My sister did the DNA thing for the purpose of Geneology and yes it did add to the family tree but. Just about two months ago I got an e-mail from a lady who wanted to know some questions about my Grandfather. She tracks DNA for clients and said I have the same DNA as another gentleman. It seems my grand father was quite the rounder while he was in the ARMY. This whole thing caught me by surprise since I never took a DNA test. So just to let anybody reading this know, if anybody in you family took a DNA test your DNA is already out there.
My son did his DNA thing, and he’s getting messages from people who say they’re “kin” to him. One, a “long-lost” cousin (actually MY first cousin, his second) he didn’t recognize her by her “married name”. He called me to ask if I knew them - like him, I didn’t know her “married name”, so I said, “No.
We finally figured out who she is, and he notified her of same.
It might be instrumental in identifying crime victims with no visible ID by going through “found” relatives in the DNA database.
But, we can all kiss “privacy”, goodbye.
I must admit, I did the ancestry.com DNA test.
And it provided me with a lot of insight about my family tree, which I’ve traced back to around the year 1000 in England.
But this price now?
Well, it is already done.