My mother's ftdna common maternal matches

[lifeisdandy]

This is quite odd. My mtdna is T2b and below is the list of people who I share a common maternal ancestor with. You will see that there is a common region associated with my matches:

Azeri
jewish
azeri
azeri
saudi arabian
armenian
iranian
azeri/iranian/iraqi

There are a lot of azeris in my matches. My mother did mention that we have either Turkish or Armenian in our family...thoughts?

[lifeisdandy]

anyone?

[AJL]

mtDNA is weird that way, your matches do all appear to derive from a common West Asian/near Eastern source but some exact matches may be hundreds or thousands of years old. Your family's oral history could also be correct in this case though.

[lifeisdandy]

mtDNA is weird that way, your matches do all appear to derive from a common West Asian/near Eastern source but some exact matches may be hundreds or thousands of years old. Your family's oral history could also be correct in this case though.

I don't mind if its hundreds or thousands of years old... I am just trying to get an understanding of where my mother's line came from.. in this case it seems west asian/caucasus based...

[AJL]

Yes, there certainly does seem to be a hint at that. Perhaps via Armenian Christians in Egypt?

[lifeisdandy]

Yes, there certainly does seem to be a hint at that. Perhaps via Armenian Christians in Egypt?

Yes im thinking its an armenian ancestor on my mother's side because the azeris I share with seem to be christian not muslim.

[lifeisdandy]

bump..anymore thoughts