adorable! I would've never been able to guess your results lol. Your Mali was the highest i think I've seen so far. Usually I don't see more than 5%. Although your Nigeria was high as well, i think for some areas in the African diaspora, this is normal. Great video! And thank you again for watching my vid! =)) Congrats on the big chop too! I'm a fellow naturalista.

[@sheastar05]

Yes Natural Hair Rocks! Thanks for watching, I guessed little to no Mali, so I was shocked and I'm wondering now which parent gave me that much!

[@iwannaquit6200]

You have a beautiful smile!!!

[@sheastar05]

Thank you so much! :)

[@markey411za]

A beautiful sister you are.

[@SuperTruthful]

there are other tests to confirm and give more info...when you can do another test.

[@SoFrolushes]

You got some pretty diverse results. I British born Jamaican and I got well over 90% Have you looked the new genetic communities on ancestry since you did the test.

[@sheastar05]

"Out of many we are one" remember? Yes I see that they've made changes. Will you be sharing your results in KZbin?

[@SoFrolushes]

I actually have an Ancestry results video on this channel of mine. Now just to try get as much as my family tree completed.

[@sheastar05]

I'll check out your video!

[@001islandprincess]

Thanks for sharing your results. The West Asia covers the Caucasus region (e.g., Turkey, Armenia Syria). In fact, the West Asia portion is "above" the so called "middle east" if you look at the map. Don't confuse West Asian with East Asia (e.g., people from China, Japan etc). Many Eastern and Southern Europeans also have some dna from the Caucasus region.

[@sheastar05]

Thanks for the information and thanks for watching!

[@kwameackh6749]

Because some of us Jamaican are from the igbo tribe and they are Nigerians

[@darylwebb832]

Thats very exciting... Nigeria and Mali

[@sheastar05]

Indeed! My Ancestors came from all over West Africa! Thanks for checking out my video. :)

[@Melanin_Move]

I have Jamaican parents and siblings. I'm the first one to be born within the US. But I know for certain the way Jamaicans are so aggressive and love to work, Nigeria must be in the blood. Also, the great Mali (Timbuktu Empire) in which the Moors ruled also had all these Western Empires intertwined in it. Look up the battles within Timbuktu. Gold Coast and Nigerian influence is obvious in Jamaica. And we all came from South Africa because the Bantus migrated and the Hunter Gatherers/Sans people are "THE PEOPLE" of the beginning. Love and peace:)

[@sheastar05]

Lol So true especially for the business minded Jamaicans. Thanks for watching.

[@Melanin_Move]

Shea Mc your welcome. I know it's true😊

[@tamekawilliams7148]

Chidera Awah hello, there would be traces of it.

[@makimoments]

i did mine last month ...im still waiting for my results! im from cameroon so im pretty much expecting 100% african but from different countries lool

[@sheastar05]

I hope you share! I swear the Nigerian DNA is in every African so look out for that lmao. Thanks for watching.

[@makimoments]

+Shea Mc heyy i got my results today 😊😊 100% african 1%senegal 1% ghana/ivory coast 1% nigerian 97% cameroon/ congo loool i made a video :)

[@donrider7992]

Shame you can't say that about your kid.

[@scubasteve7867]

Great Results! You have so much European dna though wow, and you have some Spaniard in you. We have about the same amount of African Dna + we share some west Asian Dna. Congrats

[@sheastar05]

Hey! Thanks for watching! Yeah I'm a 5th European because my paternal grandfather is about 75% European (full European mother & half European father). DNA land put me at 21% European, so 17% - 21%. Yeah both of us have strong Nigerian roots! :)

[@danielcameron950]

I love the way you embrace and say you are nigerian. I would do the exact same if I found out my highest percentage. no one else I have seen do what you have done on these videos and embrace. I can tell you are proud to be black

[@sheastar05]

Daniel Cameron I think I'm starting to miss some of these comments! lol Thanks for watching, and yes being predominantly African is lit!

[@danielcameron950]

+Shea Mc I put this same comment twice by mistake. you did reply to it a while back. It's cool lol. Hope your doing good though and I hope these results have helped give you more of a sense of who you are. peace sister

[@Kmishelle]

This makes me even more excited to find out where I come from.

[@sheastar05]

Aww glad I could increase the excitement! Thanks for watching.

[@cujookekee3289]

7% ghana idc im still going back and repping because its in my dna

[@sheastar05]

I get nothing but love from Ghana. They love us and we live them.

