My Ancestry DNA test results

Ancestry DNA test results

[@raregem8886]

No matter how dark your dad may have been, it does not mean he did not have European ancestors. You cannot tell how African someone is by their skin color.

[@lanellvital1814]

That is so true I seen another girl DNA she was dark her results was 68% African and 32% European on her Mom side they were more light skin her Dad side she said they were very dark.

[@tch5528]

RL B ,I did read in a book that you can't indeed tell how much black a person have their gene by the color of their. But it sure seems like you can

[@cbnboy34]

RL B well the generations is typically the difference between someone with my strong hue vs someone who is much lighter! my last traced non african ancestor was back in 1823

[@missalwaysfortunate]

Tammy Henderson My test came back 95 percent African and my skin is light brown. I was shocked when I got my test. I started watching a lot of KZbin videos where people had 15 to 20 percent European and I was lighter than them. I am only 3 percent European from 3 different regions. I've seen a South African lady on KZbin who was very light come out 100 percent African. They do have indigenous African tribes who have light skin but are not mixed like the koi san people of South Africa and some igbo people from west Africa. I have downloaded my raw DNA to Gedmatch and I do have both Koi San and igbo ancestry.

[@missalwaysfortunate]

Whos Manz is this?? Here is the video of the South African woman with 100 percent African DNA.

[@larryy3133]

you have a great voice! I would buy a narrated book read by you.

[@freckles2720]

WOW! I've never been complimented about my voice.

[@josuecancel1865]

agreed!

[@loveshowers]

Excellent , beautiful voice ! U look wonderful in pink ! UR a human being 1st ! GOD bless U ! Thx & UR intelligent ! May U stay blessed!

[@chuckkottke]

YES! You have the voice of sincerity and reason. I for some reason could sense a greatness in you, a real sincere heartfelt spirit emerging into light.

[@chuckkottke]

I don't know how to say this, but you speak and sound like my neighbor who was English and Irish, and she had the same gift of gab, with great heart and soul. Keep being you, you are a gift to us all.

[@CurlySimone]

I was shocked by my African DNA results only being 73% with 16% European, and 11% West Asian (Middle Eastern). I'm dark skin and DNA is definitely confirming that skin completion does not determine how mixed one is. We're all beautiful no matter what race, color, or creed. Thanks for sharing your results.

[@yushaq2434]

Are you black American? How do you explain the Middle East being so high?

[@itoroots7291]

Great results and try to embrace who u are.. many of us struggle with these results but it feels great to know..

[@ryan7864]

At first I was perplexed at your response...then I thought about it and it seems you are upset because neither side has really accepted you. That has to be a tough spot to be in and I fully sympathize. As a person who is 100% European, I have never had to deal with something like that. I would say, do not be saddened as there are many in America that are just like you. You are not alone and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

[@whyme3772]

Too white for blacks, too black for whites. The biracial life.

[@GunStreets-ct1kj]

5:35 Dont look at it as a vindication for them, look at it as a reality check for yourself. You and many like you have been lied to and have lied to yourself by calling yourselves black, when you have been mixed this whole time. Mixed and with more EUROPEAN than African. A lot of mixed people know this subconciously and thats why they fight so hard to claim black. And thats what you were doing

[@freckles2720]

Thank you for comment. It has been sometime now since my results. The shock has worn off but I am awed at how heavily European I am. I am cool with who I am.

[@GunStreets-ct1kj]

@@freckles2720 Nice. The msot impotant thing is that you are a good perso. Thats all that matters in the end

[@malarki5]

Actually...your African ancestry is significantly higher than I thought. I thought that with your coloring you'd be about 70% none-African... no lie!

[@freckles2720]

malarki5@malarki5 you again.

[@derekmartinez7309]

What if someone is both 3 percent west African and 4 percent North African?

[@theelolicious9302]

naturallyfreckled why did you say “you again” 😭 what has this person said before?

[@freckles2720]

@@theelolicious9302 been trolling for years.

[@TheCynicalOne_]

My twin brother was lighter than him, and I’m almost 80% African

[@Oilstories]

I have been treated all my life as "not WASP". Most people thought I was Mexican. Their faces and tone of voice would change, weirdly, when I told them my mother was Hawaiian. Like somehow that raised me in their estimation?! Somehow I was a more exotic or "more better" minority? I have never understood that. Meanwhile, most people thought my thin, light-skinned mother was from the Middle East or India?! And she told me she was 3/4 Hawaiian. My Dad is white, with German and UK ancestry. So I was shocked to find my highest ethnicity NOT British Isles or German, but Scandinavian! Something I hadn't even considered. Instead of being 35% Hawaiian, I am only 23%. But it is the race/color/"differentness" that everybody sees. I understand your initial feelings. I don't quite know what to tell people: "Well, actually, throw in my Russian/Finnish ancestry, and you're not looking at a South Seas girl, but a North Sea one." I think the important thing for mixed-race people like you and me is to stick with what you identify as, even if that identity is multi-faceted. I don't fit anywhere; have no posse. I am too white for my Hawaiian cousins and I was raised Mainland. I am too "other ethnic" and "not one of us" for other minority groups, and have no pow-pow, no luau, no dojo, no nothing - nowhere to go and no peers. I am glad you are still embraced by the minority group you most identify with Best wishes to you. Thanks for your courage. BTW, Mom just got back her Ancestry results. I don't show any African, but she had a trace amount of Benin/Togo. Wow.

[@willysaleem]

Why be dismayed about your genes 0? By some stupid legal system imposed by European racists, we are never White unless we're 100% Euro. As if Euro is pure, and all else no matter how little makes one impure. I'm more Euro than Afro (56%)-(40%) yet no immediate 100% White relatives or ancestry. Very mixed people marrying very mixed people for several generations going back into slavery. Some through willing relationships and I'm sure, some not so willing. We're human. I relate to being Black American only because my family shared in the misery suffered by African people enslaved here. I know which side of the family ran away from us, and which side embraced us. But I refuse to accept an absolute racial basis for my existence. I fill out forms by checking several boxes, because that's who I am. And I'm damned proud of it. BTW, my wife is 100% Mandingo from West Africa and has a creamed coffee complexion.

[@Natalia-hf3et]

I just finished watching your video again! This is one of the more raw and emotional ancestry videos that I have seen and I really enjoyed every moment of it.

