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From: "Mary AsaWoman" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Press Release - Clan Donald USA Genetic Project
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 10:52:16 -0800
References: <BGELIPBIPHEJCIBFDGGCCEJDCMAA.mark@macdonaldlaw.com>


Mark MacDonald,

Have you posted this to the Clan Donald USA web site and the various
regional chapters of the organization? http://www.clan-donald-usa.org/ You
might find some of these folks, many of whom are genealogy buffs, would be
interested.

Mary+cats

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark MacDonald" <>
To: <>
Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 9:21 AM
Subject: [DNA] Press Release - Clan Donald USA Genetic Project


> Message
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> CLAN DONALD USA GENETIC PROJECT R1A ANNOUNCEMENT
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> March 18, 2004
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> The Clan Donald USA Genetic Project has established a 25 marker signature
> for identifying descendants of Somerled, ancestor to the MacDonalds,
> MacDougalls and MacAlisters. Somerled was an important figure in the
> history of the western highlands of Scotland. He died in 1164 attacking
> Glasgow with 160 ships. His descendants controlled most of the west coast
> of Scotland and the Hebrides for more than 500 years.
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> The MacDonalds are currently searching for the paternal ancestors of
> Somerled. Genetic studies have demonstrated that Clan Donald is heavily
> peopled with descendants of Colla, the historical father of the kingdom of
> Dalriada. The genetic studies by Clan Donald USA concur with a parallel
> finding by Professor Sykes of Oxford that all lines descended from
Somerled
> are Norwegian Viking in origin rather than Dalriadic gael. Clan Donald
> seeks to determine the Norwegian source of that line, whether it be found
in
> Iceland, Scotland, Iceland, Norway, the Orkneys or the Isle of Man. Any
> person who has a genetic signature within haplogroup R1a similar in
> substantial part to Somerled's signature is urged to contact the Clan
Donald
> USA Genetic Project through its Director: Mark MacDonald
> (). The signature is:
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> 393 390 19 391 385a 385b
> 426 388 439 398-1 392 389-2
> 458
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> 13 25 15 11 11 14
> 12 12 10 14 11 31
> 16
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> 459a 459b 455 454 447 437
> 448 449 464a 464b 464c 464c
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> 8 10 11 11 23 14
> 20 31 12 15 15 16
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> Any persons of known pure paternal descent from Harald Fairhaired, Eric
> Bloodaxe, Rognvald of Møre, Thorfinn the Mighty, St. Olaf, Harald
Hardrada,
> Jarl Hacon, the Arnesons of Giske, or the Viking Kings of Man are of
special
> interest. Each of these lines are historically present in maternal lines
of
> the sons of Somerled through his wife, Ragnhilda. They are potential
> starting points for our search. Persons who do not know their genetic
> markers but know that they have an ancestry rooted near Trondheim,
Alesund,
> Giske or Møre in Norway, Iceland, the Orkneys or the Isle of Man are also
> welcome to participate in this study.
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> Mark E. MacDonald
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> Director Genetic Project and
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> National Historian for Clan Donald USA
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> 325 North St. Paul Street, Suite 2400
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> Dallas, Texas 75201
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> Direct Dial: (214) 922-9050
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> Facsimile: (214) 922-9718
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> Email:
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