He was off by one marker on the Carrigan DNA. We have found other close matches on Ysearch.org. Nothing definitive. Close with Onan and some Smith's also. Daryl -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:27 AM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] DNA Mystery Hi Daryl This fascinates me. As best I can tell, your father and I match 39/43. How close was the Carrigan match? Sandy -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daryl W. Smith Sent: 23 May 2011 23:14 To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] DNA Mystery Thank you Sandy. Daryl R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Daryl I think there's a good chance that you are a McCaragan Lamont from Coustoun, Cowal Peninsula, Argyllshire. Here's a link to what's called The Lamont Papers: http://www.archive.org/stream/scottishrecordso54scotuoft#page/n0/mode/2up If you type CARAGAN into the search box near the top-right corner, you'll find 6 references. The first one (page 306) is the most important. The second one (page 447) explains that Christian, son of Archibald McCaragan Lamont and Margaret McPherson is erroneously described as a Campbell. I think the fact that your dad's match with Carrigan is 42/43 suggests that a McCaragan Lamont migrated from Argyllshire to Ireland and then to North America. I stress 'suggests'. However, I seem to be descended from the McPhadrick Lamonts from Coustoun, which probably explains why your Dad and I match 39/43. So it does seem to fit, and maybe 'strongly suggests' is more appropriate than 'suggests'. Best Sandy -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daryl W. Smith Sent: 24 May 2011 06:43 To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] DNA Mystery He was off by one marker on the Carrigan DNA. We have found other close matches on Ysearch.org. Nothing definitive. Close with Onan and some Smith's also. Daryl -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Sandy Paterson Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2011 1:27 AM To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] DNA Mystery Hi Daryl This fascinates me. As best I can tell, your father and I match 39/43. How close was the Carrigan match? Sandy -----Original Message----- From: dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:dna-r1b1c7-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Daryl W. Smith Sent: 23 May 2011 23:14 To: dna-r1b1c7@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [R-M222] DNA Mystery Thank you Sandy. Daryl R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message R1b1c7 Research and Links: http://clanmaclochlainn.com/R1b1c7/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DNA-R1B1C7-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message