[@freckles2720]

I was trying my best to keep my raw feelings down. I appreciate your watching my video - again.

[@Natalia-hf3et]

freckles2720 You may have misunderstood me. I really enjoyed seeing your raw emotions and I understood the feelings that you were displaying. Thank you for allowing us to witness your ancetrsl reveal.

[@lerinhar]

I felt similar to how you felt when I first took my mitochondrial DNA test from Africanancestry. Per Africanancestry, 92% of African Americans have African mitochondrial DNA lineages, but I was of the 2% who had a Native American mitochondrial DNA haplogroup. It shattered me and felt less African, even though my mom always told me our maternal ancestry descended from indigenous women. It took me about 6 months for me to get over this shock. That was nearly two decades ago, and I've embraced my results. However, unlike people who get African maternal results, I don't have a homeland nor an ancestral community I can visit and be embraced 😕.

[@freckles2720]

@@lerinhar the shock is still with me this many years later. Thank you for sharing your results.

[@lerinhar]

@@freckles2720 np and I'm sorry. I've accepted my results over the years, and realized I've always had an esoteric connection with Native Americans even as a child. However, it's still disheartening that I can not go to an ancestral motherland like I would if I had African maternal results. Despite our results and the disappointment we have received, we are still black Americans and DNA results can change this. I pray God helps bring comfort to us.

[@freckles2720]

@@lerinhar I hearted your response.

[@Melodystriker]

I adore your freckles - so cute! thank you for sharing - stay strong

[@Beenabela]

that's so crazy I'm the opposite. I thought my African DNA wouldn't be as high as it is because of the fact that I've gotten that I'm not "black enough" my whole life. I took the heritage DNA test and got 76% African 18% European and 4% Persian (west Asia)

[@freckles2720]

I get the look also from people and usually black folk who give me the 'really girl black you'? I respond back 'And'? The response is 'well look at you'. It exhausts me with those responses.

[@Roses-lilac]

Family history is so important for one’s identity. As someone who is 98% Irish I can only imagine the feeling of disconnection. Sending a big hug. ❤❤

[@mablesyrup1571]

The reason that your African percentages are smaller and diverse is that your African ancestors have been here from a long way back. So they mixed with each other, all from different parts of Africa and that diluted the mixtures. I am that way with my European ancestry. I have bits of everything, when I thought I was mostly 2 ethnicities.

[@mikhailbraggs3822]

Great video! You narrate it soo well!

[@eliseharris]

Have you uploaded the raw data to GEDmatch? A lot of their calculators show far higher African and other results than Ancestry does. Ancestry comparison genetic panel doesn't seem to fully reflect a lot of ethnicities well. They also have a few African-only calculators and some others that better reflect mixed ancestry of various kinds.

[@attysthoughts3253]

WOW! 60+ % african?? i thought you were at least 60% europeans. you look super white, with some african features. genetics is interesting sometimes. also, i find it amusing that people are so desperate to be one(white) or the other (black). as if identifying as multiracial is somehow revolting.

[@jahdut]

El Matador man shut up

[@IslenoGutierrez]

J Johnson You want a cape so you can be super mad? Get a grip. Post a worthy rebuttal or don't post at all.

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

There was an article in a British publication (I think it was The Guardian) that asked if Queen Elizabeth would be considered black since she SUPPOSEDLY had a black ancestor many centuries ago. I shit you not.

[@juwe9516]

@Amanda Tessmer, You can send a comminuque to the Queen Elizabeth, askher to do a DNA test. I been told she liked been dare.

[@brittanypegues5786]

It is revolting

[@lct7192000]

You are what you are. Don't look too deep. You would pass as creole from Louisiana or maybe the Caribbean. We grow up in a culture which shapes our thinking.

[@jazzysmovies]

I think that you are an incredibly unique African American woman! Right when I look at you, Even though you do have lighter skin... My immediate thought is African American. I don't think that it matters how much of which you have as long as you just be you and be comfortable in the skin you are in. I agree with another commenter that this is the most emotional reveal I have watched yet but I am thankful for it. Currently I am waiting on my results. I don't have any clue who my biological father is or any of his family but I do know that my bio mother was born in Portugal and all her family before her was born there too. The results from these can be very interesting but you know what? The same little girl in you, who told those bully's "I'm African American!!" Was standing up for her right to be proud of the blood that is in her and standing up for her right to be proud to identify with whichever part of herself that she wants to. That little girl is still inside you so don't be discouraged! You are whatever you feel you are. You identify with which parts of yourself you want to.

[@classylady83]

my results were very similar to yours. 41% European, 58% African and I have two black parents. It is a lot to process.

[@Natalia-hf3et]

Enjoyed the video! Thanks for sharing your results.

[@RedversCross]

I'm currently waiting for my DNA test results. Like you, I have a romantic notion of my ancestry and like you I could find that I am not what I believe. But I think these tests are a good thing. The more we realise how we all are a mixture of the past the better. Otherwise we remain divided.

[@chesterdonnelly1212]

Why are you disheartened to be 28% British? I'm 100% British. Should I be suicidal?

[@harveythepooka]

I hope you let go of some of your baggage about this. You're mostly African, the reason you don't have a large percentage of a specific region is because of the way the slave trade worked. There is a difference between race and ethnicity. For me personally, you can be 0% African but ethnically you can still identify as being black because that's about the culture you grew up in or you adopted as you got older. That doesn't have to do with DNA. But with regards to talking about rape . . . there is no reason to think about it because you don't know what happened. Legally a slave couldn't give consent so almost all sex is ambiguous, even sex between two slaves. I went to a plantation house once and they said the family "breed" all the females to one male slave because for whatever reason most of his children were male and they wanted more male slaves. When he was in his 60s they would put him with 13 year old girls. That is 2 slaves, but that isn't consensual on either side and just because a woman had children with a white man, that doesn't mean she viewed it as rape or was unwilling, no matter if she could legally consent or not. I'm of the opinion that everyone is equally related to good and bad people so I try not to judge my relatives too harshly overall and remember only other slave system to rival the slave system in the US was the slave system of Ancient Rome. So many Europeans have slave ancestors too, and if you want to count serfs who were slaves in everything but name then all Europeans, except for maybe Queen Elizabeth, are also descended from slaves.

