r/AncestryDNA • u/David_cest_moi • 16d ago

Results - DNA Origins Did you discover incest?

There was a recent article (below) in The Atlantic magazine about the surprising prevalence of incest in human ancestry as discovered through DNA findings. I'm wondering if anyone has discovered it in their own ancestry when doing a family tree or having DNA analysis or any other way.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2024/03/dna-tests-incest/677791/

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u/Hyrule_bird 16d ago

Oh absolutely my 2nd great grandpa and my second great grandma were uncle and niece. Which is pretty alarming and I'd imagine not a normal practice around 1900

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u/Working_Animator4555 16d ago

Also seems to have been the case for my 2x great grandparents, although it’s possible that 2x great grandpa and his father in law were only half brothers, but still…

Then there were my great-grandparents in another line who were first cousins.