David,
I agreed wholeheartedly with your pointing out the confusion of
ethnicity with R1b1c7, and I think this points out that the current
discussion may have moved outside the bounds of this list
unintentionally, since it seems we are speaking more about a possible
ethnic group. It also brings up the general issue of how murky it is
to try to define ethnic groups in the first place. However, in the
end I do think you support my contention that whether we are talking
about R1b1c7 or a particular supposed
DAVID EWING WROTE:
"It is hard for me to understand why this conversation continues. Strictly
speaking, membership in R1b1c7 conveys zero information about ethnicity and
zero information about any observable phenotype--except perhaps some fluke
in spermatogenesis that I am not aware of. A similar, though perhaps
marginally less quantitatively ludicrous mistake is made at "family"
reunions, like the biennial gathering of Clan Ewing, where a bunch of 7th
cousins twice removed are going around looking fo
Dan,
Do you know any living males descended from Charles FERGUSON? In the
context of the FERGUS(S)ON DNA Project I'd like to know more about
him. If you could provide some particulars offlist I'd be most
grateful.
Cheers,
Colin Ferguson
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~colin/Ferguson/DNA/
I don't think the goals are mutually exclusive. Yes, migratory patterns are
most interesting and perhaps the ultimate goal. However, there are many
people who do want to and can connect to relatives. Full matches at the
67th level imply a quite recent common ancestor (according to current
science anyway). I have already found one on my father's side. And on my
mother's paternal side and my husband's side I eagerly await a 67th level
match. Remember that Bryan Sykes, whose primary work added immensely to
Concerning that migration question. I had always though I was Scot, and
that the Dunbars where primaraly from Scotland but then I found out that my
first Dunbar Ancestors to the States in 1730 sailed or my have come from Northern
Ireland some where? So did they start in Ireland or do they have family
Scotland?
William T. Dunbar
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Colin, thanks.
I have just found your Kilkerran pedigree for the Kilkerran I1a. As an
aside, I have been researching another branch of the Kilkerran line, known as the
Fergusson of Auchensoul. I have tracked them back to the 1400s. A branch of
this family settled in Co. Down. It is one of those odd pieces of research I
have got caught up in, and have yet to complete. I have been researching the
ancestry of Major James Milliken (d.1744), whose great grandmother, was a
Fergusson of Auchensoul
John,
After further review, I went back into google/google books with your most probable suggestion of Lomenech and sure enough someone has uploaded a Lomenech geneaology that pre-dates the Lamineck surname in Germany. http://gw1.geneanet.org/index.php3?b=pphc&lang=fr&m=N&v=LOMENECH A couple of those names like Michel and Nicholas are prime candidates as they are the right ages for a Michel and Nicholas on the Lamineck/Lameneck side in Germany and do not show a place or date of death. Some of these Lomen
Marie Kerr appropriately points out that we do not have to choose between
applying Y-DNA studies to genealogy or anthropology--it has applicability to
both. But that does not really respond to my comment. What I was trying to
point out is that this business of trying to draw "ethnic" and phenotypic
conclusions from Y-DNA data alone is based on a misunderstanding of what the
Y-DNA evidence can tell us.
As Marie points out, close Y-DNA matches on large marker-panels do give
evidence about genetic and genealo
In a message dated 12/24/2007 8:18:10 A.M. Central Standard Time,
stevelominac@hotmail.com writes:
I'm looking at that one because of the proximity of the surname Lammerich
(Meisenheim) to my own ancestor Johan Jacob Lamineck's Weisweiler/Lauterecken
area (about 6 miles) just before he was born in 1705. Lammerich is a very
close phonetic approximation to my own.
Steve, your own family history is a pretty good example of what is probably
NOT Irish Wild Geese R1b1c7. In the LDS IGI the surnam
LAMINECK / LOMINAC
Reference the most interesting R1b1c7 Lominac / Lamineck correspondence.
Just some more comment to muddy the water further.
Others have already written in similiar vein , however here goes nevertheless.
The Irish City asnd County known in Gaelic Irish as Luimneach (lim-nuck) morphed through
Scandanavian / English influenced versions such as Lymrick, Lymerick, Limmerick into the modern
Limerick version. This is an indicator as to how easily names can take on new forms over the C
It is maddening Tony,
"The Irish City asnd County known in Gaelic Irish as Luimneach (lim-nuck) morphed through Scandanavian / English influenced versions such as Lymrick, Lymerick, Limmerick into the modern > Limerick version."
I have seen the interchangeable N/R of the phonetic equivalent Luimneach/Limmerich, Lameneck/Lammerich and even here in the States, Lomenick/Lomerick. There are more than a few phonetic equivalents in the Isles including the Leamhanach (various spellings) denoting the Lennox,
"The Germans are often reasonably intelligent, affluent, and traditionally many of themhave had some interest in ancestry. One would think they would be more active."
As one of those "reasonably intelligents" whose ancestor hailed from Germany, I can tell you I have spent literally hundreds of hours over the years trying to track my surname and also as you noted, the Pfalz connection to the Gaels. John has already covered some of the connections of the continental R1b1c7's to Gaeldom but looking through
For the Crow/Crowe/Crowley/ Crawley DNA Project, I have just posted new
results charts.
http://ibssg.org/crowley/
Merry Christmas all.