[@QuanTripp]

Hi freckles2720, thank you for your transparency and honesty. Great video by the way.

[@mokopene4035]

Remember! Borders came late in africa, your highest percentage defined you, Africa is in your blood, even to date, Africans still migrate from East to west, from West to South, your blood is african, visit africa you will understand more about Africa, we're one. Africa is our continent, from East, West and South, is were you are coming from.

[@craigistheman101]

Im 77% African, 22% European (21 is British), and 1% Native American.

[@kwaymaule7209]

craigistheman101 22% European does not mean that percentage is white.

[@Mizosoop]

This was the most emotional reveal, ever. You seemed so disappointed. I think I grew up, the opposite. I love different cultures, and speak a lot of languages. And I knew I would have a mix. My dad was from the islands. Other people would say I was something exotic, but my immediate family, except my dad, were just like, you're Black, you're Black, stop trying to be something you're not. I'm proud to be Black. But, I always knew, and was also proud of the fact, that there was more to me, than solely, African. My results were similar to yours when I ran my raw DNA results from Ancestry through DNA.Land's system. There, I got 66% African, 31% West Eurasian, 1.4% Ambiguous, and 1.1% Native American, but that Native is from the islands and South America. However, DNA.Land didn't test Ireland or Norway. And Ancestry didn't test, I don't think Colombia, Venezuela, or the island area for Natives. Ancestry didn't find any Italian (Sicilian), Finnish, or Native. So, it all depends on the test, and what populations they used. I am waiting on my results from 23andMe, right now, while also waiting on results from my mom and my uncle on my dad's side, through Ancestry. GEDMatch is another one that has a whole plethora of calculators to test with, again, with your raw DNA results. It's exciting to me, I love it. If I had the money, I would hire a genealogist, because as far as the family tree goes, I'm stuck at my grandfather on my dad's side. I basically, know most of my mom's large family.

[@Mizosoop]

Correction, DNA.Land didn't test Sweden, not Norway. I say that because no matter what calculator on GEDMatch, that I put my kit number into, how much Spanish? How much Italian? My results aside from African, are mostly, Norwegian and Swedish, but I'm mostly Irish. But, those two, pop up THE most.

[@Mizosoop]

I tried to read your whole response. It seems to have been deleted. Lol.

[@freckles2720]

Mizosoop You are correct I had lots of emotions receiving my results. I am still baffled at the lower percentage of being African.

[@katiebishop1907]

Keep in mind that results actually change with time, too. You should test your blood with a service more oriented toward africans that could affect your results too, as I believe ancestry has a bigger european pool.

[@freckles2720]

stan Are we twins? I would love to see your freckles.

[@davidcoulter9969]

I'am confused to me it just shows you have a lot of different traces which is still stating that you are a beautiful black woman that is seasoned with so much from your race and has no reason to be confused. I thought my African DNA would be higher 56% and 43% European the rest trace regions and my breakdown was all over the place......... Face the facts we are all mixed up.

[@freckles2720]

David Coulter Thank you for your comment. I uploaded my raw data to other sites and my African ancestry has not risen above 63% it has registered to 57%. I am a rainbow.

[@Prettiuneekdesigns]

Good vid. Are you going to go further with the testing to get more of an exact picture?

[@katiebishop1907]

Update: Personally I took a 2nd DNA test with 23andme and it showed more accurate results, and gave me a real majority that made sense. The results were actually pretty different to ancestryDNA so I'm thinking of asking for my money back or a re-test. I would suggest you try a second company and verify the results.

[@freckles2720]

CharmedAudri I feel my results are what they are.

[@tcw00]

Interesting! I took an ancestry test about a month ago, looking forward to knowing my results.

[@TR-lf3wy]

omg I was almost right about you. I thought about 60 percent Africa Ang the rest great britain, remember be proud great African proud and strong and the Brit have Isaac Newton. I was proud of my 12 percent west Africa and 12 percent British. you seem like a very cerebral and thoughtful person, God Bless You

[@harlemcattux7997]

Well organized and explained.

[@olearysteve04005]

sounds like you offended about being of European ancestry. why is that so bad? I wouldn't be upset if I came back of African descent.

[@freckles2720]

steve o'leary Nope not upset over being any percentage of European. I was shocked at how much higher it is.

[@olearysteve04005]

naturallyfreckled that's good. Just sent mine off. I can't wait to find out.

[@Paul_W.E_Ingham]

You have recent white ancestors, so no surprise on the percentages. Lots of "British" people have freckles including myself. Also, your biggest single African % comes from South-East Africans (Bantus). This was not an area that African slaves bound for the Americas typically came from. Usually, it was the west coast north of the Congo. So you have more in common with Kenyans and Ugandans than Nigerians or Ghanaians. Yes, you are African-American, but you are also a unique individual with your own make-up. Good luck with your genealogy research, particularly the UK branches.

[@cjojay]

This makes sense to me. You are black African mostly but also have a lot of European ancestry. It means that the Africans were intermingled a lot and the white part of your family stayed within the same generations (ie. landed in Britain early and stayed there for a long time)

[@EbonyJoneskuye]

You are over 60 percent African which is awesome! You know the passage that our ancestors went through so the other part is from them. You can still claim that African blood. I expected my DNA to higher but I have to realize skin color means nothing. I am 79 percent African, 10 percent Italian, 9 percent Norwegian and British, 2 percent Native American/Arab.

[@jchisholm1968]

Not to seem disrespectful but why does it matter so much if a person is ethnically a lower percentage? It's clear that this lady is of mixed ancestry so why not embrace that. Genetic diversity is a good thing plus it makes you more interesting as a person.

[@freckles2720]

John Chisholm thank you for your comment. I have embraced percentage of whatever I am - being this mixed makes me look different.

[@jchisholm1968]

@@freckles2720 This is something I struggled with for many years, never understanding why I was so fair skinned. My Father was from the Caribbean but I have little or no African features. I have literally walked through life considered as a fully caucasian individual. The Ancestry test results helped me to gain a better understanding as to why this may have been. It also determined that my Father would have been of mixed background himself.

[@freckles2720]

John Chisholm what are your percentages?

[@jchisholm1968]

@@freckles2720 I am effectively 41% African & 59% Northern European. Off which I am 30% Scottish\Irish 28% English\North Western Europe. 1% German.

