DNA began my quest!

[chrissiecruiser]

Hi everyone at RootsChat,
I really didn't know where to post this thread...it could go to many boards!

I did my DNA, no surprises there. It proved all my research.

My daughter is engaged to a lovely Mauri guy who wanted to investigate his family in New Zealand.
Sooo, he did a DNA test and of course it came back with hundreds of  matches etc. He has lots of cousins plus no telly back then!

Since then I have delved more via family search, ancestry, asked questions of his mum and found some unusual names which carried down. 
Then he asked if I had found this name, that name....and of course I had! 
Putting the drect line together has been exciting! (Too many to do em all just yet)

I went to see them on Tuesday to tell them what I had found and it blew my mind!!!

His DNA came back German, tick, English, tick, Hawaiian, tick, Norfolk Island, tick, Pitcairn Island, tick!!!
He is a descendant of Fletcher Christian!    🥳🍺🍸🍷🤪
(Mutiny on the Bounty fame)

I was a bit overcome.
My daughter didn't know what I was so excited about.
Shall have to educate them both.

Not every day you find out this stuff.   Phew!

Stay well all,
Chris

[medpat]

Wonderful story. DNA is opening so many doors (even those that maybe should stay shut ) I find it fascinating.

[Ruskie]

That's very interesting.

Have you worked out which of Fletcher's children your future son in law is descended from?

[chrissiecruiser]

Hello Ruskie,

Yes, Thursday October Christan was the son. Born1790 at Adamstown, Pitcairn Island. Died1831 Papaeete, Tahiti.

Fletcher Christian was his 7th GGrandfather.

[Ruskie]

Did you already have a paper trail back to Thursday Christian? Or was it the DNA matches that led you to head in that direction?

If you don’t already have a paper trail are you going to make one? You would expect there to plenty of documentation and it would be fascinating to look in to all of that. I bet there are some interesting stories to be found.

Does that mean that your future son in law is related to everyone on Pitcairn and/or Norfolk Island? 

[chrissiecruiser]

Thanks for your interest Ruskie.

Yes I will track paperwork down, I already have some through family pics, headstones, and ancestry documents.

And yes, it's very exciting!

I am however, stopping ancestry due to lack of cash, so am trying to find what I can through them before finishing.

We will see, maybe son in law will pay for me!

[Ruskie]

If the information you require is available on the pay sites, maybe you could ask your future son in law to sign up for two free week trials to both Ancestry and Find My Past, then you can use his account to do your investigations. He will need to supply his credit card details to make an account.

Remember to cancel both subscriptions before the trial finishes though or the cost of an annual fee will be taken out of his bank account.

That will give you a couple of extra weeks to do your research. Libraries also have free access to both of those subscription sites.

It sounds like a fun project. Good luck with it.

[chrissiecruiser]

Awww! Thanks Ruskie,

It has been immensely satisfying so far.
Since my last post, my future sister in law has asked me to trace her german line also, and hubby told me to keep it on!

Yippee!!!

Cheers, Chris

[Ruskie]

That's good news Chris.

If you are not a German speaker, there are several rootschatters who are if you need help down the track, though the online translators are not bad these days.

Good luck with it.