This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ksaxe Surnames: McConnell, Kelsey Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.mcconnell/2505/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi Carol, After my post last weekend mentioning one of the other McConnell families from PA and their suspicion that they descend from McConnell brothers who came from Dumfriesshire, Scotland to Philadelphia, I wondered how many other McConnell families suspect that they are connected to the two brothers. I know that Robert C. McConnell in the clan chiefs subgroup of the Clan Donald DNA Project has also wondered if his family connects to the immigrant brothers. Since his line is in Haplogroup R1a and the Lancaster County families are in Haplogroup R1b, they can't both descend from the same line. Your family's R1b line is another possibility, at least as far as I know. It certainly would be nice to find known descendants of the immigrant brothers who could test through the project. Kirsten Saxe, McConnell researcher Carol wrote on the mailing list: Still looking for the parents of Guien (various spellings) McConnell born in Ireland, married Martha KELSEY of Chester, PA died 19 Aug 1807 in Fayette Twp, Seneca County, NY. 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.