[@freckles2720]

John Chisholm you are beautifully very mixed.

[@lboogie2679]

hey girl hey! it's been along time. glad to see you back. my ancestry indicated 84% African. I'm glad I had the opportunity to do this.

[@katiebishop1907]

I just want to thank you for making this video as I'm sure others feel the same way with their results but probably wouldn't have the courage to share it. I had a similar experience being multiracial to the point where I felt exactly as you stated, "disjointed". My results were so splintered and even the biggest chunks, which weren't that big (largest was 30%) didn't match what I expected, so, yes, every time I looked at my results, I felt it showed a big question mark: WHO ARE YOU? For most people, their dna clarifies it, and for me, it just created this muddled picture to the point where I can't even make sense for it. And you only got 2 races, mainly, I actually had 5, so imagine that, if you can. What made me feel better over time was processing my dna through other sides (DNA.Land, Gedmatch, WeGene) in addition to Ancestry DNA and 23andMe. My results actually changed, and together, I was able to piece some of the discrencies and most confusing parts, and in my case, my Ancestry DNA result, seems to have been off, so that can also happen. So, I'd say to try other sites and see if some of that divided and subdivided blood can be put together by other sites that have different dna samples. Lastly, your identity is what you make of it. This DNA will feel foreign for a while, but something else that helped me was learning positive things about each region that made up my DNA, as well as thinking back on what parts of these regions/cultures resembled something in my current life, or something I was fond of. In fact, I think this made the biggest difference. Lastly? Seeing videos of mixed people helped too, to see more dna that resembled my own.

[@freckles2720]

Skye2224 I read your comment over a year ago and wanted to wait awhile (well perhaps not this long) to comment. My results over a year later has settled. I don’t have the luxury of speaking with my extreme elders to shed light because they have since past. My dna results has proved I am very mixed. I just had no idea as to how mixed. I have uploaded my raw data to other sights and one side of my ancestry dna has decreased. I am who I am a rainbow of results.

[@rantsinpatwa]

Like you I thought I would be 70-75% African. I am much darker not noticeably mixed....I ended up with 59% Africans, 36% Asian and 2% European and some other traces.

[@yolandaznostalgictv9462]

You got some cool, interesting results.

[@TommyAlanRaines]

I always tell people you think and believe you're one thing, then you take a DNA test and discover you are a circus of beautiful people! Remember this, you are the beautiful soul god created you to be!

[@lwiggins2able]

Tommy Alan Raines Yes. I cant wait till I get my results. Im sure there will be a suprise.

[@__________________________7455]

Please try to put things into perspective. African Americans, who are descendants of slaves, ( DAS), come in many shades and variations, but all have a family lineage of strong cultural ties, to the African American experience , that go back to slavery. This is the best criteria I can use to define who is African American . It takes into account more than just DNA.

[@Motheroftheuniverse22]

Why are you disappointed about your other ancestors????

[@dansimpkins7933]

Bless you I can see how upset about being British. But let's consider this, the British n slavery....there was also British and Irish that were also slaves through class, so the chances of two persecuted people falling in in love is higher than you probably think, maybe there's a lot of beautiful stories behind your ancestry, research it and embrace it! After it was a white Englishman that fought for the abolishment of of slavery wasn't it, I'm sure they wasn't all monsters. End of day we are all human good or bad black or white. Much love keep us posted about your research if you go through with it x

[@TtBrown80]

dan simpkins I look at it this way, if blacks and whites fall in love in today's times, they were falling in love back then. U can t stop love! Yes rape went on but love did too!

[@dansimpkins7933]

C Jamayca Brown let's not lie it's known that there was rape and other disgusting things going on at the time. But think of it like this, the British abolished slavery way before everyone else thanks to a great human being who fought for the freedom of those poor people! So you could pray that your ancestors were there if those times. I understand the mind set of the blacks in America and I totally get it! It's sad to see such a divide in a world power even today! In Europe it's worlds away from the USA! There's still racism where ever you go but in the states it's so behind socially! Go look at history and you will see that the lower class British were side by side with slaves and immigrants. Sad but true that the higher classes treat ppl like that not even over colour and still do

[@keithrichard7653]

Embrace what your DNA revealed who you are. You should not be disappointed. I'm very very dark skinned but have and had many relatives even a full sibling that looks similar to you minus the freckles. We love each other no less. Before I had the ancestry test I had purchased a few African art objects for my home. LOL after the test I realized not one art object was from a part of Africa where my African bloodline comes from nor do I know what their traditional art looks like. I had never thought of where my white forefathers came from but it explained an incident when I had a 2 hour flight layover in Shannon, Ireland. I exited the plane to go into the airport and inexplicably was overcome and compelled to run across all the concrete and I ended up next to a fence and reached down dug my fingers in the ground and triumphantly raised my hand with some dirt. When they asked what the apparent crazy man was doing I could not explain it. Decades ago I was at a movie and in the middle of the movie during a dramatic moment musically they played an Irish lament once again I was inexplicably overcome and sobbed crocodile tears where normally nothing moves me. After DNA testing, well now I know. I got a small piece of Connemara marble and a few pieces of Waterford crystal and I need to research my few pieces of African art I always had a feeling that one piece did not belong in my home and brIngs me no blessing but had ignored the feeling as the piece is beautiful, now I wonder if that piece is made by a historical enemy as I realize the people ancestry identified me as belonging to may actually have moved or were driven from other areas of Africa. Also I have found myself more tolerant, less judgmental and try to look at all sides of an issue. To date I also have not found rape played a part in the mixing of the races in my family tree. Family lore has stories of loving relationships. Looking back now I can see evidence he white forefathers attempted to pass on all they had as an inheritance upon their death to their black children and it took a generation or more before it was all ripped away from them in the 20th century.

[@Bigredcreolequeen]

This was the best result's ive seen..

[@theraceanalystphdprovingha4119]

That 01:22 - 01:24 is priceless sister...but you remind me of so many of my classmates from the inner city...who knew. But in come the ancestors...they know all and understand all. Your history is our history in living color. Being an "African in America" is everything you have highlighted and have internalized. Thanks so much for sharing...DNA results (truth) can set you free...👊 *cute video

[@whitneyangelie3682]

I get that it's probably a let down to not have the results that you wanted, but I think it's cool how mixed up you are. It makes you more unique and it's kind of amazing when you think of how far all of your different ancestors had to travel from to eventually find each other and make you lol. You have all of these really different and interesting cultures that you hail from but you're still a black American, no one can take that from you or deny that.

