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