Hi. No, I thought of that possibility too at the beginning of my search and checked but no joy. All the Italian contacts (both in the USA & Italy + 1 in the UK who is also looking for his bio Italian father!) always originate from the South : Campana (Montemilletto Benevento). I have contacted as ...

Hi Frédérique

Although older than you, I am facing the same problem - i.e. finding my biological Italian father.

I used Ancestry.com initially (+ 23&me) and uploaded my results on Geneanet and My Heritage which showed new DNA contacts. I have been researching for nearly 3 years. I have also ...

Thanks for raising that point. I never thought about the possibility of an Italo-American soldier actually staying in France after 1945. I even check dates of US army departure from a massive army camp North of Marseille which could have been a relevant place but again no luck! If it was not for the ...

Hi there. That's precisely what I have been doing over the last year. Slow process!

Hello and thanks again for your advice. I feel like I'm looking for the proverbial needle in a haystack, but I must persevere. I'm trying to see what could be the connection between the large US family group in my top contacts who are descendants of the original Italian immigrant couple (I know ...

Hello. My top contacts on Ancestry ranged from 107 to 67 cM. Two of them replied very quickly to my messages and it turned out that they were sisters. One of their numerous cousins was my top contact on 23&me with 1% (5 segments) and again he replied; we all seem to share the same geographical ...

Thanks for your reply and advice. I appreciate all help in trying to unravel this. I was in fact thinking of putting up a family tree on Ancestry, but I am unsure about the following point : I can do my Spanish maternal side with no problem, but what do I do about my paternal side? All my previous ...

Thanks for your reply and advice. I appreciate all help in trying to unravel this. I was in fact thinking of putting up a family tree on Ancestry, but I am unsure about the following point : I can do my Spanish maternal side with no problem, but what do I do about my paternal side? All my previous ...

23&me found (ranking from 1 t0 7) Campania, Sicily, Apulia, Calabria, Abruzzo, Basilitica & Molise.
Ancestry com found : Avellino & SW Foggia provinces and South Benevento & North Avellino.

Avellino is also quoted by the US contact who replied and who might be a 2/3rd cousin - as the birth ...

I did! First tested with Ancestry.com and then - to confirm - with 23&me. Also my 3 children all have an Italian % - and no French. After uploading also on other sites, I got some contact from My Heritage, including 1 in France, but so far they haven't responded to my messages.

Has anyone else on the forum also had a completely unexpected DNA result showing Italian paternal ancestry? At the age of 75, I have discovered that instead of being half French (father side)/half Spanish (mother side), it turns out that I am half Italian on my father side. Ancestry.com shows 42 ...