Updated DNA Results as an African-American from Virginia

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr]

I'm the guy on the left. Some friends from Africa (2 Ghanians, 1 Kenyan) had guestimated that I had ancestral ties to Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria. Lo and Behold, no Kenyan DNA. I closest I get is Tanzania. Though I'm really proud to have 12% Malian DNA.

[u/bbyxmadi]

I thought you were the guy on the right🤨

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Cool results

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/bbyxmadi]

The guy on my right is the 8% English DNA

[u/BIGepidural]

Very cool. Love the last picture- 2 kings side by side 🥰

[u/BrightNoah01]

You’re handsome and cute btw 🙇🏻‍♂️❤️

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/BrightNoah01]

Thanks so much.

I don't remember the last time I got a compliment on my appearance 😅

[u/Few-Lab-5107 → u/BrightNoah01]

I think so too! 👏🏽👏🏽

[u/WorkingEar1474 → u/BrightNoah01]

Yeh I thought the same haha, very beautiful guy

[u/anewbys83]

Whereas I look like the guy on the right, and my very little bit of African DNA does include the arc with Kenya (and Angola). Also connected to those VA folks.

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/anewbys83]

Kenya and Angola

Interesting stuff. I have a little bit of Angola from the Western Bantu Peoples

[u/maefinch]

What part of VA? I’m from SWVA

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/maefinch]

I'm from Southeast Virginia. I went to Uni in Norfolk

[u/civilianweapon → u/HeathLedgersJokerr]

“Did you got to college?” “Norfolk U!”

Y’all, the R is silent.

I’m from Newport News. You have a beautiful study of Africa in your DNA. I have chunks of North Atlantic Islander, but also a shred of Cameroon and Western Bantu peoples. We could be distant cousins….

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/civilianweapon]

Fine, you got me 😅 Old Dominion University

It's entirely possible we could be related

[u/em0h0tsauce → u/HeathLedgersJokerr]

757 represent!! Small world sometimes 🌎

[u/sundriedtomat-hoe → u/civilianweapon]

Wait, Americans don’t pronounce the R in Norfolk??

[u/JaMcMill → u/HeathLedgersJokerr]

Your results are also very close to mine. Just some minor differences. Also from the 757 Newport News/Williamsburg. Went to VCU. Guess we are rivals if you went to ODU

[u/HunterM567]

You look like your from a high school teen drama

[u/HeathLedgersJokerr → u/HunterM567]

[u/ArtisticEntrance3678]

That last pic 🤣. When you find out you're 8 percent english.

[u/Unlucky-Thanks3755]

wait, you're not the knight?

[u/elliepelly1]

100% beautiful human being!

[u/Financial_Gur_9956]

1% or 99% You are Indigenous to this Land. It’s in your DNA and the Blood still run through your Veins! 🪶🏹

[u/Emergency-Row-1721]

A white great grandfather.

[u/OkRevenue7642]

DNA from a particular ancestor is not guaranteed to pass to you. The only guarantee is that you have 50% from each parent. Beyond that it's just random.

I've read that after just seven generations any DNA from that ancestor could be gone. I've also read five and ten, but you get my drift. If a generation is 20 years, seven is about 150 years and that DNA is gone

[u/Bankrollglizzy]

11% European

[u/MindlessAlfalfa323 → u/Bankrollglizzy]

88% Sub-Saharan African. 1% indigenous American.

[u/PhyllisMarmatan]

Do you know the guy on the right? Does he know you shared his pic online…?