Sicilian DNA

[darkerhorse]

Have you searched Riveli records?

[greglam]

Have you searched Riveli records?

I have not. I'm not even familiar with that, to be honest.

[darkerhorse]

I've found Riveli records for my grandparents' town back to the 1590s.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/It ... li_Records

I'm not sure if they were recorded in other parts of Italy.

[darkerhorse]

I should add they are difficult to navigate and to read.

[greglam]

I've found Riveli records for my grandparents' town back to the 1590s.

https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/It ... li_Records

I'm not sure if they were recorded in other parts of Italy.

Thanks! I will check it out!

[mjclayton1]

Are all Rivelii records for Sicily restricted to Family History Center access only?

[darkerhorse]

I think so.

[darkerhorse]

Just wondering if anyone has new feedback or recommendations on detecting Sicilian DNA through testing?

[darkerhorse]

Are all Rivelii records for Sicily restricted to Family History Center access only?

Another library might be able to borrow them.

[darkerhorse]

What is the best testing company to use in order to detect Sicilian DNA?

Just asking for an update.

Anyone have new information, experiences, recommendations, etc.?

Anyone new want to reply?

[darkerhorse]

23 and Me detected mine accurately...

Can you post an example?

[darkerhorse]

Ancestry shows Sicilian DNA.

Can you post an example?

[darkerhorse]

Just to confirm:

Given my paper trail is 50% Sicilian (100% paternal, 0% maternal), is there any way my siblings and I could have different Sicilian DNA percentages?

I believe the answer is no.

Even if there's measurement error I suspect we would still have virtually identical percentages.

[darkerhorse]

I'd like to proceed with DNA testing but I'm still unsure.

Can someone post actual DNA results reporting "Sicilian" ancestry (using the word "Sicilian"), preferably with a percentage?

[MarcuccioV]

Just to confirm:

Given my paper trail is 50% Sicilian (100% paternal, 0% maternal), is there any way my siblings and I could have different Sicilian DNA percentages?

I believe the answer is no.

Even if there's measurement error I suspect we would still have virtually identical percentages.

The answer to this question would be yes, you'd all be 50% unless there's something unknown by paper trail mixed in. If there is a mixture on your maternal side, your percentages of that mixture will almost certainly be varied.

Now being Sicilian, there could be Greek (Greece/Albania, Aegean Islands, Cyprus) found as well. Also west Asian or North African are possibles. Even I have the Greek component. If that were the case, your siblings and you could vary in percentage of that mixture...