“However, if you are trying to break down a brick wall or two in your genealogical research, the DNA test can, and quite often does, play a huge role.”
That’s exactly why I did it.
My Grandfather’s parents were Swedish, but he was “adopted” by a Welch family in the early 1900’s and we don’t even know his true parents name. So linking up via DNA with someone else who’s had their analysis done is pretty much the only hope we have of making that connection.
“That’s exactly why I did it.”
My grandmother was adopted in 1889, and we never had any idea who her biological parents were. I had my 96-year-old mother take the ancestry DNA test. It came back with several 2nd cousin matches that led us directly to both my grandmother’s birth mother and the biological father. You have to be prepared for any possibility when you are digging into adoptions. What I found out was terribly interesting, but I know that some people would not. Even my mother wasn’t particularly shocked at what we found out.