This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonaldDale100 Surnames: Dale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dale/152.237.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Judy, It has been some time since we corresponded. Last year a few of us Dales from Canada, USA, Ireland, England and Australia who were all descended from Dales who came from Londonderry or Antrim counties in Ireland had our DNA tested. It shows that my Canadian line (Derry) and the line that traces back to Antrim share a common Dale ancestor back about 240 years. The USA participants are descended from Dales who settled in Maryland in the early 17th century and this line shares a common ancestor with us back about 350 years. Maryland Dales ended up in a number of states including Kentucky, Missouri, Florida and the other usual suspects. There is also a US Dale line that traces back to Virginia in the late 17th century but their DNA seems to match English Dales who are not related at all to ours who originally came from Ayrshire in Scotland to settle in Ireland. If you know any males who carry the Dale surname I would ecourage them to do the DNA test as it will really help nail things down when we have a good number of Dale participants. Ron Dale Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.

My husband's Dale ancestors came from Girvan, Ayrshire, Scotland. I understand that the families moved between Ireland and Scotland, possibly for work. They married Irish women so maybe they met them in Ireland. Pam in Brisbane Australia ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <DALE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 9:15 AM Subject: Re: I need info on the Dale family This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: RonaldDale100 Surnames: Dale Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.dale/152.237.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello Judy, It has been some time since we corresponded. Last year a few of us Dales from Canada, USA, Ireland, England and Australia who were all descended from Dales who came from Londonderry or Antrim counties in Ireland had our DNA tested. It shows that my Canadian line (Derry) and the line that traces back to Antrim share a common Dale ancestor back about 240 years. The USA participants are descended from Dales who settled in Maryland in the early 17th century and this line shares a common ancestor with us back about 350 years. Maryland Dales ended up in a number of states including Kentucky, Missouri, Florida and the other usual suspects. There is also a US Dale line that traces back to Virginia in the late 17th century but their DNA seems to match English Dales who are not related at all to ours who originally came from Ayrshire in Scotland to settle in Ireland. If you know any males who carry the Dale surname I would ecourage them to do the DNA test as it will really help nail things down when we have a good number of Dale participants. Ron Dale Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.