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Surnames: MacLeod, Rasey, Rasay
Classification: Query
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I've just made a connection to RASEY, that supposedly descends from your Malcomb. The question in my mind is: Is the story that he changed his name from Malcomb MacLEOD (of Raasay) to Malcomb Macleod RASEY really true? Or is it a legend concocted to connect the New England RASEY family t
Hi,
The following which may present an opportunity to determine the genetic relationship of the Raseys to the MacLeods is on page 122 of the subject magazine:
GENETICS STUDY NOTICE
The Clan MacLeod Group Project with FamilyTreeDNA is seeking male Macleods whose ancestry is known to trace back to a Cadet family in either the Harris and Dunvegan branch or the Lewis and Raasay branch as delineated in the sections of THE MACLEODS: THE GENEALOGY OF THE CLAN are encouraged to participate in our Genetics Study. T
Hi Diana,
How astute of you. I know of no one who has made the positive connection of Joseph Rasey (my gr-gr-gr-grandfather) to Malcolm MacLeod.
The entry of the MacLeod of Raasay in AMERICA HERALDICA (AH) appears to be the work of Rev. Charles E. S. Rasay, 10 July 1855- 6 Feb 1937. On the Glossary page of AH there is acknowledgment to C.E.S. Rasay for his assistance on the Glossary. Coincidence?
When the Reverend died in Richfield Springs, NY, he did not stipulate where his papers, etc. were to be placed;
Hello Jim,
As you replied on the list, not the board, I did miss your message, so thank you
for forwarding it to me. But now I've joined the list, so no more problem. I
should have thought to join the list the moment I made the RASEY connection --
or think I've made it. That's another issue.
But now I'm in an awkward position because while I'm new to studying RASEY, I'm
not new to genealogy. You'll have to forgive me, but on the face of it, Rev.
Rasey's assertions appear to me to be your classic roma