[@journeysolo]

Listen, watch that combination of Mali and Cameroon. Some Cameroonians and Malians are of an Egyptian background.

[@sheastar05]

I think they use the DNA native to those regions, so had it been Egyptian then that would have shown up. Thanks for watching!

[@MariE-bz2eq]

I gotta say ancestry was the most accurate one for me. I came at 59% African, 32% european, 3% west asian, and 6% native american. I got 20% iberian and 3% north african and west asian which is in line with my grand father being from Catalonia. My grandmother is fang from equatoria guinea and I scored 29% cameroon which encompasses that region. I also got benin at 20% which makes sense since my mother is from benin. My grandmother is 48% native american, but i only scored 6% on that. kind of weird

[@sheastar05]

Wow! Thats amazing. You have a little of everything! Very mixed.

[@alainagjozijlugo]

Congratulations Sis! Enjoyed watching your results. Lol!! and hey 30 percent Mali?!!! Wow.

[@sheastar05]

30% I wish! Only 13%. Thanks for watching!

[@DerrickJordan]

Yeah, I thought I was going to get Ethiopia according to a few folks that were going by my facial bone structure. That test did confirm that there was Native American in my blood, so that was something I always knew. But, it's nice to know where I can references when describing my history. I wonder if everyone who has gotten Nigeria on these results as their dominant % will gather here in America to celebrate.

[@sheastar05]

If someone starts a club I'll join! Lol just kidding. I was think Ethiopia the whole time I was watching you though.

[@evamamani9026]

What good results👍 I also took the DNA test and it came out. 💯 South American very proud of my ancestry and I love my continent South América🌎❤🥰

[@sheastar05]

@@evamamani9026 This video is so old my results have been updated at least twice since. Thanks for watching!

[@rantsinpatwa]

a lot of Syrian/Lebanese ppl migrated to jamaica n own business in Jamaica. Lisa Hannah ,Sean Paul, twin of twins Dem mix wid Syrian/Lebanese....desso di west Asia come from.

[@sheastar05]

Interesting I thought Sean Paul was a descendant of the Chinese along with Whyne Chin, Tami/Tessanne Chin, Byron Lee ect and people like Edward Seaga, Lisa Hanna and Shahine Robinson were descendants of the Lebanese/Syrians/Palestinians (Amars, Issa, Hanna, Karam, Azan) ect Thanks for checking out my video! :)

[@missalwaysfortunate]

Towards the end of the slave trade, Jamaica began to import slaves mainly from Nigeria in the area where the igbo tribe are from. At the time it was called the Kingdom of Calabar. That is why Calabar High got its name as tribute to where many of our ancesters came. Your results could have went either way because before Nigeria became popular, Jamaican plantation owners favored slaves from Ivory coast/Ghana.

[@missalwaysfortunate]

As for the 2 percent Middle eastern, many West African people migrated from East Africa. East African people intermixed with Middle Eastern people so when they migrated west that DNA was already present. Also in the 1400 when the slave trade began many West African kingdoms for example Mali had slowly began to convert to Islam because they had a lot of interaction with Middle Eastern ppl via trade.

[@sheastar05]

I remember my friend from Abuja mentioning Calabar and I was like there is a place in Jamaica with that name. Thanks for the information, I will read up on that. I appreciate it!

[@GabbyNurse]

I just clicked on this link to see her fabulous Afro!

[@SineaddeFaoite]

Irish people can actually have alot of Iberian DNA. Iberia actually relates to the land and people that were there BEFORE the current spanish and french are now but they also count as people coming after. The people from the Basque country have quite similar DNA to us. Even funnier is the fact that Irish people and Iberians and Irish are descendents from the Berber's (North Africa). Although my picture doesn't look as such, I actually have sallow skin compared to many here and my family are MUCH darker and we're all of Irish decent. It's quite an interesting DNA group.

[@sheastar05]

Thank you for that bid of info. Very insightful!

[@sheastar05]

Tell me your guesses before you watch!

[@TheMidnightBell07]

+Shea Mc Hey, I'm basic this on all the videos I have watched in the past. I'd say 78% African about 33% from Cameroon, 20% Nigerian, 15% Benin Togo and 10% trace regions. 1% Africa North, 2% Hunter Gatherers, 4% South Eastern Bantu 3% I just don't know lol. 12% European 6% Western Europe, 2% Iberian Peninsula, 1% Jewish, 3% Scandinavian. 5% Asia East and 5% Native American. Now don't shoot me I' just guessing and if I'm way off it just means I'm awful at this lol.

