re: Genealogy DNA Tests: Best Kits?

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If you're male one of the Y-DNA tests from FTDNA doesn't pinpoint any particular area but might help you with your surname family tree. They have many family group projects, you might find your DNA matches others with your surname who do know where their ancestors came from. FTDNA also has SNP testing that might actually pinpoint an area (SNP L21 is often associated with Ireland, for instance).

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Interesting ... getting complicated, but interesting. I guess I've got to talk with my cousins from my mom's side and see if any of them have gone the DNA route yet.

My dad was an only child and his father was killed during WWII. I think he was also an only child, but I'm not 100% positive. My paternal grandmother had a bunch of siblings, but several died in the influenza pandemic. Don't know much about that side of the family.