Hi, Jean- I'm not sure whether Kirsten is subscribed to the list or not and if she isn't she won't see your reply when posted directly to the list. If you want Kirsten to see your reply click the link in her gatewayed message and reply on the board. That said--I'm in the same boat you are. My McConnell side is my mother's mother's mother's father's side and there are NO male descendants of this McConnell line that I'm aware of. My 2nd great-grandparents had five daughters--so no males coming down from any of the line that immigrated from Ireland to America. All I know from actual research is that my 2nd great-grandfather Charles McConnell's death certificate (he is my immigrant ancestor) says that his parents are: Daniel McConnell and Mary Ward and that they were all from Ireland. Kind of hard to find the townland with common names like Daniel and Mary when all you know is "Ireland." My only other clue is that they appear to have been Protestant (Methodist Episcopal) from the time of their arrival in America and referred to themselves as Scotch-Irish rather than Irish--so I assume they were from Northern Ireland. Joan ------------------------- I think that the DNA groups are going to be very helpful.? But there are going to be such families as ours that only have female McConnell's left.? My aunt who is 77 years old agreed to the DNA testing,? she was a granddaughter to the McConnell who was born in Glasgow in 1862.? I've contacted each and every match that comes to my e-mail and so far no close matches.? I like reading from the McConnell rootsweb.com.? I'm in Kansas and know that my Sarah McConnell must of left a family somewhere before she came to Kansas.? I'll just keep searching like everybody else.? Jean **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)