[@sheastar05]

This made me laugh. Why do you think I'm Asian and American though? Hahha that's so funny to me.

[@TheMidnightBell07]

Hey, I was looking at you eyes and figured one or the other at least lol.

[@sheastar05]

Interesting!

[@sheastar05]

Whatt??? Half African! I'm not even that light, and I swear I don't know where all this Asian is coming from, I don't see it. Lol That's wild. Lol

[@jamaicaglobalvillage9760]

Ancient time it was all in africa as time. Goes areas separated

[@itagthewind]

Awesome! Gotta love the surprises!

[@sheastar05]

Thanks for watching!

[@ZaynaBunny]

Hey it's me from Instagram! Checking out your vid :D glad i did, there's some explanations in the comments XD

[@sheastar05]

Hey! Thanks for watching!

[@ZenLioness]

Great video! Wish I had done my live. Love seeing your reaction

[@sheastar05]

Glad you enjoyed it. I still found your results interesting! Thanks for watching.

[@sheastar05]

Nigeria did not exist, but it exists now. It is refering to the region that is known as Nigeria today. Whatever it was called before, isn't what it is called today. Youre entitled to your opinion though.

[@AdventuresofDWoods]

Nice video. I liked that you were so excited about your results. I just did a comparison video with my parent's results. It should be up tomorrow. But, I got Caucasus too, and my mom's results showed Middle East.

[@sheastar05]

I'll check it out when it goes up! I wondered about that too, why some get Cacasus and others get Middle East. At least you know who it came from!

[@GentlemanAmerican]

Thanks for sharing. Since your video goes back more than two years, I am curious if you received recent updates on your estimates?

[@sheastar05]

I recorded an updated video in January, but never uploaded it. I'll let you know if/when I do.

[@MissShaunSays]

I guessed Nigeria was your largest African percentage. I thought Mali would be a trace region as well. Also, congrats on your big chop!!

[@sheastar05]

Everyone saw the Nigerian but me lol. Thank you for watching!

[@alexandrakuta2970]

congrats! & your twist out is beautiful!

[@sheastar05]

Thank you so much!

[@kelvinburks7195]

A great book to read is,"When the world was black volume one and two." My beautiful sister many of those in Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Ghana are the Bantu, Bifra, Igbo, and Qwesi are of Hebrew descent. In Genesis 46, there is a name Ari, hmmmm there who is Father of the aforementioned.

[@sheastar05]

Thank you for the book suggestions. I have been claimed my my Igbo friends. Lol I think my Nigerian ancestor came from the Igbo people of Nigeria. I get on with them like I know them. Thanks for watching! :)

[@MsItsme1988]

i posted my results last week as well. congrats you're a doll!

[@sheastar05]

Thanks for watching!

[@ShirleyBekker]

Hahah, cool results! Join team Ghana :D I love your accent!

[@sheastar05]

Lol thank you & thanks for watching, you can tell I'm already team Ghana! All the way!

[@stephaniesarfo4428]

A lot of slaves didn't come from Ghana. A lot of them came from Congo, Benin, Nigeria, etc. But most Jamaican DO have Ghanaian ancestry.

[@sheastar05]

"During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Akan, Ga, and Adangbe from the northwestern coastal region known as the Gold Coast (around modern Ghana) dominated the slave trade to Jamaica. Not until 1776 did slaves imported from other parts of Africa-Igbos from the Bight of Biafra (southern modern Nigeria) and Kongos from Central Africa-outnumber slaves from the Gold Coast." Where did you get your information?

[@stephaniesarfo4428]

+Shea Mc I'm Ga lmao, and I learned my information from my teachers in Ghana lmao... I'm not saying slaves didn't come from Ghana but I'm saying most came from Congo, Togo, Benin, etc. I mean if I'm wrong then my Ghanaian teachers are wrong too 😕

[@sheastar05]

Well there are some misinformation somewhere. I could be incorrect but I've always read and heard that most enslaved Africans in Jamaica came from Ghana. That is why I was expecting Ghana to be my highest, I have seen about 4 Jamaican results including mine and I'm the only one with Nigeria as my highest. Persons 1 - Ghana 53%/Nigeria 21%, Person 2 - Ghana 28%/ Nigeria 06%, Person 3 - Ghana 22%/ Nigeria (not sure if it was in their trace region), then there is me Ghana 7%/Nigeria 20% lol. Those other 3 Jamaicas all got Ghana as their highest.

