Hi Earl, We had contact about a year ago and I've sent an email off-list to continue our discussion, as I'm aware that such specific threads may not interest SCOT-DNA participants at this stage. Derek Ham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Earl Beaty" <ecbeaty@comcast.net> To: <scot-dna@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2006 7:03 PM Subject: [SCOT-DNA] Origin of the Beatty surname > "Derek Ham" <djham@btinternet.com> on Tuesday, December 12, 2006 4:03 AM > said: > ============================= >> I believe I have located the origin of the surnames Kidd and Beatty >> (possibly Aidan, Adda, Patrick, Colman,Cuthbert) as the Borders area. >> St Aidan of Lindisfarne sent out 4 of his monk-priest disciples (Adda, >> Betti, Cedd, Diuma) on a mission in 653AD to convert all England to >> Christianity, and with baptism came the naming of families (in the style > of >> the Roman convention - true Romans abandoned Britain in 410AD, returning > to >> their homeland, Celtic/European auxiliaries probably stayed in Britain). >> Many strange Borders haplotypes may originate from the Roman auxiliaries > who >> stayed. > ============================== > > Derek, > > I would like to hear more about what you have learned about the origin of > surnames, particularly Beatty. > > --Earl Beaty > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SCOT-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >