Allen Grant

Hi Allen

Thank you for adding your DNA Test information to your profile on WikiTree. Your information will be propagated to the profiles of your parents and your ancestors within about 24 hours of being added. It will also propagate to the profiles of the descendants of your ancestors, so they may see your information under the heading "DNA Connections" just as you can see theirs.

Getting started with DNA outlines how to proceed to use your DNA test information on WikiTree and DNA is a link to a collection of links about WikiTree's many features involving DNA.

The DNA Connections list on your profile will provide a visual way for you to find potential relatives on WikiTree who have also added their DNA test information. Using DNA tools at sites like GEDMatch.com, if you find a relative that matches your DNA sufficiently and you have genealogical sources for the intermediate relationships, you can mark the specific parental relationships back to the most recent ancestor that you both share as "confirmed with DNA." For details, guidance, and examples of how to properly document DNA confirmations, see DNA confirmation.

To get the best results, continue adding sourced profiles for your ancestors until you can connect to ancestors already in WikiTree. If you have exhausted what you know on one line, it can sometimes help to add what you know on another line. The more branches you are able to add the greater the likelihood of finding potential cousins to match with. The process of identifying which branch elements of DNA relate to will better enable you to find matches that relate to the particular branches you are researching.

Let me know if you have any questions and have fun!

Karen ~ WikiTree Greeter

Hello Allen,

are you Allen who is discussing with Sandy ?

Hello ,

Now that you have had a little time to try WikiTree, there are a few more features you may find useful.

Ideas on what to include in a profile can be found in Styles and Standards, including some tips on writing biographies.

If you need to describe an event, an heirloom or a location relevant to your research, you may like to learn about Free Space Profiles.

Lastly, sometimes you'll run into unresponsive profile managers. We have a process for resolving those unfortunate situations.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask via my profile page.

Guy ~ WikiTree Mentor

Welcome Allen,

Allen, I am looking forward to reading about your background and multitude of ancestors!

You are now a member of the WikiTree Community. We are working towards building one Collaborative World Tree with one sourced profile per person so check alternate spellings before entering profiles.

It is important to ensure no duplicates are entered as you add Profiles to WikiTree - if you have pre-1700's ancestors to add please read our Pre-1700 profiles info.

There is a great introductory WikiTree video that a member created.

Cheers! Deborah, Greeter from Michigan USA

I am a retired Canadian military officer with an MA in history and some level of ability in four languages. My interest and practice in genealogy goes back several years and includes the development of background on relatives who served in WW I, and my French, Scottish, Irish and German ancestors.

Welcome as a guest to WikiTree, Allen!

We're growing a FREE worldwide family tree, striving for ONE collaborative profile for each person.

Wow - You're the 7,089th Grant on Wikitree!

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The help menu is at the top right or, ask a question at our G2G forum.

Want to Join us? Check the volunteer box and leave a comment about your genealogical journey.

We were all novices at some point. A great Genealogy 101 reference list is here.

Deborah, Volunteer Greeter (in Georgia USA)