John McDougall, I have been looking for a man by your name for 30 years, but he was born 1813-17 on Islay. Was he a relation of yours? Celia. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JohnMcDougall9@aol.com> To: <SCT-ISLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] Islay Johnstons, Johnsons & McCains > > > Hi Barra, > My name is John McDougall . My mother's maiden name is Johnston and > she and family come from Islay . I know that we are descended from a Hector > Johnston who moved to Islay from Coll sometime between 1841 and 1851 . Coll of > course is "next door" to Ardnamurchan . I know of Hector's father , Allan > Johnston , who was born on Coll in 1792 to a Neil Johnston and a Mary McKinnon. > If I can help your data search let me know. > Le gach deagh dhurachd, > John > > In a message dated 09/09/2006 20:05:53 GMT Standard Time, > failte@watervalley.net writes: > > Recently I located a Johnston family from Islay, which we confirmed via DNA > testing, is the same family as the Mac Donaill chiefs. This means they are > most likely the Ardnamurchan Mac Eain family, the same folk who make (the > most excellent) whiskey named Laphroaig. I am the head of the DNA Project > researching these families. I wanted to post on the Islay board, to ask any > Islay Johnstons, Johnsons, Mac Eain, McKean, McKane, McCains, etc., to get > in touch with me. We also now have the Glencoe Mac Eain family tested. > What we are doing now is getting more data so that we can tell the Islay Mac > Eain family from their paternal kinsmen, the Glencoe Mac Eain family. > > > > Anyone who knows any of these people on Islay, or descendants of them in the > Diaspora, please contact me. > > > > > > Mise le meas, > > > > Barra McCain > > McCain DNA Project > > Oxford MS > > USA > > > > ==== SCT-ISLAY Mailing List ==== > Here is a link related to tracing your ancestors on the Isle of Islay: > http://www.isle-of-islay.com/genealogy/index.html > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SCT-ISLAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message