[@RichardAndersonNewZealand]

you seem to me to be a very intelligent and well spoken woman (i agree with others, you have a voice that would be great for narration) you are also possessed with a wonderful smile - im glad that you have pride in your african roots (as you should) and reading your replies can tell you have a positive outlook on the fact that you are a mixture but can understand that one being higher than others would take a bit of getting used to (i've told my sister if she turns out to be more irish than me i will be pissed LOL) - thank you for sharing your results - i hope you are well and enjoying researching who your ancestors were :)

[@Bernadettemarie1959]

Well, I have to say that this was very heartfelt. My heart is saddened. Give it another week and you will be fine. I was so shocked with my results that I forgot to drink my beer that night. I was in a daze. I got over it. Now, I love me results. And with time, I bet you will too. Like stated in your message response...many of us go through this. It's normal. I loved your openness; thanks for sharing. Take care.

[@freckles2720]

Bernadettemarie 1959 Thank you for your words. I am taking my results deep. Stunned to say the least is what I feel. Shocked not the lower than what I expected.

[@Bernadettemarie1959]

Vanita Braxton My African percentage kept me sane. I love hearing I'm 75% African. Love it. Although, I would have felt that way about 85%. I took the test initially to find the truth about who was my dad. I cried that night. I will never know. And since I have let it go; I'm not getting any younger. My older sibling's dad is half German. They would be 60% African and that's wonderful. I'm glad I took the test. Numbers aside, I have not changed; I'm still me.

[@freckles2720]

We have similar lower African DNA percentages. Your other percentages comes from other ethnic groups while mine is one.

[@Kingdomthoughts-k3j]

Just saw your video....a year later. Gotta love that KZbin algorithm. I had similar results, not same percentage but the Nigerian, American, European, Kenyan and Asian. It’s neat to finally found out all the ethnicities that make us-us. God Bless.

[@bravobr9725]

Whatever I say from this point, is not meant to be rude, nasty or degrading in any way. Your a very beautiful woman, obviously of African origin, but you also have to remember that you have a lot of European within your DNA, there is also the fact that your Gene's play a huge part in your Ethnicity, so, if the European side of your Gene's is more dominant, as far as I see it, you will have lighter skin. I have watched a lot of these video's on KZbin and find them all fascinating. May I ask you why you feel your African side should be more dominant than your European side ? Why do you feel disjointed because your highest DNA result shows you at 25% Europe and not say 75% or above African ? Your still the same wonderful person, whatever your skin colour. It stands to reason that every single person on this planet is a huge mix of DNA/Gene's, I have not yet come across a person of colour who is 100% complete African in all the video's I have watched on here. The mix of skin colour of people of African origin is very mixed from Very light brown to almost Black or very black in a few cases on here. All these bits of DNA that have been given to all of us through the generations, make us who we are today, we are not what we think WE should be in most cases. This may be easy for me to say, but at the end of the day, each and every one of us should embrace who we are, we cannot change something because we may not like it, specially something as complex as DNA and Gene's, they are a part of us and for that reason, each of us should celebrate our own individuality.

[@freckles2720]

bravobr It's been months since the reveal of my results and I am in awe at my results. Your question of why I felt my African DNA would have been a higher % than 60%? I knew I was of mixed race but didn't realize to what extent I have of European ancestry. Another relative, first cousin once removed had her DNA tested with similar results. I don't have the answer yet as to why I was shocked and still feeling... at my results.

[@bravobr9725]

Thank you for your reply. So the real shock to you is the level of European within your DNA ! My guess from watching programs such as "WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE", it sounds as though you need to research your family tree, as that would give you a lot more answers to your questions or thoughts. I sincerely hope that you find the answers your looking for. Good luck with your research and take care. it would be nice to hopefully hear how you have got along with your search, but that is up to you if you decide to put more information on here or not. Once again, thank you for your reply.

[@williamchasse1981]

it seems to me like you care about race too much

[@freckles2720]

william chassé Well damn isn't what this topic is about DNA?

[@williamchasse1981]

yeah of course, but what I'm saying is that you seem too focused on your race and origins, those things are not the only things that make your personnality and your uniqueness, you seem really upset you have british ancestry, and I don't understand why

[@katiebishop1907]

Right, because if you lived all your life thinking you're A and you end up B with some A, you're not going to be upset. Like be real...

[@lindelwanothandongcobo8863]

wow welcome my sister I wonder when you are visiting South Africa so you might have a Zulu or Xhosa ancestor cz of the south eastern Bantu when I saw you I thought she looks Southafrican but I wasn't sure cz you are american .Another thing about soon then Africans mostly south Africans are light skinned but not mixed because of our climate and we mixed with the southern African Khoisan who are light skinned but 100% African that's why we have Asian looking facial features :)

[@unityaboriginelove6595]

Freckles- I'm light skinned like you with freckles and I have decided to take the test, but I will be pissed if I come back with more than 20% of European. I'm not trying to hide my disdain. I'm Black American and I'm indigenous to the Americas.

[@freckles2720]

Unity Love I do hope you will not be pissed at whatever your percentages will be. After all it is you and your lineage that makes you. Will you do a video with your results?

[@michaelmichael8314]

Nice to see your hatred coming out Unity, get a grip. If you're a black american you are not indigenous to America, what on earth have you been smoking?

[@carolynsteele1465]

As a black American, I need to reconnect with the roots that my forefathers were cut off from. I need to find what they lost. I need to do that for them first, then myself. I do not need anything else to hinder me. I can deal with a little of this and a little of that, but, please let me see my portion(s) of Africa. I can imagine that preparing to open my ancestry DNA results is comparable to getting ready to walk down the aisle to join my groom. My mind is electrified with nervousness, a bit of fear, and an abundance of joy! I don't need anything to get in between me and those points in Africa. I am about to be reunited with the motherland. I am doing this for my parents generation and the rest on the line all the way back to my first captured ancestors. I have mixed emotions as I listen to that imaginary drumroll. I plan to get DNA tested. I keep putting it off, but I don't know why.

