I have TWO DNA test kits from FTDNA. I was tested for Y DNA several years ago. FTDNA assigned me a kit # 119100. In May, 2016 I tested for FAMILYFINDER with FTDNA. I was assigned a separate kit # 508900. I have uploaded these FAMILYFINDER results (kit # 508900). Now I am unable to upload the Y DNA results (kit # 119100). How may I do this?
Michael,
FTDNA can merge your two kits together. Log in to one of them and open up a support request to them. Be sure to explain that both kit numbers are your data. Clearly tell them that you swabbed your own cheeks for the sample for each of those kits. They want to be sure that they truly are data for the same person of course.
I wonder what would happen if you were to
I'm not 100% certain it will work properly,..but from what I have seen with merging profiles with DNA data it may work to some extent for now. Once FTDNA merges your own two kits I would suggest unlinking and relinking cleanly.
I was able to upload my dad's DNA, but it does not give me an option for my mom. Do I need to create a different account for her? Also - since FTDNA has a bug with Ancestry, do you?
Sandi
It seems the deal with GENI is it allows ONE kit number only to be uploaded. I have two kits for myself. As for Ancestry, I've not uploaded anyt results to them. The better opton for me so far has been GEDmatch.com. It accepts X & autosomal uploads from al the companies. It doesn't accept Y which is sort of a bummer. But with it I can see several thousand matches. Not counting the distant matches that are down in the weeds my FamilyFinder returned ~2000 matches of which about 300 were 'significant' for me.
I sent a note to FTDN about linking my kits. Still waiting.
I was waiting to get this kink worked out because I want to see how this site's PRO subscription differs from Ancestry's.
I don't use that much FamilyTree info from Ancestry anyway. There are too many cut N paste genealogists there for my taste. I place high value on properly sourced records of persons before adding them; it's one reason my tree has less than 600 people. I'm amazed when I see a FamilyTree with 100,000 individuals (!). Allowing for some duplications how can anyone properly evaluate that many people and their sources? I'm more interested in accuracy than "Lookit how far back I got this FamilyTree" (Just a rant)
John Dale Kessel
1. FTDNA doesn't merge 2 accounts.
2. To create a "sibling named M." , upload another test from FTDNA and then merge duplicate profiles - it works!