[@stephaniesarfo4428]

+Shea Mc Yes, I know that. I always tell my Jamaican friends that they are mostly from Ghana. But I'm glad you know where you're from. I hope you get to visit Ghana if you haven't already. It's a beautiful country. and I didn't mean to sound rude or anything 😅

[@sheastar05]

Naw, I didn't get rude from you. I haven't been but every time I see pictures of Ghana it's like looking at Jamaica. I hope to visit multiple regions on the continent in the future. Thanks for watching and chatting!

[@MrJusbruno]

Your reaction is priceless

[@soursop]

well, I recommend going to Ghana or Senegal etc anyway. I went and you will see similarities(words/food) between some of tribes ( twi, ga, ashanti and the West African-Jamaican portion of our culture. The country lines are artificial and did not stop tribes from separating and coming together.

[@sheastar05]

I know, but funny enough Senegal didn't show up in my DNA, & Ghana was a small amount. Nigeria and Cameroon/Congo did, and they had big influences on the Jamaican culture. I've learned some Igbo phrases/words. As for Cameroon/Congo they influenced dance/music & sprituality.

[@danielcameron950]

+Shea Mc yeah don't go ghana or senegal. go nigeria or Cameroon those were your higher percentage. jamaican people to obsessed with ghana. Am jamaican but it's just becoming annoying lol

[@misshappinessveryhappy1507]

gwan my girl

[@sharzRS89]

i ordered one too now. you have inspired me to do one myself.... my parents are born in Jamaica so will see what the result are. but thanks for uploading your experience.

[@incognito_one876]

sharzRS89 plz share results when you get them, I've met scores of cousins from the US south through it

[@sheastar05]

I'm glad you want to do the test yourself, it's a fun experience, be sure to share your results and thanks for watching.

[@Versatile530]

I had less than 1 percent Asia East and I was shocked with that as well.

[@sheastar05]

Thanks for watching!

[@CYaya88]

You look igbo so your results didn't surprise me at all! They have high cheekbones and nice smiles :)

[@sheastar05]

Kedu! :) I get Igbo often. I was surprised, I was thinking Ashanti or Akan. Thanks for watching!

[@asanteakan70]

+Shea Mc the British used to make Ashanti(Akan) men breed with Igbo women. They did this to split the groups up. Akan ppl were the most rebellious they even tried to impose a ban for slaves coming from what is now Ghana. The Igbo used to perform mass suicides instead of living as slaves. That's why till today jamacain patwa has Igbo and Akan words.

[@sheastar05]

I've come across this information while doing some research. Thank you for the information, & for checking out my results video.

[@ijeomae7557]

CYaya88 bless you

[@MrsJen_xoxo]

@@asanteakan70this type of breeding preference seems to be ingrained within us. Based on what we find attractive today. You still see this pairing.

[@JordoF6]

Regarding your Irish ancestry, the Irish are originally from Iberia that's where they originated so it's more like that 7 percent Iberian is from your Irish ancestor along with the two percent ''Irish'' so you are around 9 percent Irish in reality. The ancestry DNA doesn't always show you the connection between Irish and Iberian which is a shame and causes confusion.

[@sheastar05]

Thank you for that information I shall do more research on that. However I'm hesitant to interpret one thing as something else with these tests, because I feel that the company has enough information to point out the difference. I will certainly check that out though.

[@Beyondme7700]

I know that...was merely speculating from my features and family background

[@Karyn17]

You did this test from Jamaica or you are in the US?

[@sheastar05]

I'm in the U.S.

[@Luxyglamlife]

Also Iberian is Spain. So you have Latin also

[@sheastar05]

Based on the recent updates it turns out that I have no Spain in me.

[@manage99]

The middle eastern come from your Iberian peninsulas Dna since the Muslim conquest took over Spain for some time .. That's why the percentage is so low .. But your grandmothers will be much higher

[@sheastar05]

I disagree with your theory, because the Arabs that invaded North Africa, then the Iberian Peninsula like you said were Muslims, they came out of Mecca, Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabians, Arabians, Arabs). My DNA is on Lebanon/Syria. The Lebonese & Syrians came to my country in the 1860s/1870s as merchants. When I calculated a 1st generation Lebanese/Syrian Grandparent I came out with about 2%. The circle on the map covers Armenia, Georgia, Turkey, Syria/Lebanon, Iraq & Iran. Thanks for watching :)

[@manage99]

+Shea Mc true that .. I see you did your research

[@sheastar05]

I told ya'll I was gonna go read, lol So I did. :)

[@LatinaVegaPhotography]

Beautiful, and I love your reactions lol.

