This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: DOHERTY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/TNC.2ACI/822.826.813.956.1.2 Message Board Post: Wish I could say Yes but the answer is No. My greatgrandfather's name was Patrick/Thomas. Not sure which came first and his wife Margaret was a Connell. No idea when or where they came from. Probably came to Toronto and in 1852 they were living in Roche's Point Ont. when my Grandfather Thomas Doherty was born. Doubt that there is a connection here. Thanks for your time. Agnes