Scottish Ancestors

[gilmore]

this is the email i got, it comes out at $189

We would recommend testing the Y-DNA 37 markers to determine if there are other males in the database who may have shared a recent common male ancestor (matches on 12 markers may not reflect a recent common male ancestor being shared). This may help determine what the possible surname of your grandfather on your father's father's...father's line may have been.

I recommend testing through the Adoptees project. Even though you yourself were not adopted, you do not know the surname for the direct paternal line. This group will allow you to order the 37 marker test at the group rate but compare the results to the entire database. Any matches that are found will be shown to you on a personal page. We will show their name and email address so you may contact them to determine if they lived in the same area as your grandfather or his family.

Your mother's surname is not the group that you would want to test with nor is your father's mother's since the Y-DNA test follows the father's father's father's...father's line and matches that are found on Y-DNA will have shared a common male ancestor with you in the past.

Have a nice day,

Catherine McDonald
Family Tree DNA

Thanks for posting this. I didn't know that FTDNA had a project for adoptees. I will pass this own to two adopted friends who are interested.

[bjproc]

Thanks for posting this. I didn't know that FTDNA had a project for adoptees. I will pass this own to two adopted friends who are interested.

i'll PM you the link i got for the test they suggested

[pipesndrumsnun]

How excellent! I see a beautiful IOS kilt in your future.

Regards,
Rex.

I hope so!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

You can get more information about the MacArthur pipers by contacting the clan society. Or you can check out the piping school and Cairn on the Isle of Skye here:http://www.clandonald.com/index.php/page/piping/
Have fun Sara

VERY COOL!! Thanks for the link!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

Well done.I can see not only an I o S kilt arriving,as Rex has suggested ,but a trip to the island as well.In the near future?

I would truly love this!! The vow of poverty creates a cas flow problem, though!!
I will start saving my pennies and will dream of a trip to Scotland some day!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

THE THIRTEEN COMMANDMENTS FOR NAMES...

Ain't that the truth!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

...my Dad told me at an early age not to get interested in genealogy because I come from a long line of thieves and drunks!

Ahh, yes...that would be my dad's side of the family!!

[pipesndrumsnun]

I'm soo happy for you!! Congrats!

Where did you find your information on the members from Scotland?

Hi, Paul...
I had some information on Alexander, who went from Skye to North Carolina, but I was able to get the furthr back grandfathers by luck and chance!! I logged on to a MacArthur discussion board, which had links to "other MacArthur sites of interest". I found a MacArthur genealogy project, and, of course there were five zillion Alexanders...SO, I took the more unusual name "Henry Vale MacArthur" to find my direct ancestors, then was able to trace all the way back to Angus from there!

[pipesndrumsnun]

So you were really just born into piping then! How great!

Yes! That is very exciting!!

[Erikm]

My 4th-great grandfather John Middleton was from Ireland, My mothers side of the family Gurleys were from Scotland used to be Gourley or Gurlie from Kincraig

My great grandmother was a Campbell, If you go back way far in my family some names Keith Hay Bruce Forbes Cockborn and Scott can be found.