[@sheastar05]

Glad you enjoyed my video! :)

[@5595542Angor]

You know you're stuff regarding Africa. Ghana is a good guess for Jamaicans. But it's usually a toss up whether you'll get more Nigeria or Ghana.

[@sheastar05]

I lost the toss up lol. I'm proud either way though and still have family from both. Thanks for watching :)

[@indigoblueviolet]

love your hair, really beautiful!

[@sheastar05]

That's so kind thank you so much. It's grown so much now that I'm over 2 years natural.

[@YonUndone3064]

Dwl your initial expression tho!😂😂 happy for you. We habe no way of knowing as Caribbean people, it is so sad, but I want to do one of those tests.

[@sheastar05]

My results have updated since this video was uploaded. My estimates are totally different now.

[@007Fusiion]

I could listen to you speak all day.

[@sheastar05]

007Fusiion lol Thank you, that's funny because I've only, could only listen to it once.

[@tommiegrant222]

Read about Belgium king leopold ii who conquered the congo, With the inter national bankers industries backing Belgium in they crusade, or corporations.

[@sheastar05]

Thank you for the suggestion!

[@porusgal1]

Awesome Video.. I am Jamaican also, but have not made a video. You had me laughing and falling on the floor. I too expected the big Ghana, because my mothers (paternal) family have their slave history back to Ghana. I was mostly Benin Togo and Cameroon Congo. I also had the Middle East DNA and the Russian Caucus..

[@sheastar05]

:) Glad you enjoyed it! Are you from Manchester? That's where I'm from. It's cool that's they could trace it back that far.

[@porusgal1]

+Shea Mc Yes, I am from Manchester. I am in the process of tracing All my family ancestor. Where in Manchester? I I had no Brithish,, but Irish show up. Oh, I forgot 92percent here

[@sheastar05]

I'm always amazed by 90% & above. I'm from Thea few miles outside of Christana. Good luck with your Family tree I'm stuck.

[@porusgal1]

+Shea Mc How are you stucL? Feel free to email me privately at [e-mail]. I am from down in Porus. I would love to connect with you. I grew up in Maryland.

[@sheastar05]

I live in DC lol small world

[@kanekiken00A]

How do you get this in Jamaica

[@sheastar05]

I don't know, maybe check the website to see if they do international shipping, if not ship it to a relative and have them mail it to you. Then mail it back. The results will be via email so that part is easy.

[@alanascott6029]

use a shipping company like Your Choice/ShipMe or Mailpak. i live in jamaica too and I plan on getting it. i guess we would have to Fedex it back after

[@geoffrey2292]

Congratulations on your results. I've studied African diaspora roots for the past years so I would expect you'll be largely Ghana/Nigeria with a slice of Congo because it seems that's the average Jamaican result. BTW African southeastern bantu likely means Kongo roots rather than South African because Zulu people didn't take part of the Atlantic slave trade.

[@sheastar05]

Who wouldn't want to claim Zulu? Lol come'on? We have no was to know for certain at this point what the tribes are, just like I've claimed Igbo, idk. Also were you surprised by anything? & since you have studied this when did Mali come into the mix? What's that about?

[@geoffrey2292]

I'm just surprised by your low Ghana percentage because it's below the average but it depend on individuals so it's not much. You seem to be predominantly of Nigerian ancestry because Benin/Togo could suggest you have Yoruba roots (either from Benin or western Nigeria) and some people of Igbo descent also have 10-15 % of Cameroon/Congo match in their DNA results. The 13 % Mali is difficult to interpret because first, Mali don't touch the coast and the country shares some tribes with its neighbor countries. Second, it could also suggest that you have Guinean or Sierra Leone roots because those countries aren't mention either. Third, it could even mean that you have roots from northern Ghana and/or Burkina Faso. So it's very difficult to say lol Here's a good website if you want more informations about how to interpret your dna test: tracingafricanroots.wordpress.com/ancestrydna-regions/Shea Mc

[@sheastar05]

Thanks I was more curious about Mali. Everything I've read has told me that the majority of Africans shipped from Nigeria were Igbo. I have read that the Yoruba tribe benefitted a great deal from the slave trade, they also came as indentured servants at one point. We won't know for sure but random people tell me I look Igbo.

