What are the chances that I am part Native American?

I traced my ancestry to English settlers in the early 1600's and to some passengers on the Mayflower. I heard that most people that have ancestry in America that far back have some Native American heritage mixed in them.

What are the chances that I am part Native American?
It is true that if your ancestors were on this continent before the 1800's that you may have "Native American" ancestors. But it is also true that while the "English" did some intermarrying it was more common among the French, Scottish, and Irish.



If you have an ancestor most likely a female that you can't find a surname for or no name at all, there is an even chance that she is "Native American". Many early "frontiersmen" had 2 families, one that stayed back home on the farm or in town and one "Native American" family out in the "frontier". These families most often did not know about each other. Just that their husbands and or fathers left for extended periods of time...
Reply:I don't think that will get you a free ride on the subway.
Reply:i would doubt it == i would think most of the folks that went west would be more likely!!!!
Reply:There is a possibility, but the English settlers didn't interact or intermarry with the Native Americans as much as the french did.
Reply:Very good. Because of racism and discrimination, many non-whites tried and continue to try to assimilate in the white population. Unlike blacks, Native Americans have less dominate genes for most of their features. Therefore when whites mixed with Indians, most of their offspring appeared to physically look more white. Given the advantage of being white in the U.S. most of these offspring assimilated into the white population leaving their Native American culture behind. Many Ethnicity's (Spanish, Italian, French, Arabs) have done this and continue to do it today. I call it mainstream America (Forget your roots). The point is that since most Americans only look at the physical appearance of other people vs their genealogy, the answer is yes. On top of that you probably have some other Races and Ethnicity's as well.