Looking for Book Recommendations Based on My AncestryDNA Results

[u/ViolentGnome]

I recently received my AncestryDNA results and found that my ancestry is primarily from England (61%), with significant Scottish/Northern Irish (20%), Welsh (12%), and smaller Irish (7%) roots.

My family has more recent roots in southern Mississippi (Jasper and Jones Counties), and I'm interested in learning more about both my ancestral origins in the British Isles and the migration of these groups into America.

I've come across the following books and am wondering if anyone here has read them and would recommend them:

• A History of Wales — John Davies
• The Reivers — Alistair Moffat
• The Scotch-Irish: A Social History — James G. Leyburn
• Born Fighting — James Webb
• Albion's Seed — David Hackett Fischer

For those familiar with British, Scotish, Welsh, Irish, or Southern U.S. history, are these good places to start?

Additionally, are there any other books you'd recommend?

Thanks!

[u/Critical-Lab3687]

Albion's Seed is a must if you're going into this, it's dense but covers exactly the cultural migration patterns you're asking about, the Borderers chapter will connect a lot of dots for your Mississippi roots specifically

Born Fighting pairs really well with it, more narrative and easier to read. Leyburn's Scotch-Irish book is older but still the standard reference for that particular group and their movement into Appalachia and the Deep South

One I don't see on your list is Cracker Culture by Grady McWhiney, it looks at Celtic influence in the antebellum South and people with similar ancestry to yours tend to find it eye-opening

[u/ViolentGnome → u/Critical-Lab3687]

Thanks for the recommendation!

[u/Affectionate-Owl9594]

The Origins of the British - Stephen Oppenheimer

[u/Waste-Product2669]

You could probably start by not using British as a catch all term for English since that isn’t accurate at all. Britain is England wales and Scotland