[@javajive01]

Anything under 3% is usually statistical noise.

[@kcowluckee1]

Love your reactions!!!! Lol

[@sheastar05]

Thanks for watching!

[@jylynnheads]

congrats girl.!! =

[@sheastar05]

Thanks!

[@tatedbenji9896]

I'm guessing 80% sub Saharan 15% European and 5% Asian. ......my results were 79% sub Saharan.. 16% east Asian.. 5%indigenous

[@sheastar05]

Close!

[@sherongrant3497]

all those regions in Africa are West Africa.Many countries jn West Africa was one Country in the past..

[@sheastar05]

You are most certainly correct! Thank you for watching.

[@sherongrant3497]

+Shea Mc you are welcome.😂

[@asanteakan70]

No it wasn't

[@sheastar05]

Ktaressa This is why some countries are grouped together like Benin/Togo, Cameroon/Congo, Ivory Coast/Ghana ect

[@asanteakan70]

Shea Mc even between akan there were different states. Who were fighting each other for land and trade routes. So they were not all together. Like akyem, akwamu, denkyria, fante, ashanti, are all akans but had diff kingdoms or states. Some got taken over by others. The denkyria once ruled and got taken over by the newly formed asante(ashanti). After years of war and conquest asante started taking more territories. Some conflicts pushed ppl further east to what is now ivory coast. The europeans started aligning themselves with certain groups. British with fante and dutch with asante. Asante and fante were enemies. Asante became powerful and claimed territory from east ivory coast to parts of togo and burkina faso. The british wanted to take all so they convinced the fante they would help them. This is what made colonialism easy. Other africans fought with the white man against the powerful African kingdoms. Then they came and drew lines with disregard. Now you have ppl in ghana who are more similar to Ivorians than some in their own countries. Especially ppl living near borders. Ppl in western ghana are the same as ppl in togo. I dont know why dud is getting angry you aint far off. What defines a country anyways? Most kingdom and empires end up becoming countries. So if not for british we would of had a country called asante or akanland or something.

[@Melanin_Move]

Nice vid dear😊. I was reading the Bible in Isaiah 21 and saw it mentioning KEDAR. So I was lead to look up these ARABIAN people. Kedar. (dark-skinned), the second in order of the sons of Ishmael, (Genesis 25:13; 1 Chronicles 1 :29) ... Interesting huh☺️

[@stonecold007]

I was going to tell you you should turn up the volume on your video then realized my earphones were not plugged in. Your volume is fine.

[@sheastar05]

Lol. Also, my results changed due to updates by the company.

[@theraceanalystphdprovingha4119]

Your video is profound. We, like peoples of the world...migrated throughout Earth..apparent. Our DNA travels also, like human biological markers... even though intergenerationally, we all grow-up in distinctly different time periods, strongly identifying with a variety of unique cultural norms (i.e. a Nigerian ancestor's child knowing only Jamaican culture). The ancestors are watching...so learning about them is honorable to who we are. My results showed 38% Nigerian as a Californian. (Proving Hate and Degradation)🌍

[@sheastar05]

Kedu! (Igbo). Thank you for watching. Unlike many places in the U.S, Jamaican culture was designed by the ancestors for us. They incorporated their stories, dress, music, dance, African Spirituality, language (words), & food, into the culture they left for us. These traditions are carried on, so I have no doubt that the ancestors are happy. I keep an open line of communication with them. Also congrats & welcome to like family of Nigetians.

[@amethystgem6047]

I have at least one Jamaican parent and got 11% Mali and less than 1% Middle East. When looking at videos about Mali there seem to have trade routes and influence from the Middle East. I am thinking that is where the Middle East come from.

[@sheastar05]

Hey! Pisces? (If yes me too! Lol) you said "at least 1 Jamaican parent" like you're unsure haha. I forgot that the Lebanese migrated to Jamaica, so I'm claiming that, as that region was highlighted on my map of Asia West. Thank for the comment!

[@amethystgem6047]

+Shea Mc Hey, Sorry this is not Pisces..... I am adopted and have information on one parent.

[@sheastar05]

Oh I see well, if you want to learn about Jamaica and you have an Instagram follow my Instagram @TheJamaicanExperience and you will learn a lot about (presumable) half of your heritage. :)

[@amethystgem6047]

+Shea Mc From what I remember we have the same African countries but in different percentages.

