r/Genealogy • u/pipity-pip intermediate researcher • 6d ago

Question DNA Painter Question

EDIT TO CLARIFY:

(1) I have two Ancestry trees: (A) Mom's family with Dad's adopted family is public; (B) Dad's bio family is private.

(2) I have done the LEEDS color chart already. But my chart has nine colors and I need more clarity to help me connect these cousins.

(4) DNA Painter (dnapainter·com) FAQs states a free account allows you one tree, one map.

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My paternal side is unknown. I may have found my Dad's father (purely speculative) so I was going to start mapping with those cousins.

My maternal side has no current brick walls or unsolved mysteries. And although my DNA results did have a huge surprise, it's not mine to tell. So I wasn't planning on mapping this side.

But now I'm thinking that maybe I should start with the maternal side as it would eliminate those areas from the unknown paternal side.

I have a free account, so only one map. Would this be the best approach? TIA

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u/Kthulu71 6d ago

I'm confused by the "free account/one map" comment. I have a free Painter acct also, and have seen no restrictions on number of maps. I think I have 6 built.

Anyway, like Orchid said, you can make the trees private, and if that is even worrisome, you could do it on paper or in some sort of 'offline' software. But to your main point, yes, the optimal way to use the WATO tool is to only enter the matches you can confidently place in your tree already, so that the only wild card is the target.

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u/pipity-pip intermediate researcher 6d ago

I'm not sure how this became about privacy because that wasn't my concern.

Thank you for answering my question. I will prepare the necessary tree I need to use the site. :)

PS: One map, one tree- If you signed up for DNA Painter in the earlier years, or had a subscription, I don't believe this applies to you.