This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: ksaxe Surnames: McConnell, McDonald, McDonnell Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.britisles.ireland.arm.general/3725.3/mb.ashx Message Board Post: John, I was looking for McDonald variant surnames on the Armagh board today and found your post. I am a McConnell researcher and was planning to make a post to the Armagh board about the Clan Donald DNA Project. Many of the closest matches to the McConnells in the study have variant surnames such as MacDonald. For some reason, the McDonnell spelling was not listed in the surname list for the project, so McDonnells looking for a DNA project in the past may easily have missed it. The administrators responded very quickly to my request to list McDonnell as an included surname, and I hope you will consider joining the project. It is very well-established, with an outstanding website with very helpful results tables. You can check out the project at http://dna-project.clan-donald-usa.org/. The first McConnell listed on the project results tables traces his ancestry to Tanderagee in Armagh. You can find out more about him and others in the project by finding them on the tables. They include DNA test values and links to a database with genealogy information on many of the participants, including the McConnell who traces his line to Tanderagee. 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.