[@porusgal1]

+amethyst Gem The middle eastern is from our Hebrew Side... Check the Bible. Jamaicans are Hebrews carried away on slave ships. It is now showing up in our DNA.

[@Prettyboi_Lele]

I'm Bahamian and idk how I'm 10% Spanish also I'm 23% native.

[@sheastar05]

Well I do believe more natives survived in the Lesser Antilles than Jamaica, so I can believe that 23%, as for 10% Spanish lol that's interesting.

[@sheastar05]

I wasn’t so much hoping, I was surprised because my culture is greatly influenced by Ghana. Our national cloth, to our National Fruit. The stories we are told ect. Plus I had seen a result from a fellow Jamaican who was over 50% Ghanaian. Hope that answers your question.

[@Versatile530]

I also only had 5% for Nigeria and I thought it would be more, why I thought it would have have no clue lol

[@sheastar05]

That's the funny thing about not knowing, we just had to go on a guess/feeling, well now we have an estimate, and more clarity! Now we know!

[@Deveus2000]

Great results!

[@sheastar05]

Thank you!

[@southstargraphix]

This is really cool!!

[@incognito_one876]

I am 27% Cameroon/Congo and 16% Ghana/Ivory cost and only 3% Nigerian...I uploaded to an Asian dna site yesterday it had me under 1% Chinese and a trace of Mayan with 91% african...hey maybe we could be related, I'm from Mobay

[@sheastar05]

Incoginto One 91% woah! Well if you show up on my list of potential cousins then you'll know if we are related lol. I know most of the Cameroonian/Congolese people settled in the East so it's interesting that you are from the West. Thanks for sharing!

[@Tajhaladawnn]

We Literally have almost the same results with different percentages.

[@sheastar05]

That's caz we are cousins lol

[@goov47]

Great results.

[@sheastar05]

Thank you for watching!

[@Successfulrandy]

Europeans were Moors. Modern European came later (Pale face)

[@sheastar05]

Ra Faruq Rasheed Bey Be nice lol

[@desalineredux435]

My educated guess is : 84% Africa 14% Euro 2% Native

[@sheastar05]

Native huh? Lol maybe it was Middle Eastern that you were seeing lol just kidding.

[@desalineredux435]

+Shea Mc I just figured being a yardie you'd have someTaino blood. I'm guessing they were decimated there too.

[@sheastar05]

They died that's why they went to Africa. Few remained though (very little).

[@jadenaaronbrown1232]

What's your Jamaican percentage

[@sheastar05]

100%

[@coffeetimewithreema]

Intresting thought you would be less of African decent though 82% is a lot ! That's beautiful though ✊🏾 and I love your hair !

[@sheastar05]

You gave an in extra 1% which I don't mind lol. Really? Less? My mom's guess was 95% African lol she's much darker than I am. (Ps thanks even though it was wash day lol)

[@nattypthegeneral2450]

l love that hair, keep it up

[@sheastar05]

Natty P Oh wow, thank you for that! There's more of my hair on my instagram page @f.shea.m

[@nattypthegeneral2450]

strong up sis,that's how i like to see my Black Sisters keep it real instead of being ungrateful to the maker who make su unique, that was no mistake, so why should we turn our back on that, to please people that doesn't like up???????????, i don't get it, and i mean this from my heart, okay, stay strong, and continue to be a true Empress!!!!!!

[@IkesLionsDen]

you are 100 percent beautiful! good video!

[@sheastar05]

Ike's Lions Den Thank you, that's very kind.

[@dmac8671]

I was 28% Ghana/Ivory Coast- 23% Cameroon

[@sheastar05]

Oh nice! So you're more African than anything else!

[@Kong-se5ht]

the middle eastern dna may be jewish or arab through your iberian (spanish) ancestors. Spain had a significant jewish and muslim population.

[@sheastar05]

Karan M I suspect it's from a single Christian ancestor who migrated from either Syria, Lebanon, or Palestine in the 1860s/1870s, they migrated to Jamaica fleeing religious persecutions. That math came out at exactly 2%.

[@westafricana4343]

Karan M that's actually correct and also the reason why many hispanic people get middle eastern dna, not to mention some spanish cities even to this day, are heavy influenced by arabic culture e.g andalucia

[@TaleofTwoSiblings]

cool west asian is near east ( middle east )

[@sheastar05]

Middle East is apart of West Asia.