[@user-ql4pw9rb5v]

you go freckles! you look like my family, my mom's a red head, we both have freckles.

[@gabetompkins9569]

Hi Freckles, I found myself in a very similar situation as you, even including the alleged Jewish part. I wonder if we are distant cousins. Was your family in Alabama? I have a 2nd great grandfather who was named Asa/Acy Watson who claimed the same thing about Jewish ancestry.

[@freckles2720]

Gabe Thompkins no my family did not hail from Alabama. All of these 'stories' we were told alot were just untrue. Now we can embrace who we are through our DNA. But just perhaps we are distant cousins.

[@sandradee1940]

Your is a lot like mine. 68% african and 31% European with 25% of that being great Britian and 1% asian, but i dont have a 100% European grandparent

[@joshiyonnahayes6016]

I agree with the thing that in the south with your native American/Indian thing while all awhile its really European its really common especially in Louisiana which is where I am from this is why I'm very curious about my DNA but I know I just know mine would be or have italian and Latina/Spanish in it as my grandmother said my great great grandpa is italian not sure about my dad side 😕

[@whitneyangelie3682]

vegetarian_life and bubbles That makes sense as Italians that came over to America (especially in the south) back in the day were considered "colored" and were sometimes even labeled "black" on the census forms (same with many latinos). Italians were only allowed to marry other Italians, Latinos and black people so I'm sure there was a lot of marrying going on between those 3 ethnicities back then. (Strange (sad) fact: the biggest lynching in American history was done to a group of Italian men who were accused of killing a white police officer in Louisiana). Anyway, you should get your DNA test done. Being from Louisiana you probably have all kinds of mixing going on in your blood.

[@mokopene4035]

My sister, You are african, 58% African is too high, 15% Bantu is africans from south, central, and east africa, forget about borders, Bantu is the largest group of Africans, they are light in completion, visit south Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Angola, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, But you look exactly like southern african Bantu, Visit South Africa you will what I am talking about, Bantu is one group of Africans, But you look like southern african Bantu.

[@edwinodus]

Why don't you load your data into getmatch and dna.land? It will settle your mind a bit more

[@freckles2720]

Gbenro Oduyela I did upload my results to DNA land. My results is showing me to be inching closer to biracial. It is what it is.

[@monica2862]

You’re so beautiful....your voice is so soothing ....race doesn’t exist love, race is a creation to identify each other

[@d28-f7m]

I don't think it's good to compare what other people who did the test got, that they have more African DNA. After all, if every one was the same, were would the great variety be?

[@jkbezo]

Not sure why you are shocked? I have cousins and my aunt (my dad's sister) that look similar to you, same for my grandma (my dad's mom). They are from my dad's side. African American/Creoles. They were originally from Mississippi and Louisiana. Before moving out west to California and northern cities like Chicago, IL. My grandpa (my dad's dad) was dark skin. On my dad's mom's side (my grandma) .....was very mixed, mulattos, medium to light skinned, etc. Her father was a white Frenchman (my great grandfather).. Anyways, to the point. Many Creoles from the south USA and the Caribbeans are pretty mixed. I came out 28% African on this test, all from my father's side. So assuming that my father takes this test, he'd be around 50s% - 60%s African (depending on DNA recombination). If you were to have a child with a non-Afrodescendant person, that child would have similar African %s as me 20s % - 30s% (again, depending on DNA recombination) . There are many biracials that are in that range for African, because their black parent is heavily admixed themselves. I get about 20% European (mostly French and Iberian/Spanish) and 2% Native American. These coming from my dad, too. My other half is East Asian (37%) and Polynesian (13%) , adding up to 50%. Coming from my Taiwanese mother. Good video and cool results!

[@freckles2720]

jkbezo Thank you. The shock not as shocking. My family though is not creole we hail from Savannah.

[@RnB4Sure]

NaturallyFreckled. I am African American, but what I have found out is America is one of the few countries that considers you Black (racially) if you look White. The one drop rule made you Black in America in many states, but biologically that doesn't make sense. It was done for social, political and economic reasons. The one drop rule was designed to assure a continuous source of enslaved people and to maintain power. You look mixed and anyone with common sense will recognize that. Most of us African Americans have a mixture in us to some degree or another so we are not pure Black racially; however, our Ethnicity is African American. Even if you had an African country with a large percentage, it wouldn't make much of a difference because the African cultures are extremely different than ours even though we did bring some of our culture with us to America and it is reflected in many things. It is good to know where we come from, but our culture is really American more so than anything else. Now what your friends might also see in you are characteristics that are more European. If you have European genes, your oral palette may be different so you may pronounce things differently. You may not have an African sense of rhythm. You may prefer melody over rhythm. There may be a lot of things about you that seem more European. If that is the case, you now know the reason. Embrace it. Be yourself and don't be disappointed because you can't find a larger African Ethnicity in your ancestry. It won't make you any different. You are who you are.

[@SuperTruthful]

I hope you feel better about your results. Most African Americans have many different African groups in their dna. Just because you have a chunk of European blood doesn't diminish your African ancestry.

[@ppereira3343]

No need to be disenfranchised as your results are amazing and they tell the story of the African-American in America Be proud

[@pamc8ks819]

Have you taken 23& me?

[@freckles2720]

No I have not taken any additional tests outside of AncestryDNA.

[@pamc8ks819]

@@freckles2720 you might want to try it. It will give you your mother's haplogroup. I not sure if your grouping will change. What will help is if you have a brother. Father, or uncle who can take the test too. This shows you how diverse we as a people of color are. Don't despair--.

[@pamc8ks819]

In addition, you will receive an ancestry timeline. Don't despair, this does not make you any less or any less. You are...

[@_hesha_7092]

I've done both Ancestry and 23&me. I think ancestry is more accurate.

[@lindelwanothandongcobo8863]

63%african is higher then your European percentage so you are an African woman.You also HV a high percentage of south eastern Bantu which is South Africa and you do look southern African you might have gotten you more European in South africa cz it was most colonised country in Africa for some 260 or more years by the British then later by the deutch Germans so much so we HV the most mixed ppl who HV their own race called coloureds .I have seen Zulu women that look like you and Xhosa women I no a Zimbabwean girl who looks like you she has a south African family she is famous her name is pokelo please Google her.The freckles don't mean European by the way I am south African there are a lot of black ppl with freckles my grandma has freckles .The southern African ppl and mostly south african ppl are lighter cz of the climate and the Zulu and Xhosa mixed with the native southern Africans the Khoisan who are light love yourself African women and European you a both so embrace it beautiful :)

[@freckles2720]

OMG!! Your theory makes sense about the admixture of my higher European ancestry mixed with my Bantu ancestry.

[@GentlemanAmerican]

+Nothando Zulugirl Is this Pokelo? I think you make a good point. zimcandyangels.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/pp2.jpg

[@lil_weasel219]

63/36 is mixed race realistically. African woman is not the same as African American woman

[@AmandaFromWisconsin]

But let's be serious here. Between blacks and whites, who's more likely to have freckles?

[@ditocerto]

There are many people in Angola like you who who are descendents of khoisan people with Bantu people. In Namibia as well. And there are African with the same percentage of white blond as you who do not know of any white relatives.

[@cherylmks]

I have almost exactly the same results. I was shocked and depressed. I am still trying to deal with it. I do not know how to view or feel about 34% European genetics - most of it Great Britain. As of now, I don't like it at all.....but I realize I'm saying, in a way, that I don't like a certain part of myself. I have the same feeling of being disjointed. And BTW, I am much darker than you. Yes.... a disconnect. I think a big part of it is that I do not feel like Europe is a place of "family" for me. And then there's the history. Not a good history. I am being honest.....these are not people I want to embrace based on the history.

[@freckles2720]

@ Shiva G. I understand the OMG to the revelation of your DNA. It has been several months since my results and I still have this disconnect feeling. I am what I am my past, my present and my future. I cannot erase any part of my DNA. I find it cool to view so many other videos to learn their results and so far I have not seen many with the combo you and I have. There has to be lots more yet to be revealed. Thanks for sharing.

[@katiebishop1907]

What people don't understand is that a disconnect is the only natural way to feel when that other part of your DNA has had NO PLACE in your life until that moment. They act like you should just embrace it, and you can in theory, but it's much differently to not just accept it but fully be okay with it. that has to take time.

[@cherylmks]

Thank you freckles2720. The whole DNA thing is causing me to re-explore what the construct of "identity" even means. In fact, it's just that, a construct or something that has been constructed. Watching the DNA reveal videos, I've seen several people with less European % questioning whether they are really African-American. WTF ?!!? Oh boy. Where is this going?That's also depressing to me. My identity construct is that I am an African-based woman. I don't know what the heck these other people are thinking. To each his own. Hang in there freckles2720.

[@danyellwar77]

I completely understand how you feel. Being a proud black woman that does alot of research about history. I would be so upset also because you would think of the history of your ancestors. I know it makes you feel less black but you really are still black to me and would be seen as a black person by most. However i dont want this to sound mean but ive been watching alot of these videos and you know no one wants to click a boring video and so to be totally honest when i saw yours i clicked and my first thought was she will have a high rate of european never did i imagine it would be dominant because you still look black. it does make me think of my Aunt who is much brighter than you are and my grandmother both so makes it even scarier for me. but i have to know about my Grandmothers history she is said to be mixed with Indian but i've said every since i was a little girl that thy say she was indian but she looks like shes mixed with white. However sometimes she looked like alot of the older indian ladies i see on movies. So your video does make me want to know even more than i did. Thank you for sharing your experience with us.

[@freckles2720]

danyellwar77 I get so many mixed views of how I look. I have just viewed myself a person as black and i just happen to be less pigmented. Never in my wildest dreams did I imagine my Euro DNA would equate to almost 40%.

[@danyellwar77]

I believe you...i cant wait to get my aunts dna. I will let you know what it says when it comes back. very interesting.

[@katiebishop1907]

From a non-black perspective, that's exactly how you look. Black but less pigment. You couldn't pass as white, or any other race. Black yes. Even though I am not black, I am very mixed and all I know is mainly mixed people and many can be racially ambiguous but with you, I immediately thought, "Black woman." And because i've seen so many light skin women with 80-100 percent african ancestry on so many videos, I didn't even register your light skin, and didn't even notice your freckles until I read a comment about it. You also sound like a black person, if that makes sense.

[@13thBear]

Darling, if you're that discomforted by your ancestry report, find and hire a professional ancestry tracer, (sorry, don't know what they call themselves, geneologist, maybe?,) and let them track down your relatives based on what you can tell them and show them from your known records. They will likely be able to better explain what your ancestry report means and they might be able to "fill in the blanks" for what your report does NOT show. Now, you are a black woman. You identify with that. You identify your mother and father both as black. So, there you are for YOUR identity. Black American with African ancestry from the west coastal region and the southeastern region. Yes, you have some western European ancestry and we don't have to say how that got there--you know or you suspect. You can't do anything about that ancestry anyway, so don't worry about it. Can't be helped and you aren't responsible for what it is or how it got there. You ARE who YOU define yourself to be, and you have already done that. Rejoice, and go from there. You know more NOW than you did last year about who you are and where you came from.

[@grahamjohnbarr]

So, your GGGfather a British soldier in South Africa & married a Bantu woman & went back to Britain with her. Love knows no bounds.

[@Pooobaihr23]

but you do have Native in your blood. thats what the "american" part is. small percentage, but its still there.

[@steveboy7302]

yes only 1% pretty much nothing not even worth talking about

[@greeny202ab]

If you weren't American you would be happy about your British ancestry. I fear the problem is with Afrocentrism not your DNA results.

[@freckles2720]

What do you mean "I fear the problem is with Afrocentrism not your DNA results?"

[@greeny202ab]

No offence intended but there seems to be a pro-African and Anti-European culture arising in the US backed up by the SJW's and I fear that you may be a victim of it. Someone in Nigeria with your results would be delighted.

[@freckles2720]

Why would someone in Nigeria be delighted with my results? And what is SJW?

[@greeny202ab]

freckles2720 Social Justice Warrior. I simply used Nigeria as an example off the top of my head, i mean anywhere else in thd world outside the US would be happy with your results. Racism infects everything over there.

