[euram]

DNA is a fantastic tool. I recently had my 96-year-old mother take a DNA test. Her mother, my grandmother, was adopted in 1889, and we had no idea who her biological parents were. Thanks to some 2nd and 3rd cousin matches, within 3 weeks of getting her results, I had found both my grandmother’s birth mother and the biological father.

[Verginius Rufus]

About a year ago I was able to help a distant cousin in Australia, one of my matches on a couple of DNA sites, find her biological mother. She had been adopted at birth and her adoptive parents were deceased (she didn't know until she was 21 that they weren't her biological parents). It was a very happy reunion.

After MyHeritage was featured on "Fox & Friends" last year, I did their test. I have over 2500 matches--the closest one is a second cousin.

[HartleyMBaldwin]

“...I had found both my grandmother’s birth mother and the biological father.”

Were they happy to hear from you?

[blam]

"DNA is a fantastic tool. I recently had my 96-year-old mother take a DNA test. Her mother, my grandmother, was adopted in 1889, and we had no idea who her biological parents were. Thanks to some 2nd and 3rd cousin matches, within 3 weeks of getting her results, I had found both my grandmother’s birth mother and the biological father."

My dad's mother (Mrs Smith) has the same mtDNA as Cheddar Man