Do people of the 3 different body types tend to claim most of their ancestry accordingly?

Question

In other words....do ectomorphs, mesomorphs, and endomorph body types tend to be descended from 3 different areas of the world?

I'm an endomorph (natually lean, semetrical, small to medium frame) and I read somewhere that we tend to be from peoples in warm climents and most Native Americans have this frame. I'm also very hairy, and was wondering, if that said anything about my geneology.

Answer 1

You mean does it have anything to do with genetics.  Genealogy really isn't the same thing as genetics.

I might mention that the Native Americans are usually not a hirsuite people.  So your hairiness probably did not come from Native Americans.

Answer 2

If you want to trace your ancestry, try:

Oh, yes!  I want it, and I want it now, and it must be free.  Does that about sum it up? (I hope so, because that is what I always want...)

You should start by asking all your living relatives about family history.  Then, armed with that information, you can go to your public library and check to see if it has a genealogy department.  Most do nowadays; also, don't forget to check at community colleges, universities, etc.  Our public library has both www.ancestry.com and www.heritagequest.com free for anyone to use (no library card required).

Another place to check out is any of the Mormon's Family History Centers.  They allow people to search for their family history (and, NO, they don't try to convert you).

A third option is one of the following websites:

http://www.searchforancestors.com/...

http://www.censusrecords.net/?o_xid=2739...

http://www.usgenweb.com/

http://www.census.gov/

http://www.rootsweb.com/

http://www.ukgenweb.com/

http://www.archives.gov/

http://www.familysearch.org/

http://www.accessgenealogy.com/...

http://www.cyndislist.com/

http://www.geni.com/

Cyndi's has the most links to genealogy websites, whether ship's passenger lists, ancestors from Africa, ancestors from the Philippines, where ever and whatever.

Of course, you may be successful by googling: "john doe, born 1620, plimouth, massachusetts" as an example.

Good luck and have fun!

Check out this article on five great free genealogy websites:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article...

Then there is the DNA test; if you decide you want to REALLY know where your ancestors came from opt for the DNA test. Besides all the mistakes that officials commonly make, from 10% to 20% of birth certificates list the father wrong; that is, mama was doing the hanky-panky and someone else was the REAL father. That won't show up on the internet or in books; it WILL show up in DNA.

I used www.familytreedna.com which works with the National Geographics Genotype Program.

"body types" really won't get you anywhere. Have you heard of Pimas?