[@raregem8886]

I have seen plenty of Nigerians on KZbin who took this test and all of them were happy to 100% African! LOL!! That is funny!!! Nigerians do not want to be anything other than Nigerian! Many of them are upset if they find out they came from a different part of Africa. Also, most Blacks are not anti-European in the States. That is nonsense! Being proud of your African ancestry does not make you anti-European! That is so silly! No one ever accuses Chinese or Indian people of being anti-European when they celebrate their heritage, so why do people do the same thing with Black people in the States? Why would we celebrate the darkest part of our history like it was the happiest time of our lives???? You really should examine your thoughts and words for a minute! I mean really think about it from our perspective for a change! 😒

[@childoftheking7773]

You are a beautiful looking lady. You know even though your British % is the highest the combined African % is still higher. It's just that your African ancestors settled down in different regions and there was a lot of mingling and marriages within the different groups. They are all still black nonetheless. Your British is the highest because there was very little mingling with other ethnicities with your British ancestors and they do not have different categories of British territories in comparison to Africa.

[@fefepad7396]

Ur reaction reminds me of my husband, we are not even allowed to discuss his results, I am 87 percent african, I am light and have freckles and people would assume I am less african, like my husband, he thinks, i should redo it. I am so proud to be Nigerian 32 percent, I am working on finding out what tribe I would belong to.

[@drose1526]

The good news is you can trace your family on Ancestry. Why are you ashamed to be so much European? You are very pretty and smart.

[@freckles2720]

Betsy Raus I am not ashamed to be o e or the other. I just did not feel my European side would be the percentage it is.

[@javielalvarez1724]

You look cute with freckles! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️. I did mines already

[@fordhouse8b]

it really isn't so surprising that the single largest genetic contribution from someone of mixed African and European background is British. During the period of slavery, slaves from diverse African backgrounds mixed with each other, as well as with white Americans, who were overwhelmingly of British heritage. Basically the many smaller groups of African ancestors, who together account for the majority of your DNA, mixed with mostly one group of European ancestors I guess the your reaction might be considered illustrative of the powerful legacy slavery has left our country.

[@CreoleneseQueen88]

my mom is about 60% black . she's about the shade of this woman or 1 shade darker

[@mandlerparr1]

If you have two ancestors who are mixed, it just could be that you get more of the European DNA from them than African. It doesn't necessarily mean that you have more white ancestors than you thought you did. Watching a video on how DNA is passed down would probably help you understand it better. Ancestry does have a video on it. They have an entire playlist on DNA also. Genetic inheritance is really random.

[@dionmcdermott4927]

Don't be upset thy you have a large amount of European. Be proud that you have such a diverse background and such a rich history of both African and European. Not many people have such a diverse background and at least you have Irish 🍀 in you. Having British back ground is similar to having Irish because the DNA is so similar so a lot of your Irish DNA could have been mistaken for British. Plus don't forget Northern Ireland is apart of Britain as well as Scotland where you could have gotten the freckles from.

[@dilara8]

girl youre still black. and most dna tests dont show exact percentage results. if you have a sibling, their british percentage might be non existent or even higher. dna is a game of chance. you might have actually had two european ancestors, and it just so happens that when you were created in your mother's womb, your european dna was a lot more prominent. regardless, youre 70% african so youre an african-american. dont feel disheartened and start questioning your existence. it is ok!

[@bethparker1500]

Can your brother or Father's brother test for you? So you can follow the X and Y totally. If not, try TRIBES, they gave us the numerous villages. Omg too many.

[@freckles2720]

Beth Parker my father’s brother is deceased.

[@TRUTHTEACHER2007]

Sis. STOP IT! YOU ARE NOT BROKEN! YOU ARE NOT LESS THAN FOR ANY REASON! You are the divine expression of god's love and greatness and everything that it took to make you you was ordained by god. All our African ancestors were not saints and all our European ancestors were not devils. They were all just HUMAN. That's all we are HUMAN. We don't get any super powers because we got this heritage or that heritage and we certainly don't get any special gifts if we have more of this or less of that. These ideas were created by the warped minds of a class of elites whose fortunes rested on the backs colonialism, slave owners ry and the exploitation of the poor back in Europe. That's who created all these ideas about race and color and that these things influence our being in some fundamental ways. Divest yourself of these lies and realize that in your genes you carry the evidence of god's truth. We are all one race and one big extended family. Cats and goats can't have kids. So those European and those Africans were all really of the same tribe, HUMAN! Is your heart right? Is your mind right? Are you working on yourself to be the best person you can be? I have a hunch you are, so my sister, I want you to love and accept every inch of yourself and know that you are surrounded by love this morning.

[@Pkeats817]

It’s ok to feel how you feel.

[@glendahernandez4950]

no matter how you see your self I see a beautiful strong intelligent women. Your DNA diversity design came out pretty well IMO

[@chuckkottke]

We are all the human family,, one love. Out of Africa is all our story, but at different times and with subtle changes to our looks and nature. I'm 5% British which was an out-of-rhe-blue thing too! I know you're in between in your mind now but you are who you are as a person, that's what really counts. And you are beautiful just the way you are.

[@victorparker308]

Due to the way genetics work women who take DNA test are only getting results on of half of their total ancestry, their maternal ancestry. Men taking these test get analysis from both their maternal AND paternal sides. To get a more complete analysis you would need a test from your father. Unfortunately you mentioned that he has passed on. If you have a brother that could be tested that would be your best secondary option for a paternal genetic search to complete your total ancestry analysis.

[@MistressDay]

If you have that much South Eastern bantu ancestors, I bet your ancestors came from Madagascar. The slave voyages rosters, list quite a few ships from there that went to New York, Mass, Maryland and Rhode island. I was shocked. Here, I will give you a link. P.S. My dna results came back with similar results, only the highest percentage was something called "Basque". I know how you feel. www.slavevoyages.org/voyage/search

[@JW-qz4jl]

I have pretty similar results, but my majority is Nigerian 30%, my dad got 52% European mostly Europe West and 47% African 1% Asian, but we are all Black

[@mckinneymindy]

You're beautiful and 100% human. :)

[@SuperTruthful]

63% African and you're complaining...girl get a grip. You don't have to have a large chunk from one Area. Europeans took Africans from many countries and when we got to where we were going we mixed. So, to have a bit here or there in normal.

[@sunmoon882]

I love your hair.