--
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"And when did he come to Scotland? There was so much migration back and
forth over the centuries. We have one McLaughlin in our project who was sure
her family were Scottish - her grandfather identified with the Scots so much he
adopted the Maclachlan spelling. Yet the DNA screams "Donegal." That Burns
sample is one of the few from this group who claim a Scottish origin. "
Or the other way around? I recalll a message from David Wilson (correct me if I misremember) in which he expressed doubts
Yes, I abandoned earthlink and set up my own domain. The page you
mentioned (which is now exceedingly stale, as I have not maintained it) is
now found at
www.m222.net/R1b1c7.htm
David W.
> David - I tried to connect to the old address for your NW Irish page but
> got
> an error message.
>
> _http://home.earthlink.net/%7Ewilsondna/DYS392=14%20Summary.htm_
> (http://home.earthlink.net/~wilsondna/DYS392=14%20Summary.htm)
>
>
> Have you moved the page somewhere else?
>
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> *******************
In a message dated 12/28/2007 4:36:40 A.M. Central Standard Time,
stevelominac@hotmail.com writes:
I have seen of that exact spelling of Lomenech which as I mentioned before
is derived from that little Brittany town Locmine (Lochmenech). This
town/area has a long association with monks from the British Isles including St.
Gildas (born in Scotland, educated in Wales and helped build a monastery in this
area o!
f Brittany) dating back to at least the 6th century. This surname is still
prevale
In a message dated 12/1/2007 2:56:30 P.M. Central Standard Time,
pabloburns@comcast.net writes:
John,
Unfortunately, the sole Burns R1b1c7 who is 447=24 is almost certainly of
Scots ancestry. We can't trace him back across the ocean, but he has a good
paper trail back to a David Burns who owned the land on which the White House is
situated. George Washington referred to him as "that canny Scot" (George was
too gentlemanly to use the 'F' word) when describing his negotiations to
purchase the
The other day someone sent me a website about Newgrange in which it was stated that it was "the oldest roofed structure in Europe." Or something like that. If I recall correctly (I am several thousand miles away from my files) the oldest structures in Ireland and Europe are the Carrowmore complex and some nearby tombs in Sligo. My point is, I don't think Oppenheimer should be dismissed out of hand. Perhaps R1b1c7 did spread from west to east. Surely there were Irish contigents fighting in the European wa
Gene Ashley a southern born R1B1C7 say's
The mere fact you reading this shows we have commonalities I have not
figured out why I have such a huge passion for genealogy My curiosity drives me
.forward or is it backwards Y-DNA helped me find my living ancestors Y-chromes a
Scientific trail of paternal ancestors??dead people don't provide DNA (got a
shovel) Paper trails end in burned courthouses .If you are lucky enough to
have southern colonial province roots most likely you have two hundred years
Linda, Good for you! You are right to bring everyone back to historical
reality. Sometimes the DNA people forget history.
That may have happened to Barra when he said that my closest matches are
centered in the Raphoe barony. Even if that is true today, and not just the
result of spotty testing, nevertheless my ancestors may have walked there
from Innishowen or somewhere else.
Cheers,
Ed
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In a message dated 12/2/2007 4:20:16 A.M. Central Standard Time,
pabloburns@comcast.net writes:
Or the other way around? I recalll a message from David Wilson (correct me
if I misremember) in which he expressed doubts that R1b1c7 originated in
Ireland rather than Scotland.
I see no problem in the idea that R1b1c7 could have originated in Scotland.
O'Rahilly seemed convinced the Ui Neill and Connachta came to Ireland fairly
late in history, a theory which has been controversial but never p
More possibilities to muddy the waters on Lominac.
I keep running across a movie called "Les Revoltes De Lomanach" (The Rebels
of Lomanach) set (apparently) somewhere in France. I can't find much about
it except it was set in the Vendee region of France and there is a reference
to a le chC"teau de Lomanach on a French site. The Vendee region is between
Brittany to the north and Poitou-Charentes to the south. One site translates
this as In Lomanach Castle.
The Irish tune, Cross an Lomanaigh
Colin ,
I believe there are some males , but will have to phone my cousin in Fla. to get names .
She has spent a lot of $ researching the family .
His son John [ born Corsica ] went to Nova Scotia and then came to South Boston . He was a grocer , .He married a McGowan . I have photos of McGowan headstones in Rock Church Cem. , Ballyshannon, but was unable to find the grave of Charles . Still searching . He may be buried at Manor Hamilton , where he lived by 1798 when he resigned from the army . He had 8
Yes Marie, but perhaps I hit too strongly on the migration aspect rather than name connections. I do believe the main goal of the DNA project at this stage is toward the migration patterns. After that main purpose, if we can connect our ancestral names, we then have taken it to the maximum. I only see the angle of much attention in the on-going discussions of the name aspect may be too early in the research of migrations. Once the pattern of migration has been established then the names will have more